Discover the Excellence of Gan Academy Girls Elementary

Located in the heart of Crown Heights, Gan Academy Girls Elementary stands as a beacon of exceptional education and nurturing environment for girls from Pre1A through 4th Grade. Here, the focus is on nurturing the whole child in a warm and personalized setting. This ensures that each student graduates elementary school with the academic, spiritual, and social-emotional tools to lead a meaningful and successful Jewish life.

A key word that describes the educational model in Gan Academy Girls Elementary is the word ‘Intentionality’. Every single aspect of the girl’s education is created with thoughtfulness and intent. The curriculum for each subject is personally developed and overseen by Mrs. Shaindy Schapiro, who has more than 30 years of educational and curriculum experience. Mrs. Shapiro has created many educational materials as well as assessments to ensure the student’s mastery and to maintain high educational standards. Her workbooks and materials are being used by many Chabad schools around the world.

Walking through the halls of Gan Academy Girls Elementary, you feel a pleasant and serene vibe. Take a peek into one of the classrooms and you will experience a fun, interactive, and engaging lesson. Peer into another and you will find girls sitting calmly on a plush purple mat, pencils in hand, doing their work happily. There’s something beautifully pure and wholesome about the educational environment here. The small classes, the personal attention, the warm vibes, the girls getting along with each other. It is a true ‘garden of education’.

A Chassidishe Chinuch that is grounded in the educational philosophies and directives of our Rebbeim is a core value and mission in Gan Academy Girls Elementary school. Before each Chassidishe Yom Tov, the girls learn about the upcoming day, and are encouraged to take part in Hachana programs such as Tanya Baal Peh, learning Basi Legani etc. On the Yoma depagra itself, each class has a joyous farbrengen, and every student receives a ‘farbrengen in a bag’ to celebrate with their families at home.

Social-emotional education is taught as its own subject in Gan Academy Girls Elementary, no different to the way the girls learn math, social studies, and science. The curriculum teaches a range of essential skills, such as emotional awareness, healthy communication, problem solving, and cultivating healthy self-esteem. Parents and family members have reported that there is a quantifiable difference between the way Gan Academy students mature cognitively and emotionally as evidenced by their ability to socialize and problem solve with their peers, as well as the way they communicate their needs to the adults and caregivers in their lives.

The social dynamic in Gan Academy Girls Elementary is exceptionally unique and special. Class cliques, grade rivalries, and incidents of bullying are extremely rare. Instead, the girls from each grade, as well as the younger and older students, get along well with each other, and look out for one another in an almost sister-like way. There’s a strong culture of friendship, inclusivity, and kindness throughout the school, something that parents and children enjoy very much.

As we approach the upcoming school year, we invite you to seize the opportunity to enroll your daughter in Gan Academy Girls Elementary, where she is guaranteed to receive a wholesome and balanced education in a warm and personal environment.

Gan Academy Girls Elementary currently caters to girls from Pre1A-4th grade. To enroll your child in Gan Academy Girls Elementary, Yeshiva, or Preschool for the coming year, visit www.ganacademy.com.