Specialties
Ganon Gil (Hebrew for "Happy Nursery") was created in 1955 with a commitment to helping children learn to socialize, adjust to a group situation and develop an educational foundation while they are also learning to relate to and embrace Jewish traditions. Ganon Gil has a comprehensive and developmentally geared program designed to help children reach their full potential socially and emotionally, while providing them with the educational foundation necessary for future school success.
Ganon Gil Preschool was acquired by The Temple Tifereth Israel in 2004 and it is housed in The Temple's beautiful, Beachwood facility on its 23 acre campus. We are a licensed Child Day Care Facility under the auspices of the Ohio Department of Jobs and Family Services and we have been a two-star rated Step-up to Quality School since 2007. We provide high quality care and education for children ages 18 months - 5 years of age.
History
Established in 1955.
Ganon Gil preschool is housed in the beautiful Temple, Beachwood. Rabbis Richard A. Block, Rosette Barron Haim and Roger C. Klein and Cantor Kathryn Wolfe Sebo participate in programming, along with The Temple's outstanding Judaic education team.
The students have access to The Temple's state-of-the-art library and resource center, the sanctuary, and a brand new playground. The Temple's renowned Museum of Religious Art and the Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage, adjacent to The Temple, will also be available to the students and their families as unique educational resources. Tuition discounts and priority registration are available to Temple members.
Meet the Manager: Lori K.
Lori earned an Early Childhood Education degree from the University of Cincinnati. Since graduating, Lori has earned a Childcare Administrative Award and an Early Childhood Literacy Mentoring Award from Cuyahoga County Community College. Before becoming the Director of Ganon Gil Preschool, Lori worked as a preschool/daycare teacher, director of a corporate daycare program, and consultant to several local childcare programs. Lori currently serves as the Family Education Chair on the General Board of the ECE-RJ (Early Childhood Educators of Reform Judaism) and she was the local Conference Chair for the ECE-RJ 2009 conference "ECE-RJ Rocks the Arts with Ruach Cleveland, Ohio".
Lori believes that: "We, as Early Childhood Educators, need to create a learning environment that is developmentally age-appropriate and stimulates the growing minds of young children."
