There is also a weekly Hebrew class for sixth grade alumni. The Hebrew Day School provides a dynamic learning environment for all areas of the curriculum, emphasizing hands-on learning and creative expression. Hebrew is taught as a modern language, as well as the medium of prayer, scripture and rabbinic texts. Established in 1975, the current Hebrew Day School population consists of approximately 95 students and a newly expanded campus in the Jewish Community Center of Washtenaw County. Classroom visits can be arranged through the school office.
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The Jewish Cultural Schools mission is to ensure that each student is exposed to the full range of diversity and variety in Jewish culture and history. The school runs from preschool through seventh grade, culminating in a bar or bat mitzvah ceremony. The program provides opportunities to learn about Jewish life from historical, cultural and ethical perspectives. Hands-on teaching methods are emphasized, so that arts and crafts, cooking, music, dance and drama are incorporated in the curriculum on every level. The curriculum also includes study of life in Biblical times and of Biblical figures, an introduction to Jews around the world, historical study of the Jews in the Middle Ages, in Eastern Europe, and in America, and sections on basic Judaism and the Secular Humanistic Jewish philosophers as well as learning about the holidays.