Gan Malibu is an early childhood center in Malibu that serves children from approximately 3 months through five years with infant, preschool, parent-and-child, and family programs. The program integrates Jewish values and a Reggio Emilia–influenced, play-based curriculum emphasizing music, art, nature and hands-on exploration.
Gan Malibu is an early childhood center that provides care and education for infants and preschool-age children. The school serves children beginning around 3 months up through five years and describes itself as a Jewish educational community that welcomes families of all backgrounds.
The program follows a Reggio Emilia–influenced, play-based approach that emphasizes observation and documentation, long-term projects, open-ended exploration, and both teacher-led and child-directed learning. Curriculum areas called out include social-emotional development, language and literacy, fine and gross motor skills, math, science and nature, art and drama, music, and gardening.
Activities that involve parents in the curriculum and community, including holidays, fundraisers, workshops and special events to foster school–family collaboration.
A positive learning environment with an emergent, open curriculum based on the dynamic interests of the child and family; everyday experiences include music, movement, science, art and nature.
A parent-and-child program combining music, movement and guided activities with professionally led discussion groups to support parent education, child socialization and parent networking.
Small classes with individualized attention that encourage open-ended exploration to promote intellectual, social, physical and emotional growth using observation, documentation and long-term projects.
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