EDUCATIONAL APPROACH

Learning at Amichai is joyful and challenging and comes to life through active engagement

We pride ourselves on small class sizes, individualized attention and meaningful assessments to ensure that every child is supported to excel. Our teaching staff knows each child well - academically, socially, and emotionally - creating a classroom environment where students feel seen, supported, and challenged to grow.

Amichai brings together academics, identity, and creativity into a unified and meaningful learning experience.

Click on the tabs below to learn more about our three core pillars

Mastery Before Moving On

Academic excellence means understanding ideas deeply - not racing through material. Learning is mastery-based: students are given the time, feedback, and support they need to fully grasp concepts before moving forward.

Strong foundations in literacy, mathematics, sciences, and the humanities are paired with an emphasis on reasoning, problem-solving, and reflection. Students are encouraged to ask meaningful questions, explain their thinking, learn from mistakes, and apply knowledge across disciplines.

Bilingualism is a core academic strength. Students develop high-level literacy and academic fluency in both Hebrew and English through meaningful use across subjects, enabling them to think, communicate, and express complex ideas in more than one language.

Identity is lived and
learned every day

Jewish and Israeli life at Amichai is approached as cultural literacy and lived identity — not dogma.

Through texts, stories, rituals, holidays, language, music, and the rhythm of the Hebrew calendar, students engage with Israeli and Jewish culture as something living, relevant, and evolving.

This learning is paired with meaningful acts of service, where students practice responsibility, kindness, and community involvement, connecting Jewish and Israeli values to real contributions in their school, local community, and beyond.

Creativity is a way of thinking

Creative expression is central — not supplemental — to learning at Amichai.

Art, music, theater, movement, and play are woven into daily life as essential ways children explore ideas, process emotions, and demonstrate understanding.

Movement and the arts support physical wellbeing, joy, and imagination, helping students engage fully — intellectually, emotionally, and socially — with their learning.

How Learning Comes Together

Amichai brings together academics, identity, and creativity into a unified and meaningful learning experience. Learning moves across disciplines and modes, reflecting the way children naturally think and engage.

A math challenge might be solved collaboratively through movement and experimentation. A Jewish text might lead to debate and song. A science experiment might include building, drawing, and ethical discussion. An excursion to a nearby farm might spark an interest in plants, nutrition, and how the cycle of the harvest relates to the Hebrew calendar.

Interdisciplinary learning enables children to become curious, flexible thinkers, who can make connections across ideas, express themselves in multiple ways, and engage thoughtfully with the world around them.

A Sample Day in First Grade

8:00

Student Arrival & Exploratory Stations

8:30

Morning Gathering & Movement

9:00

Language Arts Centers (Literacy)

9:45

Morning snack & Outdoor Free Play

1:30

STEAM Labs (e.g., Science & Project-Based Learning)

2:15

Afternoon Snack & Outdoor Free Play

2:45

Music & Movement

3:15

Closing Circle

3:30

Pick Up or Additional Extracurricular Programs

10:15

Math Block (Classroom Time & Project-Based Learning)

11:00

Fine Arts / Studio Time

11:45

Lunch and Free Play

12:30

D.E.A.R Time (Drop Everything and Read)

12:45

Language Arts Centers (Social Studies/Israeli Culture)

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