Metro Schechter Academy

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Metropolitan Schechter High School is a Conservative coeducational college preparatory school in Teaneck, New Jersey that is the result of the combination of the Solomon Schechter High School of New York in Manhattan and the Schechter Regional High School in Teaneck. The school is located in New Jersey, with its first classes having started in the fall of 2006. The school plans to have its first graduating class in the Spring of 2007. Plans are underway to construct a campus for the new school, with $6 million raised towards construction expected to be completed by 2008.

[edit] Curriculum

The school's core curriculum focuses on English, history, math, science, Hebrew, Tanakh (Bible), and Talmud. In addition, students learn foreign language (French or Spanish), the arts, and physical education. A high priority is placed on scientific inquiry, on integrating Jewish and general studies, and on promoting Hebrew both as a living language and as a portal to advanced Jewish study. The core curriculum will be complemented by a variety of elective courses in the arts and sciences.