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Our Hebrew immersion program, beginning in the threes and extending through kindergarten, helps us to realize our commitment to Israel. Guiding our pedagogy in Hebrew language learning is a commitment to neurological research into language acquisition. Recent research in this area has indicated that when a child learns a second language before age six, he will learn it in the same place in his brain where he learned his mother tongue. Naturally this is an advantage! The research further indicates that this early acquisition ensures that subsequent languages will be learned in this same region of the brain.

Knowing that early Hebrew language learning is good for our Judaic and academic goals, we ensure that children spend half the day with a Hebrew-speaking teacher. What does this immersion look like in practice? It is taught through games, movement, singing, elaborate Israeli-style birthday rituals, dances, pantomime, and quality Israeli children's literature.