This will be a link for the kindergarten through 12th grade classrooms and a separation between public and educational buildings. It also will become a time-line, etched in stone, reflecting the journey of Jews through history. This journey will be the organizing trail that follows the contours of the hillside and provides access to all campus buildings. In a traditional secondary school, a day is divided into six or seven periods, and a school year is divided into two semesters. With a Copernican schedule, a day is divided into four periods, and a school year is divided into four quarters.
Students can take more elective classes.
Students' schedules can be adjusted to accommodate individual needs. In the SDJA Copernican schedule, teachers teach a maximum of 54 students per day, assuming a maximum class size of 18 students. For almost all of our students, high school graduation is not the end of their formal education. We prepare students to do well when they take the SATs, standardized college entrance examinations. Our aim is that they are well prepared by the time they are juniors, taking the PSAT to qualify for National Merit Scholarships, and seniors, taking the SAT for college admissions.