The Program
What your child actually learns.
Hebrew reading taught by level, a working kitchen, a dedicated art studio, and a full Jewish curriculum. Here is all of it, in one place.
Hebrew Reading
Ten levels. They know exactly which one they're on.
We teach reading with Aleph Champ, which works the way karate belts do. Every child starts where they actually are and moves up one color at a time. A beginner is never behind, an advanced reader is never bored, and progress is something a seven-year-old can see.
First 19 letters
Last 13 letters
First 3 vowels
Next 3 vowels
Last 3 vowels
Exceptions to the rules
Reading practice · 13–23 words a minute
Reading practice · 23–33 words a minute
Holiday prayers · 33–43 words a minute
Reading from the Torah · 43–53 words a minute
Each level has three stripes inside it, so there's always a next small win. Most students arrive knowing no Hebrew at all — that's the normal starting point here, not the exception.
Beyond the Classroom
A real kitchen. Not a hot plate in a classroom.
Every division rotates through the kitchen every month. They measure, they knead, they burn a batch and make it again.
- ShabbatChallah, braided six different ways
- ChanukahLatkes and jelly doughnuts, from scratch
- PurimA hamantaschen production line
- PassoverMatzah, eighteen minutes, hands covered in flour
- ShavuotCheesecake, obviously
Whatever they make, they take home.
The Art Room
The “Arts” was never decoration.
A dedicated art teacher comes every single week, and that room is the reason a lot of kids show up. Mosaics, painting, sculpture, ceramics, mixed media — always tied to what they're learning.
The art room is led by Ryan Merritt, a painter based here in Troy and trained at the Savannah College of Art and Design. Ryan paints landscapes and geometric abstracts in oil and acrylic, teaches art history, and has work that sells internationally.
They don't take home a worksheet. They take home an heirloom.
A menorah they designed themselves. A seder plate their family will use for twenty years.
The Substance
Fun is the method. This is the goal.
What your child should be able to do by the end of the year.
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Read Hebrew
Actual letters, actual words, actual prayers, at their own level and without pressure.
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Know the holidays
Not just when they fall. What they mean, why we do what we do, and how to run one at home.
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Own a piece of the story
Abraham, Joseph, the Maccabees, Esther. Our history as their inheritance rather than a textbook unit.
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Do it themselves
Say a blessing. Braid a challah. Light a menorah. Lead the Four Questions at the seder.
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Be proud out loud
The one we care about most. In a world that gives Jewish kids plenty of reasons to be quiet, we are raising kids who aren't.
The Curriculum
Six things we teach, every year.
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Hebrew
Students learn to read and write Hebrew and gain confidence with the siddur, the prayer book. We use Aleph Champ so that every child reads Hebrew by the end of their time here.
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Jewish values
Judaism offers values that give a person the tools to get the most out of life. Our students explore the ones that will guide them into adulthood.
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Traditions, holidays and Shabbat
By living the traditions rather than reading about them, children gain a deeper understanding and a real affection for them.
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Torah
Students study the messages of the Torah and the practical lessons in them that apply to daily life.
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Israel
Children learn Israel's history and geography, and build a connection to it.
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Jewish history
An appreciation of the history and culture that has been carried and preserved across the generations.
Enroll
Enroll for the 2026–27 year.
Every child gets real attention, real kitchen time, and a teacher who knows their name.
Educate your child. Educate a generation.