| Greenfield Day School aspires to the
highest standards of academic excellence. We believe each child is
creative and gifted in his or her own unique way. Therefore, we have
created an environment that is developmentally responsive to young
adolescents as they journey through adulthood. Students in grades 6,7,
and 8 have specialized needs. We recognize that their day needs to
revolve around a core curriculum and creative offerings. The curriculum
and the student's day have been designed with their skill levels and
advancement capabilities in mind. Our philosophy guides our curricular
decisions. Our faculty measure their success by whether they have helped
to develop humane, moral, Jewish individuals, who pursue a lifetime of
learning.
The Middle School Secular Program provides a rigorous, comprehensive
curriculum designed to meet the academic, social and developmental needs
of the students during these pivotal years. The ultimate instructional
goal is to give each student knowledge of and essential skills in the
core curriculum areas of language arts, mathematics, science and social
studies/history. Areas of skill development at Greenfield include: the
refinement of abstract thinking, organization, judgment and the ability
to work profitably and purposely within a group or the community.
With the goal of promoting and
nurturing the academic, personal and spiritual progress of each child,
Greenfield's program stresses respect for self and community as one
strives the highest possible level of personal achievement.
The Middle School
Hebrew Program provides an opportunity to try on Jewish life skills and
values in a community setting. Our courses are designed to allow
students to consider and participate in real life issues and learn to
see them through Jewish eyes. In addition to the study of Hebrew
Language, the love of Israel - a people and a country and development of
prayer skills, our courses include those listed below:
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Sibling and family conflict in the
Torah
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Respect for property - a review of
Jewish law.
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The Fifth Commandment - Judaism's
expectations of parents and children.
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Israel and Diaspora.
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Ecology - textual basis and modern
application.
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The Jewish woman in modern life - a
study of different periods in Jewish history.
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The disappearance of Tevye - what is
Yiddish, what was the shtetl, impact on Jewry from the Holocaust.
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Hello G-d, are You listening?
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