Core Beliefs:

 

❖ We strive to create safe, joyful, and engaging classrooms and school communities. The students are front and center. Love and Kindness are the foundation of the educational process.

❖ We are here to nurture students' Minds, Hearts, and Souls. We consider students’ Jewish education and awareness essential to their well-being.

❖ The student will develop their academic, social, and emotional skills in a learning environment that is developmentally responsive to their strengths and needs.

❖ To be successful in and out of school, students need to learn a set of social and emotional competencies; Cooperation, Responsibility, Empathy, Respect, and Self Control. They also need to learn a set of academic competencies; Academic mindset and behavior, effort, perseverance, and problem-solving.

 

Guiding Principles:
 

❖ Teaching social and emotional skills is as important as teaching academic content.

❖ How we teach is as important as what we teach.

❖ Great cognitive growth occurs through social interaction and only while one feels emotionally safe.

❖ How the faculty works together to create a safe, joyful and enriching environment.

❖ An inclusive school environment is as important as the individual’s contribution and competence.
 

The CJA Mission:

 

To provide an excellent, nurturing education for academic success and a vibrant Jewish identity.
 

CJA’s Commitment:

The CJA Student Will Gain:

● A deep awareness of our rich Jewish heritage and teachings.

● A comprehensive character education.

● A love of learning and thirst for knowledge.

● An excellent foundation in the arts, sciences, and technology.

● Experience with creative problem-solving and collaborative efforts.

● Solid study and work habits.

● Experiences of success and the joy that comes with it.

● An understanding of their strengths and weaknesses as individual learners.

● Confidence, as they learn in an orderly and predictable environment.

● Autonomy: They are trusted to make choices.

● Self-esteem: They are accepted unconditionally by the loving community of CJA.

● CJA graduates will be prepared for future success as the best person they can become as individuals, family, and community members. CJA Values:

● Responsibility

● Discipline and Choices

● Organization

● Initiative and Independence

● Creativity and Resourcefulness

● Excellence and Perseverance

● Love, Kindness, and Respect

● Honesty and Humor

● Leadership and Modesty

● Faith, Optimism, and Joy

 

CJA Motto:

Mind. Heart. Soul.

 

CJA Quote:

 

Real success is gained through effort. Real effort gains success.

(Adapted from Talmud Megillah)