Learning Goals

Expected School Wide Learning Results

Beth Hillel Day School Students are

Effective Communicators who:                                                      

• Receive information and construct meaning through reading
• Articulate ideas clearly, creatively and effectively orally and through various media
• Write effectively in multiple genres
• Listen well, learn from and resolve conflicts with others
• Demonstrate computer literacy for academic learning, problem solving and communication

Complex Thinkers who:

• Gather, organize and use information from a variety of sources
• Creatively design and implement appropriate strategies for solving problems
• Develop questions, create hypotheses, gather data, interpret data and make conclusions
• Apply their learning to a real world context

Quality Producers who:

• Create intellectual, practical and physical products that demonstrate creativity and imagination
• Work collaboratively with their peers to achieve common goals
• Create original, high quality work in the visual and performing arts

Knowledgeable Jewish Students who:

• Have foundational knowledge in Jewish history, texts, rituals and values
• Feel comfortable communicating, reading and writing in Hebrew
• Value their Jewish identity, the Hebrew language and connection to Israel
• Participate meaningfully in Jewish life
• Use Jewish identity and values as a basis from which they make wise life decisions

Responsible Leaders who:

• Respect themselves, their teachers, each other and the environment
• Celebrate differences and diversity
• Take on leadership roles within their classes, peer groups and the school community
• Take responsibility for their behavior and decisions
• Participate in Tikkun Olam through initiatives, advocacy and tzedakah

Self-Directed Learners who:

• Are determined and confident
• Demonstrate curiosity and the desire to learn more
• Know how they learn and apply appropriate learning strategies
• Make choices that promote a healthy lifestyle