Full Description
A perfect guide to those wishing to understand the contemporary Jewish day school.
This book takes readers inside Jewish day schools to observe what happens day to day, as well as what the schools mean to their students, families, and communities. Many different types of Jewish day schools exist, and the variations are not well understood, nor is much information available about how day schools function. Inside Jewish Day Schools proves a vital guide to understanding both these distinctions and the everyday operations of these contemporary schools.
Contents
Introduction
Part I: Lower and Middle Schools
1. Progressively Maintaining the Middle—Hillel Torah, Skokie, IL
2. A Forward-Looking Community School—Hillel Day School, Detroit
3. The School as a "Gateway" —Brandeis Marin, California
4. Nurturing Students' Reflectiveness and Wellness—The Pressman Academy, Los Angeles
5. Doing More with Less—Akiva, Nashville
Part II: High Schools
6. Re-centering the Centrist Orthodox Day School—The Rav Teitz Mesivta Academy, Elizabeth, NJ
7. It's All in a Name—Community Hebrew Academy of Toronto
Part III: K-12 Schools
8. How a Day School Transforms Itself—Hebrew Academy (RASG), Miami Beach, Florida
9. The Yeshiva as Teiva (a protective ark)—Darchei Torah, Far Rockaway, NY
Conclusion
Appendix: Day School Sectors by the Numbers
Glossary of Terms
