Yavneh Day School (Los Gatos, California)

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Yavneh Day School
Location
Los Gatos, California, United States
Information
Religion Conservative Jewish
Head of School Steven R. Bogad
Enrollment

120
Faculty 24
Student:teacher ratio 12:1 younger classes 17:1 older classes
Type Private Elementrey Day School
Established 1982
Homepage http://www.yavnehdayschool.org/index.html

Yavneh Day School is a private K-8 Jewish day school, located in Los Gatos, California, USA.

The school was founded in 1982. Both Jewish and General Studies are emphasized. Yavneh Day School is Northern California's only Solomon Schechter Day School, following the guidelines and standards established by the Jewish Theological Seminary and the Conservative Movement.

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Yavneh Day School has been selected as an Oprah Winfrey Ambassador School with the goal to empower young leaders and educators and connects young people in North America with people around the world to create lasting change by working toward United Nations Millennium Development Goals.[1]

As a private Jewish school tuitions do not cover all expenses and fundraising is an importnat activity. In 2007, the school was honored by the Jewish Funders Network (an international organization of family foundations, public philanthropies, and individual funders dedicated to advancing the quality and growth of philanthropy rooted in Jewish values)[2] for rasing significant sums.[3] The school was similarly recognized by the Partnership for Excellence in Jewish Education (founded in 1997 by Michael Steinhardt and Rabbi Yitz Greenberg, is a national organization of Jewish philanthropists seeking to establish a Jewish future through strengthening the Jewish day school movement in North America)[4] and became a "supported school" of the PEJE undertaking.[5]

In March 2007, it was reported that "Yavneh Day School receives accreditation":

Yavneh Day School recently underwent the rigorous process in order to renew its accreditation with the California Association of Independent Schools (CAIS), the state’s leading accrediting body for private, not-for-profit schools. School administrators produced nearly 700 pages detailing every aspect of the school’s operation from governance to finances to faculty credentials and student curricula. The accreditation process culminated in a three day on-site visit in February by an accreditation team.[6]

[edit] Role in the Bay Area Jewish Community

The school is part of the Jewish religious, cultural and communal in the San Francisco Bay Area as described by the Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco: "...general, Jewish and Hebrew studies within nurturing environment. Grades K-8. Solomon Schechter-affiliated school open to all Jewish children. Accredited by the California Association of Independent schools."[7]

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[edit] References and notes

  1. ^ Yavneh in the News: Yavneh becomes an "O Ambassador School"
  2. ^ Jewish Funders Network; About Us
  3. ^ Jewish Funders Network: The Match Report - Yavneh Day School Honors Six MATCH Donors
  4. ^ Partnership for Excellence in Jewish Education (PEJE): Welcome
  5. ^ Partnership for Excellence in Jewish Education: Supported Schools
  6. ^ Jewish Federation of Silicon Valley: Jewish Community News, March 2007: Yavneh Day School receives accreditation
  7. ^ Resource: A Guide to Jewish LIfe in the Bay Area: South Bay