b'WELCOME TO MEYER PREPArthur I. Meyer Jewish Preparatory School has been aneducationleaderinthelivesofSouthFlorida families for the past 46 years. Meyer Preps rigorous and meaningful general studies curriculum is woven togetherwithinspiringJewishstudies,resultingin anunparalleledlearningexperiencethatfostersan insatiableyearningfordiscoveryandknowledge while nurturing whole child development. From junior kindergartenthrougheighthgrade,studentshone collaboration,communication,andcriticalthinking skillsastheylearntorespondtochallengeswith flexible thinking, creativity and optimism. As an integral part of the Posnack School Network, our students learn in a top-ranked private school and are part of a network of over 1,500 students (JrK - 12th grade).EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHY & CURRICULUMMeyer Preps proprietary JrK curriculum is founded on research-based principles of inquiry-based learning taught through creativity, imagination and discovery. With an emphasis on active, engaged, and meaningful learning, the program features foundations for the emergent reader, age-appropriate techniques to build number sense and mathematical thinking, and hands-on innovation and STEAM activities. Decades of academic research demonstrates how playful learning facilitates development in language, executive functions, scientific thinking, mathematic and spatial skills, as well as social and emotional development. Play is an essential part of a Meyer Prep Junior Kindergarteners experience and is the vehicle through which children learn in joyful and conceptually rich ways. Students experiment, create, negotiate, develop friendships and collaborate while learning in an all-new ergonomically designed classroom environment. Exploration, hands-on discovery, and guided investigations throughout the school day make each moment a treasured learning opportunity.As part of a JrK-8th grade school, Meyer Prep JrK students enjoy a well-rounded education, which includes art, music, yoga mindfulness, drama, movement, and foreign language. Students experience exhilarating challenges in problem-solving and STEAM learning (science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics) in Meyer Preps Innovation Lab.'