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| About Happy Days Gan and Tzaharon |
| Imaginative Play - We have a kitchen corner, doctor's corner, dressing up clothes and lots of dolls - all which stimulate fantasy and role play. This helps your child develop an understanding of their world and encourages creativity. Music and Movement - A large selection of musical instruments is used to teach early music. The children learn music and participant in musical games and dance activities - all of which helps your child develop coordination. We sing in English and Hebrew. In addition we have a special Hebrew "Music Chug" weekly with a wonderful music teacher who comes in and dances and sings with the kids. Early Science - Through experimenting and observations we have weekly science projects and themes, such as growing seeds, experimenting with magnets and mirrors. Construction Toys - Lots of different construction toys in the gan - cars, trucks, boats, blocks and legos - aids in coordination development and imagination. Early Math and Language - In our loving and relaxed atmosphere your child will learn numbers and language. If your child does not already know English we use specialized teaching techniques which will help them start to understand English around six weeks after starting gan. As the year progresses the children learn letters though the use of phonetic teaching and activities, and lots of alphabet games and worksheets. We also have a computer in the gan with a child-friendly keyboard, where English is learned thru songs and games. Practical Life Experiences - Children love to help everywhere, and we always encourage them to take an active part in the every day-to-day running of the gan as much as we can. Helping to set up the tables for meals, preparing fruit, helping to serve food, etc. is fun and education for the kids! In addition, through hands-on experience, the children are really an integral part of their gan. |
| Welcome to Happy Days Gan, where everyday is filled with laughter and learning! Find out more information about our curriculum, our chugim, our gan and our staff below. Our Curriculum At Happy Days we focus on six areas of learning: Imaginative Play Music and Movement Early Science Construction Toys Early Math and Language Practical Life Experiences |
| Our Staff Happy Days in run by Alison Elbaz, originally from England, where she worked as a nanny and studied Child Play Therapy. Alison was the first person in England under the age of 25 to receive Child Counselor qualification, after which she worked as a Child Play Group leader. |
| Our Gan - Additional Information At Happy Days we have a morning circle and afternoon story circle each day, and additional chugim focusing on the weekly topic. There is a parent's weekly notice board in the gan where you can see lesson plans and get an update into what your child is learning. In addition you can check out This Week At Happy Days to find out what we are doing! We also have regular assessments at the gan and keep a diary of your child, where you can read updates of what your child does during the day. Happy Days in open Sunday - Thursday from 7:15 - 17:00. On Friday the gan is open from 7:30 - 12:30. A nutritionally balanced breakfast, hot lunch and two snacks are served daily. On Friday breakfast and a snack are served. Have a look at our menu here. Children in our gan are ages 1.5 - 4 and children in our tzaharon are ages 3 -6. Children that are in the tzahron are picked up in our private car at the end of their school day and brought to Happy Days. To mantain the positive energy all day long at the gan, we are very strict with regards to 'strangers' visiting. If you would like the see Happy Days, you must call us in advance to arrange an appointment. Only one visitor is allowed at a time. To arrange a visit, call Alison on 054 2030709 Of course parents of children in the gan are free to drop by and visit at anytime! |
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| Our Chugim We have three weekly wonderful Hebrew chugim that come to Happy Days. The children love the chugim! ~~On Sundays a music/movement teacher comes to the gan where the children learn songs in Hebrew. ~~On Tuesdays we have our teva/nature chug with Gadi, who brings in lots of wonderful animals for the children to touch and to learn about. The parents get a weekly sheet about the animal that the children learned about so that you can talk about it at home. ~~On Wednesday we have a movement chug where the children get to let off all their agression through regulated movement and druming. |
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| Alison came to Israel in 1996, met her husband and settled in Tel Mond. She then studied language acquisition for children from bi-lingual families - specializing in ways to successfully teach children two languages. In 2000 Alison fulfilled her dream and opened up Happy Days Gan. Happy Days was the first English speaking gan in the area. In 2004 Happy Days moved to larger premises. In addition to Alison there are also wonderful, warm assistants at Happy Days. The ratio is approximatley 1 assistant to 6 children. All of the assistants have lots of experience working with children and are all English speakers. |
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| Feel free to contact us! Alison: 054 2030709 or 09-796-6699 75 Hadekel Street Tel Mond [email protected] |
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