Frequently Asked Questions

3-month-olds can enter our Early Childhood Program

K-8 students wear uniforms. K-12 boys are required to wear kippot on campus. 9-12 students adhere to a dress code policy located in the Upper School Handbook.

While preferable to have some Hebrew background it is not a requirement. Any Student who does not have a Hebrew background will be given a support plan. 

Early Childhood

• Morning Carpool: 7:40am-8am
• Afternoon Carpool: 3:15pm-3:30pm
  12:30 carpool for select programs
   
• Nevatim (5 days): 8am-3:15pm or 5:30pm
• Afternoon Program (includes rest): 8am-3:15pm*
• Teenoki & K'TonTon (5 Days): 8am-12:30
  Afternoon Program (includes nap): 8am-3:15pm*
• Nitzanim (5 Days): 8am-12:30pm
• Chaverim: 8AM-3:15pm

*Friday dismissal for ALL ECP is 2:00pm year round. 

Lower School

• 7:40am-8am (Morning Carpool)
• 8am-3:45pm* (Classes)
• 3:45-4:00 (Afternoon Carpool)

*Friday(s) and Fast Day(s) dismissal is at 2:10pm. 

Upper School

• 7:40am-8am (Morning Carpool)
• 8am-4:20pm (Classes)
• 4:20-4:30 (Afternoon Carpool)

*Friday(s) and Fast Day(s) dismissal is at 2:25pm

5th Grade

Yes, we offer after school enrichment for K-5 as well as athletics for 5th-12th.

• K-5 after school enrichment will be offered on campus daily 3:45-4:45 (and Fridays are determined by daylight savings and will be communicated). 
• Extended aftercare will be in partnership with the JCC. The JCC will manage and staff a bus that picks registered students up on our campus at 3:45 for transport to the JCC for their superb aftercare programming until 6pm. 

Students are welcome to bring a dairy or parve lunch from home. There is also a hot lunch program with meat lunch served Monday, Wednesday and Friday while dairy lunch is served on Tuesday and Thursday.

For more info visit: Our Lunch Page! 

Yes, our students have a stellar track record with the help of our on site college counselor.
See our current list of college acceptances: HERE.

Yes, we have a faculty member who works with the students to find a good fit for the gap year in Israel and some of the programs visit the school as well.

Yes, the school has a robust project based learning team who collaborates with the faculty to create learning that incorporates curriculum (general and Judaic) in the form of group projects. This allows the AYA students to collaborate, communicate and problem solve as a team as they would in a real world scenario. Students are guided to think critically with the information they have.