Mercaz Academy is an Orthodox, co-educational Jewish day school in Plainview, New York, serving preschool through sixth grade with a dual curriculum in Judaic and secular studies and an Early Childhood Center.
Mercaz Academy is an Orthodox, co-educational day school serving preschool through sixth grade. The school emphasizes both Judaic and general studies and describes an inclusive community drawing families from across central Long Island.
The school operates a dual curriculum in Judaic and secular subjects, with an emphasis on Hebrew language across grade levels and technology integration. The program emphasizes individualized instruction in a small-school environment, cross-curricular lessons, and character education grounded in Jewish values.
Classes are generally staffed with at least one instructor per eight students. Families may either pack kosher meals or opt into a school lunch program (dairy options noted from Bagel Boss and Sauly’s Pizza, meat options from ShopRite Country Pointe). The school also hosts family and community events and maintains extracurricular offerings and special studies including STEM and arts enrichment.
Nursery Aleph is the program for three-year-olds.
Nursery Bet (Pre-K) is the program for four-year-olds. Descriptions of classroom practice include the use of Fundations for early reading, math introduced through literature and manipulatives, differentiated instruction across auditory, visual and tactile modalities, Ulpan (Hebrew) sessions twice weekly, and weekly gym and library classes.
The Toddler program is for students who will be two years old by December 31st of the school year.
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