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a Modern Orthodox Yeshiva High School
challenging and inspiring students
across the greater Philadelphia and South Jersey region

 

OUR MISSION

The Stern Hebrew High School, a Torah-based, college preparatory school, offers equal opportunity for young men and women to obtain a quality Judaic and General studies education. Our primary goal is to provide an environment that fosters scholarship, intellectual curiosity, love of learning, and a commitment to Halachic Judaism.

As a Modern Orthodox Jewish day school, we strive to create a community of knowledgeable and observant students who are able to think, act, question and express themselves independently while respecting Jewish authority, tradition and Halacha. Half of the school day is devoted to Jewish studies and Hebrew language. The curriculum emphasizes study of Torah and classic Rabbinic texts, including Talmud, prayer, observance of mitzvot and a commitment to Jewish ethical principles. Hebrew is taught both as a living language and as a tool for textual study. Through involvement with Jewish history, Zionism, current events, and Jewish and Israeli culture, the students develop a positive identification with the Jewish people and the State of Israel. Our Jewish studies teachers are both positive Jewish role models and highly qualified educational professionals.

As a college preparatory high school, Stern Hebrew High School provides students with a secular education that will enable them to succeed at the best institutions of higher learning. We offer individualized instruction in a curriculum that encourages an inquiring attitude and emphasizes critical thinking skills in the humanities, arts and sciences.

Our expectations are that Stern Hebrew High School graduates will become self-assured and involved future Jewish leaders. As intellectually and spiritually integrated individuals, they will be fully committed Jews and Americans.

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Principles of Stern Hebrew High School

As a faculty, we

  1. ✓stress Torah as the framework of life, as expressed in its study, fulfillment and impact on the world.

  2. ✓identify with religious Zionism.

  3. ✓value excellence in both Judaic Studies and General Studies.

  4. ✓provide equal quality education for young men and women in both Judaic Studies
    and General Studies.

  5. ✓hold separate classes for young men and women.

  6. ✓offer honors and advanced placement courses.


Our students,

  1. ✓develop a lifelong love of Torah and a commitment to Halacha.

  2. ✓acquire a set of skills to continue learning throughout their lives.

  3. ✓aim to achieve fluency in both spoken and textual Hebrew.

  4. ✓involve themselves in a variety of Chesed experiences.

  5. ✓participate in sports and extracurricular activities.

  6. ✓dress appropriately in a code reflective of respect and modesty.


Our parents,

  1. ✓serve as our partners in their children’s educational processes.