HOURS
Full and half-day preschool programs
Gan Gani offers a choice of programs for children aged 30 months to 5 years.
5 full days (8:30am-5pm) Includes hot lunch + 2 snacks $472.50 / month
5 half days (8:30am-11:40pm) Includes 1 snack $189 / month
3 full days (8:30am-5 pm) Includes hot lunch + 2 snacks $330.75 / month
Fees are collected via credit card on the first of each month.
Children who attend LCHDS in the afternoon receive 1 snack at Gan Gani and transfer to LCHDS for lunch.
Gan Gani is enrolled in the Canada Wide Early Learning Child Care System (CWELCC), and our tuition and registration fees reflect current government mandates.
A TYPICAL DAY
A quality preschool experience
Your child's day at Gan Gani typically begins with sensory, fine motor and cognitive skill-based activities. We then gather for circle time to sing some basic Jewish prayers and explore a topic of interest through a story, puppets, drama, or an experiment. This is followed by a snack and open play with opportunities for crafts, block play, reading readiness and dramatic play. After clean up, the children participate in a gross motor activity or a music lesson. The afternoon program consists of outdoor play, hot lunch and nap/quiet time. The day concludes with more outdoor and open play and enrichment activities.
ENRICHED LEARNING
List of Services
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Open PlayList Item 1
Our open classroom is aestically and intentionally arranged to foster indepedent learning, creativity, and problem solving. Activities include block play, dramatic play, loose parts, cognitive manipulatives,all types of sensory play, varied craft activities and a library corner.
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Active PlayList Item 2
Coordination skills and body awareness are developed through stretching, aerobics, music and movement and the use of equipment outside or in the gym.
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"Maagal" (Circle Time)List Item 3
We gather as a group to form connections through song and breathing exercises. Jewish holidays and traditions as well as classic preschool curriculum topics are introduced through provocations, drama, song and hands-on activities. We aknowledge the children's emergent interests and often explore them during Maagal and throughout the day.
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ABC's & Alef-Bet
The English and Hebrew alphabets are presented through kinesthetic activities, fine motor activities and song. Upon completing the unit the children each take home an ABC or Aleph Bet book they have created themselves.
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Story Time
Books and storytelling are important parts of our daily program. Our school library has a selection of Jewish children's books to borrow.
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Nature & Science
Children conduct age-appropriate experiments as they learn about magnets, colours, leaves, plant cuttings, solids and liquids and more!
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Music
Our twice-weekly music sessions feature songs, rhythm instruments, and creative movement. Morah Orly joins us bi weekly for a kindermusik workshop.
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Yoga
A certified Yoga instructor facilitates sessions throughout the year, enhancing children's strength, flexibility, concentration, balance and coordination.
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Cooking & Baking
Children measure, mix, and learn about ingredients as we bake or cook delicacies for our weekly Shabbat party.
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Parsha
The weekly Torah reading comes alive as it is taught to the children through puppets and drama. Social Emotional lessons from the Torah bring the message home to the children in a relevant and age-appropriate manner.
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Shabbat Party
Friday is a special day at Gan Gani as we end the week with our traditional Shabbat Party. Girls and boys are encouraged to wear 'something special' in honour of the occasion.
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Excursions
We ususally plan a monthly class trip to places like the London Dairy Farm, Heemans Greenhouse, and Apple Land. Parents are encouraged to join us.
School Lunch Menu 2024
Week 1
Monday - Scrambled Eggs, Potato Cubes, Avocado
Tuesday - Teriyaki Chicken, Whole Wheat Couscous, Steamed Carrots
Wednesday - Fish Sticks, Mashed Potato, Steamed Broccoli
Thursday - Whole Wheat Pasta, Meat Sauce, Cooked Peas
Friday - Grilled Cheese on Whole Wheat Pita or Wraps, Fresh Cut Vegetables
Week 2
Monday - Whole Wheat Tuna Wraps, Fresh Cut Vegetables
Tuesday - Crispy Chicken, Basmati Rice, Sweet Peas
Wednesday - Whole Wheat Pasta, Meat Sauce, Steamed Green Beans
Thursday - Tofu Sticks, Split Pea Soup, Whole Wheat Pasta
Friday - Grilled Cheese on Whole Wheat Pita or Wraps, Fresh Cut Vegetables
What our parents say...
"The STEM curriculum and class trips were so enriching and beautifully woven into Jewish learning about holidays, parsha and mitzvot. Kindermusik with Orly and all the crafts that came home are treasured memories."
Ryan and Shany Gertzbein
“I love that we are provided with updates weekly and pictures daily so it is easier to have conversations about activities done throughout the day or reinforce things that have been taught."
Sabine Goldberg
"I cannot wait to watch my son helping during Shabbat at home or hear him singing during the holidays. Gan Gani is a wonderful base for Jewish life. Totally recommend."
Mauricio and Diana Pachon
