About Our School

OUR MISSION

Lander~Grinspoon Academy is a Jewish day school in the Pioneer Valley that welcomes children of families from all Jewish traditions and backgrounds. Our mission is to provide a rich, academically rigorous, and values-based education integrating general and Jewish studies in a nurturing environment.

OUR VISION 

• To engender in students a love of learning and a positive Jewish identity.
• To maximize each student's intellectual, emotional, social, ethical, and spiritual development. 
• To impart knowledge and skills enabling students to become independent learners, critical thinkers, and caring, responsible citizens of our Jewish, American, and global communities.
• To foster an appreciation of the centrality of Israel in modern Jewish life.

We achieve our vision through OUR VALUES
"Learning while learning to care." 

Academic Excellence: A forward-looking general studies curriculum that

• has depth and breadth 
• provides stimulating, in-depth instruction in the core disciplines of language arts, mathematics, science, social studies, and the arts, while supporting active inquiry and mastery
• encourages each child to excel to the best of his or her abilities

A creative dual-language Jewish curriculum that

• provides a firm foundation of Jewish knowledge and experiences through a focus on Hebrew language, Jewish history and culture, Israel, textual study, religious observances, and spiritual practice 
• is presented in an egalitarian framework

A thoughtful social and ethical curriculum that teaches children

• to behave in a manner that is compassionate and respectful
• to honor diversity and equality
• to practice the mitzvah of Tikkun Olam (actively improving the world)

A caring, dedicated, and skilled teaching staff that

• works together with families to assure education of the whole child

A warm, nurturing, and creative environment that

• cultivates self-esteem 
• encourages success
• serves a variety of learning styles
• values community