Organization: KAISERMAN JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER
Mission: THE KAISERMAN JCC EXISTS TO ENSURE A WARM, WELCOMING AND INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT WHERE JEWISH VALUES INSPIRE EXCELLENT SOCIAL, RECREATIONAL, EDUCATIONAL, CULTURAL, AND HUMANITARIAN ACTIVITIES THAT EMBRACE OUR IDENTITY AND CONNECTION TO ISRAEL.
Activities: THE ROBERT J. WILF PRESCHOOL AND KINDERGARTEN AT THE KAISERMAN JCC OFFERS COMPREHENSIVE NURSERY, PRESCHOOL AND KINDERGARTEN PROGRAMS ON OUR 20-ACRE SITE. THE PRESCHOOL IS HOUSED IN THE FLORA AND JEROME P. HEILWEIL BUILDING ADJACENT TO THE CONSTON FITNESS CENTER. THE PRESCHOOL AND KINDERGARTEN PROVIDE A STIMULATING, CREATIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR CHILDREN TO HAVE FUN. WHILE ENCOURAGING THEIR COGNITIVE, SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT, WE HELP EACH CHILD BUILD FEELINGS OF POSITIVE SELF-ESTEEM. WITH THIS STRONG FOUNDATION, CHILDREN ARE EXPOSED TO THE COMPLETE PRESCHOOL EXPERIENCE AS THEY ENJOY MUSIC, ART, COMPUTERS, KINDER GYM AND SWIMMING. SOME OF THE MORE MEMORABLE EXPERIENCES INCLUDE CELEBRATING SHABBAT AND THE JEWISH HOLIDAYS. IN ADDITION, OUR FULLY LICENSED KINDERGARTEN PROGRAMS OFFER LANGUAGE ARTS, MATH, SOCIAL STUDIES, SCIENCE AND HEBREW.
FROM TOTS TO TEENS, KAISERMAN JCC PROVIDES SUMMER DAY CAMP EXPERIENCES THAT BUILDS FRIENDSHIPS AND MEMORIES TO LAST A LIFETIME. OUR DAY CAMP IS OPEN TO EVERYONE IN THE COMMUNITY. WE ARE COMMITTED TO PROVIDING AN EXCELLENT, WELL-ROUNDED SUMMER PROGRAM WHERE CHILDREN OF ALL AGES GAIN KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, SELF-ESTEEM AND CONFIDENCE. OUR CAMPERS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT JEWISH TRADITIONS AND CONNECT WITH THEIR HERITAGE. IN ADDITION, THE KAISERMAN JCC OFFERS A FULL INCLUSION PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, BRINGING CHILDREN OF ALL ABILITIES TOGETHER TO LEARN, GROW, UNDERSTAND AND APPRECIATE ONE ANOTHER'S DIFFERENCES. SUPERVISORS, SPECIALISTS AND COUNSELORS ARE ALL CAREFULLY SELECTED BASED ON EXPERIENCE AND ABILITY TO RELATE TO CHILDREN. THEY HELP TO PROVIDE A SAFE, NURTURING ENVIRONMENT THAT BUILDS A SENSE OF INDEPENDENCE AND INDIVIDUAL ACCOMPLISHMENT FOR OUR CAMPERS.
KIDS TIME IS OUR SIGNATURE AFTER-SCHOOL CARE PROGRAM. KNOWN THROUGHOUT THE LOWER MERION SCHOOL DISTRICT AS "THE PLACE FOR YOUR CHILD TO BE" WHEN THE SCHOOL DAY IS OVER, KIDS TIME PICKS YOUR CHILD UP AT SCHOOL AND BRINGS THEM TO THE JCC. FUN-FILLED ACTIVITIES SUCH AS SWIM, GYM TIME, OUTDOOR PLAY AS OFTEN AS POSSIBLE, ART, COOKING AND MORE. ABOVE ALL...NO TV AND NO HAND-HELD VIDEO GAMES!
Religious classification: Judaism