Solomon Schechter Day School of Bergen County, Nj

solomon schechter day school of bergen county (ssds) is a nationally accredited, premier jewish day school (three-year-olds through eighth grade) that cultivates independent thinkers and the next generation of global leaders through an inquiry-based educational approach. ssds successfully integrates a rigorous dual curriculum with jewish values-based moral development, and provides a warm, nurturing environment guided by award-winning professional committed to excellence. we offer such innovative programming and tools as suzuki violin and chess in pre-kindergarten and kindergarten, musical theater and yoga in our music and dance studio, an organic teaching garden & eco lab, research-grade zeiss microscopy lab for scientific exploration, and a digital library media center for holocaust studies. using 21st century educational tools, schechter’s curriculum encourages critical thinking skills at an early age, and provides hands-on learning opportunities in a variety of media to build core