Mission, Values, + Vision - Jewish Day School

Mission, Values, + Vision - Jewish Day School
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Mission and core values
JDS Mission Statement
JDS empowers children to grow into capable, wise, and compassionate upstanders by integrating an innovative academic program with Jewish education and traditions.
JDS Core Values
At JDS, we strive to live by our core values every day. We believe these values, based on millennia of Jewish tradition and practice, are also universal—and essential to strengthening our increasingly diverse local and international communities.
ללמוד וללמד
Lilmod U’Lelamed
– Learning and teaching
Find out more our inquiry-based
academic
and
Jewish Studies
curricula.
קהילה קדושה
Kehillah Kedoshah
– Nurturing our community
Learn more about our welcoming
JDS family
.
דרך ארץ
Derech Eretz
– Engaging as global citizens
Read about our
global learning
program.
תיקון עולם
Tikkun Olam
– Repairing the world
Here are some ways we practice
social responsibility
in and beyond the classroom.
צדק תרדוף
Tzedek Tirdof
– Pursuing justice
Our
Jewish Studies
program inspires and empowers students to create a better world.
אלו ואלו
Elu V’Elu
– Honoring multiple perspectives
Learn how we encourage
big questions and respectful debate
.
אומץ לב
Ometz Lev
– Having courage of the heart
Discover how we foster young
upstanders
.