Heritage Family School Offers:
- Sunday classes for Torah and history study,
cultural enrichment classes (such as music, movement art),
Shabbat experiences, Family celebrations, life cycle event
learning and celebrations and special programs. (Special events
may require additional fee.)
- Judaic classes are taught in Russian,
English and Hebrew. Additional Russian and Hebrew language
learning is incorporated into the program.
- Heritage Family School classes are offered
for 2-13 years old children and their families.
- Heritage Bar/Bat Mitzvah program is 2 years
minimum and offered for 10 - 13 years old students and their
families. It culminates with the Graduation Ceremony or Bar
and Bat Mitzvah Ceremony. Please see Bar/Bat
Mitzvah page for more information.
Learning Torah
Together
Shalom Sunday is
bursting into activity in mid September, right before the High
Holiday season, Sukkot and Simchat Torah. Picking up on the theme
of Simchat Torah, our focus this year will be on Torah lessons.
We will learn about the different parts of the Torah, what the
job of a sofer is and how the Torah is actually created. We will
note that although we study Torah in school, the Torah scroll is
stored in a place of honor - the Holy Ark in the synagogue. The
Ner Tamid, or Eternal Light, is a symbol that the light of the
Torah will never go out!
We are planning to
initiate our Parshat Hashavua studies of the weekly Torah stories
on Simchat Torah, at the beginning of a new Torah reading cycle.
We will begin with the story of the Creation, culminating in a
discussion of Shabbat.
This will help set the
stage for activities about Shabbat and all of the symbols and
ceremonies associated with this special day. We baked challah;
made kiddush cups, challah covers, and havdalah candles. After
learning by doing, we invited parents for grade level Shabbat
celebrations. Bnei Mitzvah discussed the concept of this famous
proverb: "More than Israel has kept the
Shabbat, the Shabbat has kept Israel." We noted, that
although our modern lives often downplay the importance of a
"holy day," observing Shabbat in some form is enriching
to our lives, physically, emotionally and spiritually
Art through the
Jewish eyes
- Next Chagall Art program is offered for 6
-13 years old. (Art supplies for acrylic painting are not
included)
- Jewish Music and Creative movement is an
essential part of the hands-on learning at Heritage Family
School. It is incorporated into curriculum starting with 2 years
old program to bring the light of Jewish history and traditions
into every student's heart
Over the years our Art program gave a chance
to many our very own Chagals and Modigliani to get ready and
participate in their very first art exhibition. Their work in
oils on canvas, watercolor and tempera on paper as well as
multimedia techniques on silk was on display at BH JCC, WC JCC,
Am Yisrael and Beth Judea.
Learning about life and work of famous Jewish
artists and paint their own oil canvas in style of Shagal,
Levitan, Pissaro, exploring how to move and talk on stage,
students discover the meaning of Jewish folk stories and
participate in all-cast productions. Working together, they
meet new friends, learn Jewish songs, dances and stories,
creating art projects and having a lot of Fun.
Persian castles and Egyptian pyramids, Jewish
heroes and heroines, Shabbat still life and holiday symbols - all
these and more will be the themes of the learning in our Art
through Jewish eyes this year. Each child will have an
opportunity to proudly participate in the multidiscipline
exhibitions and performances incorporating the Jewish knowledge,
values and ideas that they will be exploring during this year.
Kings
& Queens Chess Program
Educators around the world acknowledge that chess is a
powerful tool for developing higher order thinking skills,
creativity, numerical and verbal aptitudes, and memory.
Heritage Chess Classes are offered at the end
of the school day as an enrichment opportunity to help children
to build character and strengthen and incorporate Jewish values:
Courage - ometz lev
Slow to anger - erech apayim
Perseverance - c'vaykut b'matara
Honoring others - m'chabayad zehet zeh
Shmirat haguf - protect the body
- Kings & Queens Chess Program is offered
for 4- 16 years old students as a 45-minute elective and
included with Heritage Family School Tuition
- Additional Kings & Queens Chess Club
programs (Sundays, 10:00-1:00 and Wednesdays 6:00 - 8:00pm) are
available, but not included with your tuition. Heritage Family
School students receive 10% discount for Kings & Queens Club
activities and events. Additional info is at www.kqchessclub.com
