Academics

In the Gemara Iyun shiur, the Rebbi will engage the students in actively exploring the Gemara’s reasoning, focusing on the commentaries of Rashi and the Tosafos. Together, the Rebbi and students will carefully and methodically analyze the give-and-take of the Gemara.  Special emphasis is placed on the structural functions of the steps of the Gemara utilizing the ISPEAK system. Through this interactive process, the Rebbi will guide the students in developing robust textual and analytical skill sets, which will ultimately enable them to experience the fulfillment of independent in-depth Gemara study. 

Mussar - the study of ethics is embedded in the Gemara course. Emphasis is placed on the importance of character development, as well as the relevance and application of the Torah’s perspective to life in the 21st century. 

This unique course offers ELA using History as the modality of instruction. In History students will understand the basic foundations of the modern Western world within a global context.  Through the careful framing of discussion topics, assignments, and exams, the connection of individual experience to global patterns and trends will be highlighted. The breadth and depth of each subject will be achieved through civics, economics, geography, and historical analysis, which themselves are embedded in the sources and events that comprise modern global history. Students will also develop grade-level, college readiness in English language arts  by learning about and practicing their skills in the standard conventions of the English language, reading comprehension, genres and styles of writing, literary or textual analysis, rhetoric, debate, and communication, and the rules of public discourse. During  the historical investigation of primary sources, these ELA skills will be further applied.

Students will learn various topics of halacha pertaining to daily living, including Tefillah, Brachos, and Shabbos.  They will examine the principles underlying the halachos and study their practical application. This course will alternate modalties between text-based learning and  worksheet based  learning.

Students will develop mathematical understanding and learn to justify the reasoning and derivation of mathematical statements and rules.  They will analyze problems and identify entry points to their solutions; represent the problem symbolically; construct viable arguments and justify their conclusions; and apply the mathematics they know to solving problems in everyday life, society, and the workplace.

The Rebbi and students will carefully study the Chumash together with Rashi, Ramban, and other classic commentaries and arrive at a deeper understanding of the Chumash.  Students will glean insights into the Torah’s outlook on life, human nature, and man’s relationship with Hashem.

Students will develop their understanding of the sciences and become proficient in developing and using models, analyzing and interpreting data, and constructing explanations of scientific phenomena.  They will learn about the interdependence of science, engineering, and technology and their influence on society and the natural world.