3509 S. Glencoe Street
Denver, Colorado 80237
(303) 759-0755
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Temple Sinai Preschool creates a warm and respectful social environment guided by emotionally responsive practices, modeling positive relationships and valuing the individuality of each child. The school community respects the privacy of one another including staff, children and their families.
At Temple Sinai Preschool we challenge our students to engage creatively, while exploring their spirit of inquiry. Viewing the teacher and child as co-learners, our staff uses their knowledge of emotional, social, cognitive and physical development to enhance the growth of each child.
Temple Sinai Preschool staff shares ideas and resources, utilizing collaboration and teamwork in order to achieve the school’s visions. The staff engages in positive conflict resolution with mutual respect and professionalism.
Temple Sinai Preschool views families as participants in their child’s educational life and welcomes them into our classrooms as a community of learners. We view the children’s families as the most integral part of the child’s success. We are committed to supporting our preschool community of families.
Temple Sinai Preschool views each child as having dignity as well as being unique and divine individuals. The classroom is a safe, supportive environment and will challenge the student to reach his or her potential.
Classroom activities will be process oriented, focusing on intentionality while creatively documenting the learning process.
Our Program:
Babes In Bloom
Age: 6-12 months (by Oct. 1st)
Time: 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 PM
Days: One day per week
Class Size: 12 students and parents to two staff members
Designed as a place for parents to learn while their children play and foster early socialization skills. Brief parent discussions will be facilitated by various community members. As this class is designed primarily for parents, nannies are not permitted to attend in the place of a parent.
Parent/Tot
Age: 15 months (by Oct. 1st)
Time: 9:15 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Days: One day per week
Class Size: 12 students and parents to two staff members
Designed for the parent and child to explore together to enhance early socialization and begin to develop fine and gross motor skills. Parents will be in the classroom most of the time, but will separate for a brief parenting discussion facilitated by the teacher.
Two Year Old Program
Age: Two years (by Oct. 1st)
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Days: Tuesday/Thursday, Monday/Wednesday/Friday, or 5 day
Class Size: 11 students with two staff members
Curricular goals include separation, socialization, and introduction to body parts, language development, shapes, colors fine motor, and gross motor.
Three Year Old Program
Age: Three years (by Oct. 1st)
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Days: Tuesday/Thursday, Monday/Wednesday/Friday, or 5 day
Class Size: 16 with two staff members
Curricular goals include socialization, self-help skills, language development, mastery of colors and shapes, introduction to writing first name and cutting with scissors, as well as concentration on gross motor activity.
Pre-K Program
Age: Four years (by Oct. 1st)
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Days: Tuesday/Thursday, Monday/Wednesday/Friday, or 5 day
Class Size: 18 with two staff members
The overall goal is to prepare the child for Kindergarten. Our curriculum includes development of self-help skills, social skills, fine and gross motor skills, mastery of writing first name, recognition of last name, letter and letter sound recognition, number recognition and further development of cognitive skills.
Gan Gadol (Kindergarten)
Age: Five years old (by Oct. 1st)
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Days: Monday thru Friday
Class Size: 16 with one certified teacher and one assistant
This class offers an individualized program enabling students to prepare for first grade and allowing students to be stimulated at their own developmental level. Curriculum is based on an integrated approach with emphasis on emergent reading, writing, and hands-on math and science activities. Teacher is State certified
Early Bird
Age: Two years through Gan Gadol
Time: 7:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
Days: Monday thru Friday
Designed to provide supervised care for those children whose parents need an earlier drop-off.
Cultural Arts/Enrichment
Ages: Two years through Gan Gadol
Time: 12:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Days: Monday thru Friday
Includes playtime and quiet period, followed by age appropriate activities such as gymnastics, cooking, dramatics, fine arts and science.
Extended Day
Ages: Two through Gan Gadol
Time: 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Days: Monday thru Friday
Designed to provide extended supervised care following Cultural Arts.
Summer Adventure Camp:
Summer Adventure Camp runs in nine one-week sessions for children 2-6 years old. Regular camp sessions run from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. For working parents, we offer Early Bird Care from 7:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and Extended Day from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. every day. We also offer a Working Parents’ Special from 7:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in 2-day, 3-day or 5-day scheduling options.
Summer Adventure Camp features a different theme every week. Activities and projects revolve around weekly themes and include a visit from a guest specialist or a special activity.
Our Staffing Team:
Administrative Team
Elyse Adlen, Director
Suzie Valas, Assistant Director
Lauren Kerstein, Learning Consultant
Mary Perlmutter, Office Manager
Teaching Team:
Barrie Alpert, Sharon Birnbaum, Lisa Bonilla, Jolene Cole, Gina Geller, Elena Gore, Britt Jacobson, Lana Kalmykova, Sherrie Kirschner, Tanya Kupriyanova, Jamie Martinez, Kim Meeks, Mindy Neel, Carla Pai, Olga Pshenichnaya, Susan Reissner, Yelena Skuratovich, Marlene Sherman, Marsha Smith, Lyuda Terletskaya, Olga Valyuvea, Lyuda Zaturenskaya.