BJBE's Early Childhood Program at the Chava Center

At the Chava Center, we have adopted the Reggio Emelia approach to teaching and say that we are "Reggio-Inspired." In a Reggio-Inspired school, children and teachers are partners in the learning process.
We use an emergent curriculum, which means that the children help to create the curriculum in the classroom based on their curiosity and interests. We believe children are capable and creative and learn best through hands-on, self-selected, exploratory play activities. We truly value their thoughts and ideas. In this approach, children gain a tremendous amount of self-confidence, as their ideas and observations are validated within the classroom community.
We believe in individualized education of the whole child. Each child is encouraged to develop socially, emotionally, cognitively, physically, and Jewishly at their own developmental level.