Lehrman Community Day School

Mission

Lehrman Community Day School is a Jewish academic community formed around a pluralistic, covenantal, coeducational, college-preparatory day school. We prepare motivated young men and women to live heroically, as reflective Jews and responsible American citizens in a global economy. Our ideal graduate lives a life of purpose and heartfelt dreams, animated by moral character and intellectual discovery. Within a family ambience, we celebrate each student"s whole uniqueness and embrace critical thinking, faith and discipline as essential elements of an educated conscience. Each student becomes steeped in the intelligences, skills and values relevant to the following signature commitments that inform the daily learning environment: 

 

* mastering the arts and sciences through inquiry, experience and collaboration

 

* engaging in a relationship with God

 

* participating in prayer

 

* studying Torah and applying a pluralistic spirit to the great issues of Jewish life and thought

 

* identifying with and respecting Jews of all movements and being involved in the life of the Jewish community

 

* demonstrating love for all humans

 

* doing mitzvot and social action

 

* advancing Israel's central role for the Jewish people

 

* creating a sustainable spiritual and physical environment for our children?s children