Pandemic Prompts a Move to CJDS, And That’s a Good Thing

Charlotte Jewish News August 2021

By Becky and Matt Pollack

In late 2019, we registered our daughter, Parker, for kindergarten with our neighborhood public school. Both of us are successful products of public school. We were all-in with our local school. Then the pandemic began, and everything changed. It was clear that our public school was not going to open in a form that would provide a decent kindergarten education. We had to evaluate our options. Charlotte Jewish Day School (CJDS) was a natural fit for us. We had heard great things about the school through friends and neighbors through the years. Luckily, Parker was able to join the incoming kindergarten class.

Skip to February, 2021. Parker is thriving. She absolutely loves going to school. She has made unbelievable academic progress, but more importantly, CJDS has helped develop her personal character in a unique way. Her teachers and the entire staff at CJDS have shown tremendous courage and diligence in committing to an in-person education with the proper safety precautions needed. Masks are enforced at all times because they work, and they are a small price to pay for the privilege of safe, enriching in-person learning.

I honestly cannot believe that we ever considered any other option for Parker than CJDS. It is a place of light in a world that has lately been filled with darkness. It is a place where the teachers and staff put students first. CJDS is run by frontline heroes who have had the courage, the talent, and the training to commit to a safe in-person education all year. We will send our son to CJDS in a few years, and the school has been nothing short of amazing. CJDS is one of the greatest gifts our family has ever had, and I would recommend to anyone to check out the school to personally see what an unbelievable asset the school is to our community.