Lower School (1-4) - The Ramaz School my Lower School (1-4) APPLY INFORMATION ABOUT APPLYING IMPORTANT DATES TUITION ASSISTANCE We are no longer accepting applications for the Ramaz Lower School 2026-27 school year.  Please check back in the fall of 2026, when we open applications for the following year. Applications are accepted for all Lower School Grades.  We encourage all students to apply based on the information below. Applying to Ramaz Lower School After submitting your inquiry form or application form online, you will be able to download confidential teacher recommendation forms which should be sent to your child’s current teacher. Parents must provide the applicant's most recent progress report/ transcript by emailing it to ashleyb@ramaz.org Tours, parent meetings and student assessments in both general studies and judaic studies will be scheduled once your application and application fee have been received and processed. Ashley Buterman will reach out to set this up and discuss all next steps of the application process. Students must be fully immunized based on New York State requirements. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact our Admissions office at, 212-774-8025 or email ashleyb@ramaz.org Late applications will be reviewed on a space-available basis Important Dates The application deadline is Tuesday, February 3, 2026. Tuition Assistance For many families, tuition is higher than can be met reasonably. Parents may apply for financial assistance to help ease the tuition obligation. Admission decisions are ‘needs blind,’ made independent of the need for tuition assistance. Please call our Tuition Assistance Office at 212 774-8035 or email us at tuitionassistance@ramaz.org for more information. View the Ramaz Journey Look Book If you have a portal that you need to access or if you have applied and need to return to your application, please click below. Access Ramaz application Portal HINENI: HERE TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE Solving Real-World Problems פתרון בעיות בעולם האמיתי Our Lower School students are empowered to work together to solve authentic, meaningful real-world problems with the help of a rich, integrated curriculum, collaborative hands-on projects in Judaic and General studies, and applying the principles of design thinking. In grades 1-4, students begin to explore broad topics and ask questions through research, writing, public speaking, and content-based reading, and through multiple subject areas. Expanding Students’ Worldview הרחבת השקפת העולם של התלמידים Students gain an understanding of the world around them through different historical perspectives and narratives. They discover how the environment impacts peoples’ lives, the work they do, and how even architecture informs a community. Strengthening Social-Emotional Learning חיזוק מיומנויות חברתיות-רגשיות We create safe, joyful, respectful, and engaging classrooms and school communities for students to learn and grow. Educators use positive real-time feedback to foster understanding of community norms and expectations, integrating best practices of Responsive Classroom, Character Strong, and our own “Rams Rules.” These programs give students “voice and choice” and strengthens both their academic experience and the learning environment. Students learn conflict resolution, to identify and navigate complicated feelings during “morning meeting” and each day ends with a reflection following recess. Deepening Connections to Our Texts and People העמקת הקשרים לטקסטים ולעם היהודי The focus on building Hebrew-reading fluency, knowledge of tefillot and the siddur, as well as conversational Hebrew begins in earnest in first grade. Our second graders learn to navigate the structure of the Chumash, growing to become independent Torah readers who have Z’chut l’Yisrael – an appreciation and love of Zionism and Israel.