Our curriculum is grounded in our mission to reflect developmentally appropriate learning based on Judaic values. Our approach to learning and early childhood development is multidisciplinary, holistic, student-centered, and delivered through a Judaic lens.

Approach

We are inspired by various educational approaches including but not limited to, the Reggio Emilia approach. Our image of the children, classroom environments, and materials are of the utmost importance. Students are given “provocations” or invitations to learn that are based on themes with an emphasis on the process rather than the product.

Programming

Our students participate in special programming such as Music, Gross Motor, Library, Science, and Judaica as well as school-wide celebrations like Purim and Passover. Each grade level also hosts a Special Day to celebrate a different Jewish Holiday throughout the year.

CJP

Learn.Grow.Connect

Content

Our developmentally-appropriate lessons, centers, and materials are based on the North Carolina Foundations for Early Learning and Development. Additionally, we use supplemental curriculum such as Handwriting without Tears, Discovering Israel Steam Careers, and Judaic Curriculum developed by Temple Israel, Temple Beth El, and the CJP for our Shalom Park Community

Values

The CJP has adopted five core values that embody who we are, and guide us through fulfilling our mission. B’tzelem Elohim (Created in God’s Image), Kavod (Respect), Kehillah (Community), Limud (Learning), and Tikkun Olam (Repair the world).

Philosophy

We believe that children learn best when presented with a program that is multidisciplinary, holistic, student-centered, and delivered through a Judaic lens. At the CJP, we know that children begin to learn and understand the world around them best through play and experiential learning. We believe that all children are highly capable and innately curious about the world around them. It is our responsibility to provoke their learning with engaging experiences while nurturing their sense of self.

Environment

We are proud of our learning environments that have evolved into places of warmth and research. We have worked tirelessly to provide our children with enriching learning environments that reflect our values; most importantly, that preschool children are highly capable learners.

LEARN. GROW. CONNECT.

Approach

We are inspired by various educational approaches including but not limited to, the Reggio Emilia approach. Our image of the children, classroom environments, and materials are of the utmost importance. Students are given “provocations” or invitations to learn that are based on themes with an emphasis on the process rather than the product.

Programming

Our students participate in special programming such as Music, Gross Motor, Library, Science, and Judaica as well as school-wide celebrations like Purim and Passover. Each grade level also hosts a Special Day to celebrate a different Jewish Holiday throughout the year.

Content

Our developmentally-appropriate lessons, centers, and materials are based on the North Carolina Foundations for Early Learning and Development. Additionally, we use supplemental curriculum such as Handwriting without Tears, Discovering Israel Steam Careers, and Judaic Curriculum developed by Temple Israel, Temple Beth El, and the CJP for our Shalom Park Community

Values

The CJP has adopted five core values that embody who we are, and guide us through fulfilling our mission. B’tzelem Elohim (Created in God’s Image), Kavod (Respect), Kehillah (Community), Limud (Learning), and Tikkun Olam (Repair the world).

Philosophy

We believe that children learn best when presented with a program that is multidisciplinary, holistic, student-centered, and delivered through a Judaic lens. At the CJP, we know that children begin to learn and understand the world around them best through play and experiential learning. We believe that all children are highly capable and innately curious about the world around them. It is our responsibility to provoke their learning with engaging experiences while nurturing their sense of self.

Environment

We are proud of our learning environments that have evolved into places of warmth and research. We have worked tirelessly to provide our children with enriching learning environments that reflect our values; most importantly, that preschool children are highly capable learners.

Unique Experiential Learning

At the CJP, we know that children begin to learn and understand the world around them best through play and experiential learning. Our emergent curriculum is designed to respect each child as a capable and unique individual, to foster the diverse ways in which they develop and learn, and to create a nurturing environment.

We are inspired by various educational approaches including, but not limited to, the Reggio Emilia approach. Our classroom environments and materials are of the upmost importance. Students are often given “provocations” or invitations to learn that are based on themes with an emphasis on the “process” rather than the “product” of the activity.

Foundations of Learning

Our developmentally-appropriate goals are based on North Carolina Foundations for Early Learning and Development. These goals serve as tools within our curricular framework to support our teachers in facilitating a student-centered, inquiry-based learning environment that is focused on appropriate learning goals, and opportunities within specific stages of development. Additionally, we use supplementary curriculum such as “Handwriting Without Tears,” “PJ Goes to School,” (a PJ Library partnership), and DISC (Discovering Israel Through Stem Careers).
“Foundations” are broken up into 5 different learning domains, followed by subdomains, and finally organized into specific learning goals:

Approaches to Play & Learning Goals:

  • Curiosity, Information-Seeking, and Eagerness
  • Play and Imagination
  • Risk-Taking, Problem-Solving, and Flexibility
  • Attentiveness, Effort, and Persistence

Emotional & Social Development Goals:

  • Developing a Sense of Self
  • Developing a Sense of Self With Others
  • Learning About Feelings

Health & Physical Development Goals:

  • Physical Health and Growth
  • Motor Development
  • Self-Care
  • Safety

Awareness Language Development /Communication Goals:

  • Learning to Communicate
  • Foundations for Reading
  • Foundations for Writing

Cognitive Development Goals:

  • Constructions of Knowledge: Thinking/Reasoning
  • Mathematical Thinking and Expression
  • Scientific Exploration and Knowledge
  • Creative Expression
  • Social Connections

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