Jewish Educational Center
| Jewish Educational Center | |
|---|---|
| Established | 1940 |
| Type | Private high school, Yeshiva |
| Affiliation | Modern Orthodox Judaism |
| Faculty | 114.1 (on FTE basis)[1][2][3] |
| Students | 854 (plus 19 in Pre-K) [1][2][3] |
| Grades | PreK–12 |
| Location |
330 Elmora Avenue, Elizabeth, NJ, |
| Coordinates | 40°40′01″N 74°14′05″W / 40.666949°N 74.234586°WCoordinates: 40°40′01″N 74°14′05″W / 40.666949°N 74.234586°W |
| Accreditation | Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools[4] |
| Website | thejec.org |
The Jewish Educational Center is a fifteen-year yeshiva school located in Elizabeth, in Union County, New Jersey, United States, serving students in Prekindergarten through 12th grades. Throughout the day students learn a mixture of Judaic and secular studies. JEC, as it is commonly known, is run by its dean, Rabbi Elazar Mayer Teitz. The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools since 2008.[4]
The school includes three divisions:[5]
- Yeshiva of Elizabeth: Pre-Kindergarten to 5th grade for boys, Pre-Kindergarten to 6th grade for girls, founded in 1939.
- Rav Teitz Mesivta Academy (RTMA): 6th to 12th grade for boys, founded in 1955.
- Bruriah High School for Girls: 7th to 12th grade for girls, founded in 1963.
As of the 2009-10 school year, the Yeshiva of Elizabeth had an enrollment of 251 students (plus 19 in pre-K) and 29.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 8.4:1.[1] The Rav Teitz Mesivta Academy had an enrollment of 233 students and 25.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a ratio of 9.3:1.[2] The Bruriah High School For Girls had an enrollment of 377 students and 60.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a ratio of 6.3:1.[3]
Advanced Placement (AP) courses offered are: AP Chemistry, AP Physics B, AP Physics C, AP Calculus AB and BC, AP Computers A and AB, AP United States History, AP English Literature and Composition, AP Russian, AP Psychology, AP Biology, and AP Statistics. Most of these are only primarily offered to juniors and seniors.
Each year over 90% of the Senior class studies for a year or two in yeshivas in Israel before beginning college.
Extracurricular activities
Athletics
JEC has been a member of the Yeshiva League since the league's inception in 1979. JEC teams include:
JJV - Middle School
- Basketball
- Hockey
JV - High School
- JV Basketball
- JV Hockey
- JV Softball
Varsity - High School
- Varsity Wrestling
- Varsity Basketball
- Varsity Hockey
- Varsity Softball
- Varsity Baseball
- Varsity Volleyball
All High School
- Soccer
- Tennis
- Swim
Academic teams
- Gildor Team (3 time semi-final winners)
- Debate
- Mock Trial
- JV College Bowl
- Varsity College Bowl
- JV Torah Bowl
- Varsity Torah Bowl
- NJ Challenge
- Chess
- Model UN
Clubs
- Israel Advocacy
- Cooking
- CPR/First Aid
- Medical Research
- Gildor
- Unconventional Halacha
- Study Hall
- Meaningful Movies
- Politics
- Workout
- Parsha
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Yeshiva of Elizabeth, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed June 21, 2011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Rav Teitz Mesivta Academy, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed June 21, 2011.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Bruriah High School For Girls, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed June 21, 2011.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Jewish Educational Center, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools. Accessed June 21, 2011.
- ↑ Olitzky, Kerry M.; and Raphael, Marc Lee. The American synagogue: a historical dictionary and sourcebook, p. 209. Greenwood Publishing Group, 1996. ISBN 0-313-28856-9. Accessed September 9, 2011. "First and foremost, the Jewish Educational Center is an educational institution (founded 1939 by Rabbi Pinchas Teitz; opening its first school in 1941). It consists of the Yeshiva (founded 1940) and Mesivta of Elizabeth (founded 1955), Bruriah High School (founded 1963), and two synagogues (Murray Street and Adath Jeshurun)."
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