Jewish Education for a New Generation Bold Vision. Timeless Values. Enduring Identity. 18 Months - Grade 12
2
OUR MISSION AND VALUES From early childhood through Grade 12, Scheck Hillel Community School educates and inspires students to become exemplary global citizens with enduring Jewish identity, values and a commitment to the State of Israel, through a college preparatory curriculum and meaningful co-curricular experiences guided by Orthodox teachings and set within a nurturing, diverse community.
“
One thing that I think is unique to Scheck Hillel Community School is the focus placed on teaching us to be good people. Our teachers try to focus on how we can be moral, kind and giving people. Therefore, I acquired the skill of self-reflection, as there is always room to grow.” d“cb
-Nathalie Fuhrman, '18 Valedictorian
,OWER 3CHOOL $AILY 3TUDENT 0LANNER
Now attending Northwestern University
shnk,v inuh t”ga, - g”a, 4HE 3AMUEL 3CHECK (ILLEL #OMMUNITY $AY 3CHOOL 4HE "EN ,IPSON (ILLEL #OMMUNITY (IGH 3CHOOL 4HE *UDA AND -ARIA $IENER %LEMENTARY 3CHOOL 4HE (ENRIETTA 3CHECK -IDDLE 3CHOOL
3
OUR STORY NOW Today, Scheck Hillel is one of the largest Jewish day schools in the world. Our program of studies delivers a comprehensive college preparatory experience within the framework of a rigorous dual curriculum in General and Judaic Studies. Our students develop the tools and skills to become active, compassionate participants in a global society as they explore who they want to become as individuals. Faculty are partners in discovery, serving as expert guides in the educational process. Alumni make a difference throughout the world and also return home as parents and as talented members of faculty and staff.
THEN A vision conceived by a handful of families in the late 1960s became a reality in 1970, when Scheck Hillel Community School was founded as an early childhood-Grade 8 school in a storefront. In 1976, the school moved to its present 14-acre site in North Miami Beach. The school expanded in 1990 to include the Ben Lipson High School. The Samuel and Henrietta Scheck Middle School and the Juda and Maria Diener Elementary School were named in 2003. In 2011, Scheck Hillel was named a National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence by the U.S. Department of Education.
4
“
Thanks to our students, our faculty and our generations of family and alumni, we are poised for an exciting new era built upon meaningful history, a vibrant present and a strategic focus on the future.”
OUR COMMUNITY With steady enrollment - including wait lists for admission into our Early Childhood Education programfamilies continue to entrust Jewish future to Scheck Hillel. Fueling growth, the school's academic program and location at the center of one of the nation's fastest growing Jewish communities make it a magnet for families and faculty from throughout North and South America, Europe and Israel. Today, Scheck Hillel is home to a vibrant, diverse community, unified as proud members of the Jewish people, patriotic Americans and passionate Zionists with a love for Israel.
1970
Our Founding Year
200+
18 Months to
1,200
18 Years
Students
60%
20+
Faculty and Staff
of Faculty Hold Advanced Degrees
Countries Represented
14 Acres
Thousands
Everlasting Lion Pride
of Campus Life
of Alumni
5
EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHY Scheck Hillel builds our Jewish future through your child’s success by tailoring education to the individual child for a personalized, rigorous college preparatory experience. Students develop identity, nurture talent, discover passion and find purpose as our rising generation of creators, innovators and leaders. Scheck Hillel sets the standard for educational excellence by inspiring students to ask, “Who do I want to be?” rather than, “What do I want to do?” This shift empowers students to become reflective global citizens with enduring Jewish identity and values, ready and eager to write the next chapter through their own definitions of success, happiness and fulfillment. 6
HALLMARKS OF EXCELLENCE College Preparatory Dual Curriculum: General and Judaic Studies Dual-Language Learning: English and Hebrew Advanced Placement, Honors and College Preparatory Levels College Dual Enrollment with Florida International University Capstone Senior Seminar Experiential Learning/Internship Program College and Career Readiness Courses Grade 10 Independent Study Research Project Grade 9 Israel Trip Schoolwide Design/STEM Curriculum High School STEM Track 150 Alumni Returning as Parents and Faculty State-Recognized Jordan Alexander Ressler Arts Program State-Recognized Athletics Program Mindfulness Education for Students and Faculty Social-Emotional Learning Curriculum M’Dor L’Dor Multigenerational Family Education Program
“
“We have always felt a sense of community in Scheck Hillel…It helped nurture our appreciation for our religion and encouraged us to seek out a partner that shared those values...Wishing many more Hillel students…the blessing of finding their Beshert.” -Janina Sasson ‘11 and Josh Mimoun ’10
7
“
My family has nothing but trust and appreciation for all at Hillel. Thank you so much for caring for our children with such devotion." -Scheck Hillel Parent
8
COLLEGE PLACEMENT
Scheck Hillel provides comprehensive, individualized college counseling for students and families, beginning in Grade 8 and progressing through Grade 12. Our students graduate to the finest universities, colleges and Israel programs, as shown in this sample of recent acceptances.
Bar-Ilan University Barnard College Columbia University Cornell University Duke University Georgia Institute of Technology Johns Hopkins University New York University Northwestern University Parsons School of Art and Design
Tel Aviv University Academic Gap Year Vanderbilt University University of Florida University of Miami University of Michigan University of Pennsylvania The University of Texas at Austin Washington University in St. Louis Yeshiva University Young Judaea Year Course
HONORS AND RECOGNITIONS College Board Advanced Placement® (AP) Scholar Awards National Merit® Scholarship Program National Hispanic Recognition Program Jaime and Raquel Gilinski Hillel Ambassador Program College Book Awards Miami Herald Silver Knight Awards Independent Schools of South Florida (ISSF) Star Awards CADENA Foundation - Innovation for Disaster Aid Award CIJE (Center for Initiatives in Jewish Education) Young Engineers Conference, First Place Zionist Organization of America Fellowship and Diller Teen Fellows Program State-Recognized Performing Arts Students Miami Herald All-Dade Athletic Awards District-Recognized Student Athletes
9
“
Thank you, Scheck Hillel, for the values that helped us educate our son and our family.” -Scheck Hillel Parent COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT HIP/PTA HIP/PTA is our parent-teacher volunteer body, whose members come together to enhance the overall student experience at Scheck Hillel. HIP/ PTA opens the door to all families through special events and programs, infusing the educational journey with warmth and meaning. Advisory Committee The Advisory Committee is dedicated to advancing and enhancing the quality of students' educational experience. The committee is a vital link between school leadership and the larger school community, including parents, students, alumni families, grandparents, faculty, staff and administrators. Family Education Programs A roster of classes and celebrations brings families to campus for vibrant multigenerational learning throughout the year.
10
11
OUR VISION
Our vision is dedicated to people, place and purpose. People describes the recruitment and retention of passionate students and the finest faculty, united by a purpose to set the new standard for Jewish education. Place refers to the physical expression of our educational mission. Connecting people, place and purpose, our first priority is an Early Childhood-Grade 12 Innovation Center to enhance learning across the curriculum. A Beit Midrash will preserve heritage as the neshama (soul) and spiritual core of our school. The building's design will reflect a contemporary approach to instruction to continue attracting inquisitive students and expert teachers. Planning for the future means more than campus expansion. It means enriching the student experience and developing our children as mensches, as faithful, proud, globally minded, compassionate Jews. 12
AS LIONS WE ROAR, AS STUDENTS WE SOAR!
Juda and Maria Diener Lower School Samuel and Henrietta Scheck Middle School Ben Lipson Upper School From early childhood through Grade 12, Scheck Hillel Community School educates and inspires students to become exemplary global citizens with enduring Jewish identity, values and a commitment to the State of Israel, through a college preparatory curriculum and meaningful co-curricular experiences, guided by Orthodox teachings and set within a nurturing, diverse community. Scheck Hillel is one of the world’s largest Jewish community day schools and a National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence.
Accreditation: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools/AdvanceEd, Association of Independent Schools of Florida (AISF), National Council for Private School Accreditation (NCPSA). 19000 NE 25 Avenue, North Miami Beach, FL 33180 eHillel.org