The Rashi School

8000 Great Meadow Road, Dedham, MA, 02026-0245
Tel: (617)969-4444
Grades: K - 8 | 309 students
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The Rashi School graduates accomplished and engaged students with a strong sense of self and Jewish identity who understand their obligation to make a difference in the world.

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The Rashi School
School Membership(s) Association of Independent Schools in New England (AISNE)
Religious Affiliation Jewish
Grades Offered Grades Kindergarten - 8
Learning Programs Supported Yes
Student Body
Total Students 309 students
Student Body Type Co-ed
Students by Grade
 
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers 20 teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio 16:1 (National school avg.: 13:1)
Classroom dress code Casual
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline Feb. 1
Tuition Notes Rashi is committed to having an economically diverse student population. Rashi grants financial aid awards totaling about $1.4M or about 30% of the student enrollment.
Admissions Director Adrienne Frechter
Admissions Associate Adrien Uretsky
Sports
Total Sports Offered 5 sports
Sports
Baseball Basketball
Lacrosse Soccer
Softball
Extracurriculars
Total Extracurriculars 19 extracurriculars
Extracurriculars
Animation Chess
Choir Drama
Fencing Flute
Guitar Jam Band
Karate Lego Engineering
Mandarin Nature Explorers
Piano Science and Engineering Club
Sports Mania Study Hall
Voice Yoga
Zumba

School Notes:

  • Located on a 162-acre wooded campus on the Charles River, Rashi attracts students from areas surrounding Boston, Jamaica Plain, Wellesley, Newton, and Needham. Our 300 students from Kindergarten through 8th grade benefit from a warm, academically challenging, and values-rich environment that cultivates commitment and respect for learning in the classroom and outside.

    The Rashi interdisciplinary curriculum weaves Jewish studies seamlessly with secular learning, integrating material from varied subjects through the school day. Rashi teachers are adept at differentiating their instruction, designing lessons around students’ readiness, interests and learning profiles.

    Rashi’s dedication to Social Justice extends from classroom curricula into all-school projects, individual initiatives, and community partnerships.

    Rashi shares a campus with NewBridge on the Charles, a multi-generational village where Rashi students’ and NewBridge residents’ lives intersect and enrich each other.

    Rashi, the Boston area’s Reform Jewish K-8 Independent School, is a diverse community welcoming interfaith families.

    Transportation by bus is available.

    • Profile last updated: 05/15/2013

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The Rashi School
Gr. K-8 | 0 mi. away
Thacher Montessori School
Gr. K-9 | 0.9 mi. away
Discovery Schoolhouse
Gr. Nursery School-PK | 1.3 mi. away
Delphi Academy
Gr. PK-8 | 1.9 mi. away
Boston Trinity Academy
Gr. 6-12 | 2.1 mi. away
Lt Joseph P Kennedy Jr Memoria
Gr. PK-6 | 2.1 mi. away

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