The Contra Costa Jewish Day School provides a full-day elementary school curriculum, featuring accelerated academics in math, science and language arts. The low student-to-teacher ratio, with full-time classroom assistants, insures that all students are taught to their individual levels. Studies include Art, Music and Drama, as well as Hebrew language and Jewish ethics. CCJDS has an after-school enrichment program with a variety of courses, and extended care is available.

CCJDS emphasizes joy in learning and the transmission of knowledge as a social bond. This sense of family is extended through activities that connect classwork to the larger community through character-building and community service activities. One cornerstone of The School’s educational agenda is Tikkun Olam (“Healing The World”). Students learn the value of service through a variety of outreach projects. The School also enjoys an active and engaged student family community with many extracurricular social events.

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The School 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, 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

Academics

Above all, The Contra Costa Jewish Day School is a superior academic institution. The core curriculum includes language arts, mathematics, science, social studies, Hebrew language and Judaic studies. Coursework objectives include:

• Skills in decoding and comprehending information
• Appreciation for texts, art and music as sources of meaning
• Communicating knowledge and understanding through writing, speaking, and artistic expression
• Mastery of computation and understanding how to apply mathematics to real-life situations
• Reason and problem solving through critical thinking
• Learning science through hands-on exploration and structured inquiry
• Developing an appreciation for different cultures and places

School curriculum materials include:

• Excel and Terc mathematics
• Scholastic Reading
• Write on Track
• Zoophonics
• Houghton-Mifflin Spelling and Vocabulary
• Foss Science Kits from Lawrence Hall of Science
• Harcourt-Brace Anthology
• Tal-Am Hebrew/Jewish studies immersion

Facilities

The Contra Costa Jewish Day School has dedicated classrooms and offices in the Temple Isaiah Talmud Torah Center, and uses other spaces on the large campus for outdoor play and school gatherings. The CCJDS physical education program shares the athletic fields of the Bentley School. In addition, field trips for academic and social enrichment are a routine part of the curriculum.

These top-flight facilities provide a safe, comfortable and practical environment for fulfilling The School’s mission. The facilities accommodate assembly and social gathering, and connect The School to the broader community.

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