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• We are a "pluralistic" community welcoming students from all types of Jewish, social, economic, educational and geographic backgrounds.
• Our rich curriculum braids together humanities, Jewish studies, and math/science, making it possible to offer classes that incorporate wisdom drawn from the sciences, art and the spirit.
• Class sizes average 12 students and a 5:1 student-to-teacher ratio.
• Our community eats lunch together every day. Our meals are prepared daily in our kitchen using fresh, local, organic ingredients.
• 75% of our faculty hold post-graduate academic degrees.
• The 200-seat Performing Arts Theater is state-of-the-art and is an exceptional venue for student productions as well as community gatherings.
• JCHS offers competitive interscholastic athletic programs for all abilities as a way to build discipline and sportsmanship.
• Our rapidly expanding library offers more than 25,000 volumes, including those of the Bureau of Jewish Education (BJE).
• JCHS is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC).

The JCHS journey begins before the first day of class.

• Our students become part of a mutually supportive community that nurtures individual growth.
• We encourage our students to challenge themselves, to think creatively and to discover their values while striving for academic excellence. Whether expressing themselves through arts and athletics, academic achievement or community outreach projects, our students participate in a rigorous college preparatory program enriched by thought-provoking Jewish studies.
• JCHS classes are small enough that everyone can be heard, but large enough that a diversity of opinion is possible.
• Our rich curriculum braids together humanities, Jewish studies, and math/science, making it possible to offer classes that incorporate wisdom drawn from the sciences, art and the spirit.
• Students develop skills in textual reading and contextual understanding, as well as writing and public speaking, logic, creative expression, experiential learning and critical thinking, all of which will inform their intellectual and academic development.
• To enrich and enhance their academic experience, JCHS offers competitive interscholastic athletic programs for all abilities as a way to build discipline and sportsmanship.
• Performances in drama and music, as well as expression through the fine arts, nurture and refine our students' creative talents.