About Us

The Trocki Jewish Community Day School of Atlantic and Cape May Counties is committed to achieving the highest standards of academic excellence fostering learning of Jewish values, culture and traditions while building a diverse and caring community. Our students receive outstanding, integrated instruction in both general studies and Judaic studies.

The following are core values of the Trocki Jewish Community Day School:

1. One Child At A Time

• TJCDS believes that each student is an infinitely valuable and unique individual.

• We challenge students intellectually while simultaneously fostering their social, emotional, physical and spiritual development.

• We believe in individualized instruction and low student-to-teacher ratios.

• We strive to meet students at their level, accommodating both gifted students and those with learning differences.

2. Academic Excellence

• We view our outstanding faculty as an integral part of achieving academic excellence.

• We teach our students to think critically and creatively so that they emerge as independent thinkers and self-motivated life-long learners.

• TJCDS helps each student to achieve his or her full academic excellence as measured by national standardized tests (Terra Novas).

3. Jewish Continuity, Community and Culture

• TJCDS assists all students in developing a positive Jewish identity and pride in their Jewish heritage.

• We preserve Jewish culture through teaching about Torah, Mitzvot, prayer, Hebrew, Israel, Jewish history and literature.

• We teach each child how his or her actions can positively impact the ongoing history of the Jewish people, thereby encouraging Jewish continuity.

• We foster a sense that our students and families are part of a larger Jewish community, a community we all must support and that will support us.

4. Pluralistic, Diverse Environment

• TJCDS embraces all segments of Jewish life and is not affiliated with any one religious movement.

• We expect students to respect differences and to recognize and celebrate the commonalties, shared experiences, and richness of varied Jewish Traditions.

• We welcome all families and are committed to providing and education for any family that desires one, regardless of financial resources. We therefore provide substantial need-based tuition assistance.

5. Hands-on, Integrated Learning

• TJCDS teaches that learning should be continuous and interrelated, not compartmentalized.

• We use an integrated curriculum that facilitates learning by providing a variety of approaches to a given subject.

• We enhance students’ love of learning by engaging their senses and allowing them to interact with their environment through hands-on learning, a focus on real objects and concrete materials.

• We enrich General Studies program when possible with appropriate Jewish teachings and values.

6. Safe and Caring Community

• TJCDS is a loving and secure environment.

• We teach students to treat each other with respect and caring.

• Our teachers move beyond the boundaries of their classrooms to know each child in the school.

• TJCDS families provide support for each other, a sense of belonging, and a strong community spirit.

• We value parental impute and encourage parental involvement.

7. Social Responsibility and Ethical Thinking

• TJCDS integrates the values of Tzdakah (Charity), G’milut Chasadim (Acts of Loving Kindness) and Kavod (honor) into students’ daily experiences.

• We teach students to appreciate and respect the natural environment, seeing themselves as guardians and protectors of the earth and its resources.

• We model respectful, moral and loving behavior in all aspects of school life.

• We seek to have students emerge form JCDS with the highest sensitivity to the needs of those around them and a desire to participate in building a just and caring world.