School News & Events
The Founding of JCDSRI
It all started forty years ago at the Providence home of Sheila and Paul Alexander. While their kids played upstairs, the Alexanders hashed out a bold idea with three other couples with preschoolers: Rabbi Alvan and Marcia Kaunfer,...
Welcome back letter from Andrea
Dear Families, “Hiney ma tov umah na’im . . . . how good and delightful it is for people to dwell in unity.” These words, joyfully sung by your children while they swayed in unison during our first...
Time to think, reflect and write
One unique element of a JCDSRI education is the integration of Jewish values into our curriculum. Starting a new school year and studying Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur give us many opportunities to explore and reinforce these values....
From Our Head of School
I believe that the strength of the JCDSRI learning community stems from the relationships that exist among the people who call JCDSRI home. As Dr. Comer of Yale University explains: “No significant learning occurs without a significant relationship.” The intentional building of relationships at JCDSRI – between teachers and students, parents and educators, the school and the broader community – lays a sturdy foundation on which our students can explore and discover, learning to embrace the unknown with a sense of purpose and belonging.
Come visit our school and meet the people who make JCDSRI such a special learning community. I believe that you will be inspired – as I am – by the next generation of philosophers, designers, builders, seekers and doers.
– Andrea Katzman
JCDSRI Calendar
Important Dates to Remember
29
May
3rd Grade Milestone Event
03
June
JCDSRI Annual Meeting
05
June
Nitzanim & Ilanot Milestone Event
07
June
Welcome to JCDSRI Party!
End-of-Year Parent Party
11
June
JCDSRI 5th Grade Graduation
Mazal Tov!
12
June
Last Day of School!