Mission

•Help all students reach their full academic and personal potential

•Maintain excellence in both general and Judaic studies

•Ensure that all students acquire the critical thinking and other skills necessary to become knowledgeable, committed, and responsible individuals

•Maintain low student-to-teacher ratios in all classes

•Create a caring and supportive school community

•Nurture the uniqueness and individuality of each child in a respectful, exciting, and modern environment

•Provide solid mathematics, language, science, social studies, computer science, arts, and physical education curricula

•Teach Torah and traditional Jewish texts and history, knowledge of the Hebrew language, a rich variety of Jewish practices, prayers (tefillot), and the centrality of the State of Israel

•Integrate community service into the lives of our school family in keeping with our Jewish commitment to tikkun olam

Overview

Founded in 2001, Contra Costa Jewish Day School (CCJDS) is a Kindergarten through 8th grade independent community Jewish Day School that provides a full-day elementary school curriculum. CCJDS welcomes families from all backgrounds committed to the school’s mission. CCJDS provides superior academics in both general and Judaic studies. Small class sizes, an outstanding staff, and parent support foster a warm, positive learning environment. 

We develop the whole child, helping our students grow intellectually, emotionally, physically, and spiritually. At each grade CCJDS has challenging standards for expository writing, mathematics, science, creative expression and critical thinking. Self-expression through art, music, and drama are also essential components of our holistic approach. Our talented teachers utilize innovative instructional methods and individuate curriculum to meet diverse learning styles and abilities. 

CCJDS cultivates lifelong learning and devotion to Jewish community and tikkun olam (healing the world).  Students see themselves as torchbearers of a centuries-old tradition of inquiry and intellectual rigor.

At CCJDS families feel a strong sense of community. We enjoy and depend on families who enrich the school through active participation in extracurricular social events and volunteer opportunities

Facilities

In the fall of 2009 CCJDS moved into a newly constructed school building located in Lafayette, CA on the beautiful expansive campus of Temple Isaiah.  This state-of-the-art building features large comfortable classrooms, an art studio and a science lab all with great views too! CCJDS enjoys the use of other spaces on campus for outdoor play and school gatherings. The CCJDS physical education program shares the athletic fields of the Bentley School located minutes away from CCJDS . These top-flight facilities provide a safe and comfortable setting for fulfilling the school's mission. Our facilities are handicapped accessible.

Accreditation

Contra Costa Jewish Day School is a member of RAVSAK (Jewish Community

Day School Network), EBISA (East Bay Independent School Association), and is

fully accredited by both CAIS (California Association of Independent Schools) and

WASC (Western Association of Schools and Colleges).

Governance

The long term vision for the school is guided by a shared partnership of lay leaders and professional staff. The Board of Trustees is comprised of volunteer community leaders dedicated to fulfilling the CCJDS mission.

Vision

Contra Costa Jewish Day School enriches the quality of Jewish life in our community for generations to come. This exemplary institution embodies the value we place on education, our children, and Jewish continuity.  Our school represents the unity of the Jewish people amidst the diversity of Jewish life, and is guided by Torah and traditions of Judaism. 

CCJDS, 955 Risa Road, Lafayette, CA 94549: Phone: (925) 284-8288,  email: info@ccjds.org fax: (925) 284-8289