Early Childhood Center
Welcome to the Ramaz Early Childhood Center!
A love of learning begins.
The Early Childhood Center is a nurturing and interactive environment that fosters the emotional, physical, social, and intellectual growth of every child.
To view our Guide to the Early Childhood Center, click on the image below.
What's Happening in the ECC?
![ECC Students Have a Multisensory Lesson on Karpas, Matzah, and Maror]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1774547814/ramaz/ydmgcz6mw5bdpeytutay/PesachSeeds.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1774547814/ramaz/ydmgcz6mw5bdpeytutay/PesachSeeds.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1774547814/ramaz/ydmgcz6mw5bdpeytutay/PesachSeeds.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1774547814/ramaz/ydmgcz6mw5bdpeytutay/PesachSeeds.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1774547814/ramaz/ydmgcz6mw5bdpeytutay/PesachSeeds.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1774547814/ramaz/ydmgcz6mw5bdpeytutay/PesachSeeds.jpg","width":2200}])
ECC classes learned about Pesach through nature and plants! Students and Farmer Spence '09 discussed the foods that make an appearance at the Seder table. Some of the highlights...
![ECC Students Make Matzah from Scratch in Time for Pesach]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1774024219/ramaz/cadec1nvdibmp7icy9qi/5786MatzahFactory.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1774024219/ramaz/cadec1nvdibmp7icy9qi/5786MatzahFactory.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1774024219/ramaz/cadec1nvdibmp7icy9qi/5786MatzahFactory.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1774024219/ramaz/cadec1nvdibmp7icy9qi/5786MatzahFactory.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1774024219/ramaz/cadec1nvdibmp7icy9qi/5786MatzahFactory.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1774024219/ramaz/cadec1nvdibmp7icy9qi/5786MatzahFactory.jpg","width":2200}])
ECC students prepped for Pesach by making their own matzah! They participated in a Matzah Factory workshop with visitor Rabbi Fried and learned all about the process of making matzah from start to finish. They...
![ECC Gardeners Examine Parshat Vayikra and How Tiny Objects Can Have a Big Impact]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1773950018/ramaz/vwfpipk48saz7xuvbxgn/ECCGarden.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1773950018/ramaz/vwfpipk48saz7xuvbxgn/ECCGarden.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1773950018/ramaz/vwfpipk48saz7xuvbxgn/ECCGarden.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1773950018/ramaz/vwfpipk48saz7xuvbxgn/ECCGarden.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1773950018/ramaz/vwfpipk48saz7xuvbxgn/ECCGarden.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1773950018/ramaz/vwfpipk48saz7xuvbxgn/ECCGarden.jpg","width":2200}])
Students learned about Parshat Vayikra through their multisensory exploration of the garden. With Farmer Spence '09, they discussed the importance of salt in the Mishkan and Beit Hamikdash. They...
![ECC Students Return to the Garden for Parshat Vayakhel-Pekudei]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1773329612/ramaz/inwt7ehz35hidzcbihou/GrowTorahMarch5786.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1773329612/ramaz/inwt7ehz35hidzcbihou/GrowTorahMarch5786.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1773329612/ramaz/inwt7ehz35hidzcbihou/GrowTorahMarch5786.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1773329612/ramaz/inwt7ehz35hidzcbihou/GrowTorahMarch5786.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1773329612/ramaz/inwt7ehz35hidzcbihou/GrowTorahMarch5786.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1773329612/ramaz/inwt7ehz35hidzcbihou/GrowTorahMarch5786.jpg","width":2200}])
ECC students were happy to welcome back to GrowTorah, where they learn about Torah through multisensory activities in the garden! This week, classes returned to the garden in the amazing weather to learn about Parshat Vayakhel-Pekudei. Students...
![Purim in the ECC!]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1772811275/ramaz/qxotuxqivzdoqctxl2mm/5786ECCPurim.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1772811275/ramaz/qxotuxqivzdoqctxl2mm/5786ECCPurim.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1772811275/ramaz/qxotuxqivzdoqctxl2mm/5786ECCPurim.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1772811275/ramaz/qxotuxqivzdoqctxl2mm/5786ECCPurim.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1772811275/ramaz/qxotuxqivzdoqctxl2mm/5786ECCPurim.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1772811275/ramaz/qxotuxqivzdoqctxl2mm/5786ECCPurim.jpg","width":2200}])
The ECC celebrated Purim with costumes, cookies, carnivals, and crazy magic! Each ECC class had the chance to visit a carnival run by their teachers. They designed masks and crowns, decorated...
![Pictures Here: ECC Students Party for their Hebrew-Speaking Turtle Puppet's Birthday]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1772053348/ramaz/slnq8d8vpfe9ittlpaby/5786ECCBentziBirthday.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1772053348/ramaz/slnq8d8vpfe9ittlpaby/5786ECCBentziBirthday.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1772053348/ramaz/slnq8d8vpfe9ittlpaby/5786ECCBentziBirthday.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1772053348/ramaz/slnq8d8vpfe9ittlpaby/5786ECCBentziBirthday.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1772053348/ramaz/slnq8d8vpfe9ittlpaby/5786ECCBentziBirthday.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1772053348/ramaz/slnq8d8vpfe9ittlpaby/5786ECCBentziBirthday.jpg","width":2200}])
Happy birthday, Bentzi! Our favorite Hebrew-speaking turtle turned four, five, or six today (depending on which class you ask). Everyone celebrated the Ramaz ECC way: with party hats, Hebrew singing and dancing, and cake! Classrooms...
![Pre-K Throws an Alphabet Party]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1770922042/ramaz/spttsh49csb20mikzb0w/Pre-KAlphabetParty.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1770922042/ramaz/spttsh49csb20mikzb0w/Pre-KAlphabetParty.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1770922042/ramaz/spttsh49csb20mikzb0w/Pre-KAlphabetParty.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1770922042/ramaz/spttsh49csb20mikzb0w/Pre-KAlphabetParty.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1770922042/ramaz/spttsh49csb20mikzb0w/Pre-KAlphabetParty.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1770922042/ramaz/spttsh49csb20mikzb0w/Pre-KAlphabetParty.jpg","width":2200}])
To celebrate finishing the first part of their Fundations program and learning all 26 letters of the English alphabet, Pre-K threw an alphabet party! They kicked off the festivities with a lovely rendition of the ABCs...
![Video Inside: Pre-K Students Become Doctors, Practice their Biology Unit, and Give Tzedakah to the Ellie Ruby Foundation]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1770911333/ramaz/glitzrukcjgdzmbef6gm/PreKDoctors.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1770911333/ramaz/glitzrukcjgdzmbef6gm/PreKDoctors.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1770911333/ramaz/glitzrukcjgdzmbef6gm/PreKDoctors.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1770911333/ramaz/glitzrukcjgdzmbef6gm/PreKDoctors.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1770911333/ramaz/glitzrukcjgdzmbef6gm/PreKDoctors.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1770911333/ramaz/glitzrukcjgdzmbef6gm/PreKDoctors.jpg","width":2200}])
The Pre-K Katom class opened a doctor's office for the teachers and staff! This was a culmination of a month's study of the body and doctors. The children acted as doctors, Hatzalah ambulance workers, receptionists, and nurses. They...
![Kindergarteners Have an "Under the Sea" Party to Celebrate their Learning]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1770302977/dxstikpmoovhbbgzbfov/KindergartenOcean.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1770302977/dxstikpmoovhbbgzbfov/KindergartenOcean.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1770302977/dxstikpmoovhbbgzbfov/KindergartenOcean.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1770302977/dxstikpmoovhbbgzbfov/KindergartenOcean.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1770302977/dxstikpmoovhbbgzbfov/KindergartenOcean.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1770302977/dxstikpmoovhbbgzbfov/KindergartenOcean.jpg","width":2200}])
The turtles, sharks, and mermaids of the kindergarten made a splash celebrating the end of their "Under the Sea" unit! The students have been learning about the ocean, including...