We’d like to take this opportunity to welcome you to our school and thank you for your interest! Here at Addlestone Hebrew Academy we have a shared agenda: providing our children with the best possible General Studies and Judaic education.  Addlestone provides an enriched academic, social and Jewish environment. We are dedicated to nurturing the minds, bodies, and spirits of our students, enabling each individual child to achieve his/her potential.  Our commitment is to the development of the whole child in each and every student.  We believe that all parents who choose AHA, give us their most precious possessions their child/ren. Moreover, they entrust us with the education of their children; this trust is a privilege and a responsibility. In this venture, parents, teachers, principals and administrators are all partners. We encourage parents share their thoughts and ideas with us and encourage ongoing and open dialogue. We are filled with excitement as we are actively engaged in the 2009-2010 school year. We know this year will continue to be successful and meaningful for us all. Our dedicated faculty has planned a productive and challenging academic year.  We have enjoyed many wonderful moments and events in the school year thus far. We look forward to continuing to work with our parent body, staff, and more importantly, our children.

Our Mission Addlestone Hebrew Academy is a community day school that provides an exceptional education in secular and Judaic studies. Our students achieve standards of academic excellence in a dynamic environment that embodies the richness of Jewish Life.

Core Values Academic Excellence - Each of our students is encouraged to reach his or her highest potential and develop a life-long love of learning. Development of the Whole Child – According to King Solomon, we must “Teach every child according to his/her way.”  Every child is unique and must be related to in a way that takes into account their cognitive, emotional, social, spiritual and physical development. Immersion into Judaism – More than just a religion, Judaism includes a unique language, culture, way of life, and community.  Our students develop fluency in Hebrew and develop their Jewish identity connecting them to their history and their future.  Love of Torah and Prayer - Studying and understanding that our sacred story that has great relevance to our modern lives.  Building a personal and significant relationship with God as well as recognizing that to pray means being part of a community (kehillah).  Respect & Diversity – As a community school, Addlestone is not affiliated with any synagogue or branch of Judaism.  Just like the Jewish community beyond Addlestone, our students and their families run the gamut of Jewish practice and observance.  With a focus on menschlekite (being an admirable human being), our students recognize that how we treat and interact with each other affects how the world unfolds. Derech Eretz – Literally translated, derech eretz means “the way of the land”; it expresses itself as the balance between the heart and the mind, between the physical and the spiritual, between the concrete and the abstract, between self-interest and selflessness.