Kindergarten School

Jerusalem American School (JAS) Students enjoy a community of mixed-aged groups and genders where they learn to collaborate, communicate and grow from each other.
Our Objectives are: ​Learning in the Kindergarten K3 starting from 3 years old, K4. & K5 graduation at 5 years old, it is fun and engages all the senses. Students are playing, working and learning with a purpose. They are doing it for themselves and they are learning essential skills such as problem-solving, working with others, sharing and much more.

​Curriculum Description: K3- K5

JAS considers Abeka’s curriculum textbooks Abeka’s approach to learning relies on the spiral teaching method because it's a proven, time-tested approach. Spiral review focuses on mastery, not memorization. It forms a bridge to new topics, promoting flexible and critical thinking skills.
The kindergarten team work hard to develop a wide range of skills for your child, including physical, social, emotional, language and literacy, and thinking (cognitive) skills

Benefits of the Primary Years Program in the JAS Kindergarten
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​Students have a voice and are encouraged to take responsible action with their own environment and are supported to reach out beyond their own community.
  • American English curriculum - Abeka’s curriculum textbooks
  • Our commitment to language learning, Our Language of instruction is English. We recognize and celebrate Arabic, we teach a third language- Hebrew from k5.
  • As students develop ownership of their learning, they are prepared for uncertainties and changes in routines and in life
  • Students learn how to make choices and in turn they become more aware of how their own learning and thinking processes work
  • The knowledge and skills taught prepare students to be successful in school and in future life
  • It supports students to become independent learners to reach a higher level of achievement
  • It provides a cohesive transition to Elementary School.

 Highlights from the KG:

  • Integration of specialist classes: PE, Ethics, Dance, Music, Library, Art, UCMAS and ICT integration.
  • Rich, differentiated learning environment with the Abeka textbooks and educational materials. Materials that are graded from easy to difficult and available to all students at their particular stage of readiness.
  • Diversity of our Kindergarten students and teachers, international and local.
  • The JAS is the most culturally diverse school in Jerusalem. The students at JAS speak 16 languages natively, the languages we have included but are not limited to Afrikaans, Arabic, Arminian, Bosnian, English, French, Hangugeo, Hebrew, Hindi, Italian, Russian, Sinhala, Spanish, Swahili, Tamil & Turkish.
Enrichment: Learning through engagement with festivals and special focus days, Field Trip, Color day activity, Pajama day / Hygiene, Traditional Breakfast, Olives, Breast Cancer Awareness, Christmas party / Easter, Ramadan / Al Adha, 100 Days K5 Graduation, Mother’s Day celebration. Science experiments, Thanksgiving activity, carnival. 

Parent observations of classroom learning: Performances and activities throughout the year, International Week, Christmas, Ramadan, Culture Day, Graduation, Sports Day and field trips.

​The school Day: JAS week is from Monday through Thursday and Saturday, Friday and Sunday are the days off.
JAS uses a semester system of scheduling. The Kindergarten opens from 7:00-1:30 (Mon-Thursday) Saturdays until 1:00 pm. daycare from 1:30 p.m. until 3:00 p.m from Monday to Thursday.

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