Sholem Aleichem College

About

Sholem Aleichem College is a Jewish Preschool and Primary school located in Melbourne, Australia.

Story

At the heart of the College is the study of Yiddish language and culture, Hebrew, Jewish history, traditions and customs, and literature, together with a rich and diverse general curriculum that focuses on the arts, health and physical education, literacy and numeracy. Our purpose is to cultivate in our students a passionate sense of Jewish identity, a sense of belonging to the worldwide Jewish community with special ties to the Australian Jewish community and the State of Israel.

Sholem Aleichem College aims to achieve excellence in learning and teaching by providing a secure educational environment, and by encouraging a harmonious working relationship involving the student, teacher and parent. The College aims to build a sense of belonging for its students by promoting cooperation, mutual respect and the ideas of freedom, peace and social justice.

Mission

At Sholem Aleichem College we recognise each child as an individual, with unique abilities to be nurtured, talents to be discovered and needs to be met. We believe in the education of the whole person so that our children can be knowledgeable and creative, socially, spiritually and ethically aware, and contributing and fulfilled members of the local, Jewish and global community.

We provide a challenging education in a caring and safe environment where children can develop their self worth and sense of responsibility.

We support and enrich the diverse abilities and talents of our community by providing a broad academic and co-curricular program.

We work together as a team. Strong interpersonal relationships between staff, children and parents create a supportive and encouraging community.

We believe every child should have the opportunity to experience success and to develop a love of learning.

We provide an inclusive Jewish education incorporating the teaching of Yiddish and Hebrew language and culture. Our trilingual immersion program inspires our children to discover the joys of learning about the world around them. We foster a love of Jewish culture, history, traditions and festivals in a secular educational setting.

We promote the teaching and learning of values for a lifetime.