We at the Jewish Day School of the Lehigh Valley understand that learning is a life-long journey embarked upon in partnership with family, school and community; therefore, everyone with whom a student interacts serves as a guide to help negotiate the path to success.
We are firmly committed to providing an outstanding education weaving Jewish values into everyday life to create a tapestry that wraps our children with the joy of learning and guides them throughout their life.
- Offer a stable, non-judgmental environment in which students feel physically and emotionally safe and accepted
- Provide highly qualified educators who model the ideals and standards we uphold for our children
- Challenge our students with curricula designed to meet the highest educational benchmarks
- Inspire each child to succeed to his or her highest potential
- Recognize the unique learning needs and styles of each student
- Value the collaboration between home and school and welcome the strengths that this partnership creates
- Cultivate a student’s intellectual curiosity
- Stimulate a child’s creative and critical thinking skills using innovative and exciting teaching strategies
- Teach respect for and sensitivity to others and oblige our students to uphold these precepts
- Develop strong leadership skills and a collaborative spirit while fostering self discipline
- Empower our children to turn their ideas into a working reality and accentuate the importance of taking the responsibility needed to follow through
- Celebrate our Jewish heart and soul
- Create a home away from home at the JDS where peers and professionals become one extended family
- Infuse students with the knowledge, values and ethics that prepare them to be self-confident Jews and proud citizens of the world
- Enfold our children in the joy of life-long learning