Our curriculum emphasizes in Kindergarten (and indeed the curriculum throughout our pre-school and elementary school years) emphasizes each child’s social and emotional development. Inside and outside the classroom, teachers and the school counselor integrate activities and discussions that promote sensitivity, resilience, cooperation, and communication.

The Mercaz Academy Kindergarten General Studies curriculum integrates foundational literacy skills like letter recognition, phonemic awareness, word study and early reading comprehension. Students learn to write through the Writers Workshop approach, with students initiating the process by structuring ideas and crafting sentences around specific themes. In mathematics, we focus on essential concepts like number recognition, counting, ordering numbers, basic addition and subtraction, shapes, measurement, and patterns. Lessons involve practical, hands-on activities with various manipulatives to develop a strong understanding of numbers, guiding children from tangible, real-world experiences to more abstract reasoning. Science is taught through a hands-on, inquiry-based method, giving children opportunities to predict and observe their surroundings as they learn about the world around them. Social studies cover various aspects, including communities, how we as individuals contribute to the community, national holidays, civic activities, and fundamental map and geography skills.