Going beyond the basics
We strive to go beyond the basics and have created an environment where our children can be exposed to a variety of enriching programs in addition to our everyday curriculum.
Our Enrichments
Each week, specialized educators will lead students in enriching, play-based activities that build upon the mission and classroom curricula of Micah Children’s Academy. These specialized weekly activities will take place 10 months out of the school year and are as follows:
Music: Cantor Goldberg will enrich our students' lives with his musical talents, allowing students to explore various instruments, musical games and songs in both Hebrew and English.
Judaic: As children learn the Jewish culture through their explorations daily, our Judaic leaders will strengthen their understanding through songs, stories, games, and rituals. The Hebrew language will be introduced in meaningful ways.
Vibes: Vibes stands for Voice, Imagination, Body Exercises and storytelling. The goal of this enrichment is to strengthen students’ body awareness and abilities to self-regulate. Using songs and stories as our base, students will be led through engaging whole-body movements, vocalizations, and imaginative play. Much of what takes place lends to creative self-expression, mindfulness, and theatrics.
Nature: With Congregation Micah’s beautiful campus, the Academy has ample opportunities to engage with nature. Our gardens give real-life experiences to understand life cycles and how to care for our Earth. Children are not only exploring, cultivating, growing, and tending to all the nature our campus provides, they are using these opportunities to build foundational math and science knowledge through activities that engage their whole body, mind, and spirit.
TOT SHABBAT
Every Friday, our children attend a Shabbat (Sabbath) service led by our cantorial soloist at Micah (Lisa Silver) and one of our Rabbis. At the service, children enjoy singing, dancing, learning Hebrew, and listening to a story that focuses on a Jewish holiday, custom, or tradition. It’s a time for students to enjoy welcoming in Shabbat as while as coming together as a community of friends and family.
FIELD TRIPS
When we began as a preschool, we agreed as a staff that learning takes place in many venues. To this end, we strongly support field trips of all kinds. Whether it’s an “in school field trip” or traditional trip, we are open to any experience that will enable students to expand their understanding and application of learning. Some examples are:
Parent visits: Sharing what they do with children and bringing their tools of their profession for children to play with.
Rabbi’s visits: Sharing the traditions and culture of Reform Judaism through conversation, reading, and sharing the many rituals and artifacts of our faith.
Community visits: We invite many community persons to our school: Akiva School’s Reading Buddy Program, the police and fire department, Snodgrass and King’s dental program, the Nashville Public Library, “Good Food for Good People,” and many many more.
