Leo Baeck Day School

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The Leo Baeck Day School is a Greater Toronto Area Reform Jewish day school comprised of eight hundred students from Junior Kindergarten to grade eight. Named in honour of Leo Baeck, it has two campuses, in Thornhill and Toronto.

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Former School Director Zita Gardner retired in July 2004. She was replaced by David Prashker[1], formerly a senior teacher at a British private school and Housemaster of Polack's, the last Jewish boarding facility in Europe. The Leo Baeck Day School, under David Prashker's direction, recently released a five-year plan, which, among other things, reconstituted the school's Board of Trustees as a Strategic Board, focusing on the future of the school and leaving day-to-day management in the hands of the professionals. The renovation of the Holy Blossom campus is now in the planing stage. In 2006 the school was accepted as a candidate school for the the International Baccalaureate program. The installation of laptops in every classroom has been accomplished, as the first phase of a major introduction of technology into the teaching programme. The establishment of an Arts & Athletics funs is intended to enhance Leo Baeck's outstanding Hebrew and General Studies programmes with high quality Music, Drama, Art and Sports opportunities.

Leo Baeck is run by the Director, a principal at each campus, and the Board, which is composed mostly of parents. The school is affiliated with the Board of Jewish Education of Toronto, and the Union of Reform Judaism, and is a member of PARDeS, the Progressive Association of Reform Day Schools.

Leo Baeck puts out "The Baeck and Call" every quarter, a newsletter with school updates and events. Student issues are handled by "The Pupil's Paper" newsletter.

In the year 2005-2006, The Leo Baeck Day School Holy Blossom Campus had its first graduating class. The school goes up to Grade 8.

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• Official website