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Students at The Brandeis School of San Francisco make it matter by participating as innovators and doers in the unique challenges of our time.
Together, we nurture creativity and curiosity, celebrating the connections that engage students with learning, with each other, and with our world.
See what makes us extraordinary
Upcoming Events
List of 3 events.
May
21
(School Closed) Shavuot
May
22
(School Closed) Shavuot
May
25
(School Closed) Memorial Day
All Events
Challenging academics and masterful teaching are at the core of what we do.
Ethics and spirituality are good for our children and for our world.
Parent involvement keeps our community warm, welcoming, and vibrant.
Student -centered, inquiry-based, and real-world learning is the future.
Recent News
Classroom Spotlight: 5th Grade Cooking Project
5/22/2025
By Simi Hoze, Hebrew Teacher MS
As part of our Hebrew language and culture studies, the students took part in a hands-on cooking
activity where they explored delicious recipes—all while using their Hebrew vocabulary in a real-world setting. From reading recipes and writing lists of ingredients to giving instructions in Hebrew, the children turned their kitchens into classrooms full of learning and excitement.
Read More
Classroom Spotlight: First Grade Butterflies
5/15/2025
By Carly Cheng & Crystal Brown, First Grade
Since the beginning of school, our wonderful first graders have put on their scientific hats and have been having a blast learning about the natural environment that surrounds us. This includes learning about sound and light, air and weather, and most recently plants and insects. We have been studying observing the general features of plants and insects as well as their life cycles. Most recently, this unit of inquiry culminated in the raising and release of Painted Lady butterflies!
Read More
Class Spotlight: Second Grade Lit Circle
5/8/2025
by Rachel Klein & Sara Goldrath, Second Grade
2nd Graders have spent the second half of the year reading and discussing books together. Once a week we meet in small groups to discuss the book,
Keena Ford and The Second Grade Mix-Up
. Our objective for Lit Circles is to guide our students in small heterogeneous groups in reading different genres of books critically, listening to others' opinions and commenting constructively. We also hope it will help students gain exposure to different subjects, promote a love of reading and to discuss books thoughtfully and respectfully.
Read More
Classroom Spotlight: Our Literary Scribes: Celebrating the Writing Process in 6th Grade Language Arts
5/1/2025
By Michael Scialo
The 6th Graders had a reading party. Not really a “party” in the traditional sense (there were no cookies or
cake), but rather a celebration of writers, their craft, and the product of their labor. We had the party a couple of months ago in 6th grade Language Arts classes to celebrate students’ written mimics of Sandra Cisneros’ The House on Mango Street. The novel is stylistically unusual, with short chapters made up of poetic prose. Each chapter is a vignette about an aspect of the author’s Mexican-American life in 1960s
Chicago, though technically the novel is considered fiction. The students were charged with mimicking one of her chapters, using the literary elements learned in class–such as simile, metaphor, personification, rhythm, and rhyme–while writing about their life experiences. The pieces are as varied as the students themselves, and their final products are nothing short of literary. They demonstrate an ability to create tone and imagery, conjuring a vivid understanding of not only what is being described, but the writer's connection to it. Their works were the delicacies served as our party’s fare.
Read More
Classroom Spotlight: Good Timing - Besha’ah Tova
3/20/2025
Irit Daly
In 6th grade, Hebrew students explore a unit focused on time and schedules. This unit builds their Hebrew vocabulary and grammar and offers a meaningful comparison between daily life in Israel and America. One key difference they examine is Israel’s use of the 24-hour clock system, learning to convert between the two formats. Additionally, students discuss how the Israeli work and school week begins on Sunday, with most students attending school for five and a half days.
Read More
K-8th Grade, Co-Education Jewish School in San Francisco, California
Brandeis admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin, and sexual orientation in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.
655 Brotherhood Way
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San Francisco, CA 94132
| p: 415-406-1035 | f: 415-584-1099
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Who We Are
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Join Our Team
Jewish Life at Brandeis
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Ethical Creativity
arrow
Ethical Creativity Institute
Strategic Plan
arrow
Updates
Admissions
arrow
Inquire Online
Tour & Event Dates
Application Process
arrow
Kindergarten
Grades 1–4
Grades 5–8
Tuition
arrow
Tuition Assistance
Shorashim Program
Viewbook
Curriculum Highlights
Our Graduates
Learning at Brandeis
arrow
Seven Ways We Learn and Work Together
Lower School Academics
Middle School Academics
Experiential Learning
arrow
Seventh Grade Tzedek Program
Judaic Studies
CREATE+BUILD
Student Life
arrow
Athletics
Auxiliary Program
Campus
Camp Brandeis
arrow
Camp Brandeis Bandz Blast
Health & Wellness
Lunch Program
Student Support
Technology
Culture of Giving
arrow
Giving Opportunities
Ways to Give
The Brandeis Fund
arrow
Frequently Asked Questions
Donate Now
Planned Giving
2026 Spring Event
arrow
Fund-a-Need
Sponsorship Opportunities
2024-2025 Annual Report
ALUMNI
arrow
Alumni Spotlight
Brandeis Today
Stay Connected
Events & Reunions
Our Graduates
Parents' Association
arrow
How to Get Involved
Inquire
MyBrandeis Login
Donate
News
Calendar
BWear
Make it matter
Students at The Brandeis School of San Francisco make it matter by participating as innovators and doers in the unique challenges of our time.
Together, we nurture creativity and curiosity, celebrating the connections that engage students with learning, with each other, and with our world.
See what makes us extraordinary
Upcoming Events
List of 3 events.
May
21
(School Closed) Shavuot
May
22
(School Closed) Shavuot
May
25
(School Closed) Memorial Day
All Events
Challenging academics and masterful teaching are at the core of what we do.
Ethics and spirituality are good for our children and for our world.
Parent involvement keeps our community warm, welcoming, and vibrant.
Student -centered, inquiry-based, and real-world learning is the future.
Recent News
Classroom Spotlight: 5th Grade Cooking Project
5/22/2025
By Simi Hoze, Hebrew Teacher MS
As part of our Hebrew language and culture studies, the students took part in a hands-on cooking
activity where they explored delicious recipes—all while using their Hebrew vocabulary in a real-world setting. From reading recipes and writing lists of ingredients to giving instructions in Hebrew, the children turned their kitchens into classrooms full of learning and excitement.
Read More
Classroom Spotlight: First Grade Butterflies
5/15/2025
By Carly Cheng & Crystal Brown, First Grade
Since the beginning of school, our wonderful first graders have put on their scientific hats and have been having a blast learning about the natural environment that surrounds us. This includes learning about sound and light, air and weather, and most recently plants and insects. We have been studying observing the general features of plants and insects as well as their life cycles. Most recently, this unit of inquiry culminated in the raising and release of Painted Lady butterflies!
Read More
Class Spotlight: Second Grade Lit Circle
5/8/2025
by Rachel Klein & Sara Goldrath, Second Grade
2nd Graders have spent the second half of the year reading and discussing books together. Once a week we meet in small groups to discuss the book,
Keena Ford and The Second Grade Mix-Up
. Our objective for Lit Circles is to guide our students in small heterogeneous groups in reading different genres of books critically, listening to others' opinions and commenting constructively. We also hope it will help students gain exposure to different subjects, promote a love of reading and to discuss books thoughtfully and respectfully.
Read More
Classroom Spotlight: Our Literary Scribes: Celebrating the Writing Process in 6th Grade Language Arts
5/1/2025
By Michael Scialo
The 6th Graders had a reading party. Not really a “party” in the traditional sense (there were no cookies or
cake), but rather a celebration of writers, their craft, and the product of their labor. We had the party a couple of months ago in 6th grade Language Arts classes to celebrate students’ written mimics of Sandra Cisneros’ The House on Mango Street. The novel is stylistically unusual, with short chapters made up of poetic prose. Each chapter is a vignette about an aspect of the author’s Mexican-American life in 1960s
Chicago, though technically the novel is considered fiction. The students were charged with mimicking one of her chapters, using the literary elements learned in class–such as simile, metaphor, personification, rhythm, and rhyme–while writing about their life experiences. The pieces are as varied as the students themselves, and their final products are nothing short of literary. They demonstrate an ability to create tone and imagery, conjuring a vivid understanding of not only what is being described, but the writer's connection to it. Their works were the delicacies served as our party’s fare.
Read More
Classroom Spotlight: Good Timing - Besha’ah Tova
3/20/2025
Irit Daly
In 6th grade, Hebrew students explore a unit focused on time and schedules. This unit builds their Hebrew vocabulary and grammar and offers a meaningful comparison between daily life in Israel and America. One key difference they examine is Israel’s use of the 24-hour clock system, learning to convert between the two formats. Additionally, students discuss how the Israeli work and school week begins on Sunday, with most students attending school for five and a half days.
Read More
K-8th Grade, Co-Education Jewish School in San Francisco, California
Brandeis admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin, and sexual orientation in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.
655 Brotherhood Way
|
San Francisco, CA 94132
| p: 415-406-1035 | f: 415-584-1099
Contact Us
Employment
Site Map
Privacy Statement
Website design by Mission Minded