Learning Lab
The Rae Kushner Yeshiva High School Learning Lab is designed to support the academic needs of mainstream students who require additional assistance in order to succeed in a Yeshiva High School program with a dual curriculum. Trained professionals meet with small groups and individuals to equip them with strategies and tools for future independent study, while offering remedial support in subject areas. Remedial intervention is skill-based and study skills are integrated into content area instruction.
Guidance Department
A successful counseling program in a community of learners is one which helps students to reach their full academic and social potential. The Guidance Department at Rae Kushner Yeshiva High School takes this responsibility seriously, offering students a wealth of programs and services including counseling, academic advisement, college and Israel guidance, and career counseling.
The lives of high school students are continually changing, which can exert a great deal of pressure on today’s teen. One way the Guidance Department helps students manage these challenges is by matching each student with a Guidance professional who supports him/her throughout the four years of high school. This system ensures that counselors are available to meet students whenever needs arise, and allows students to feel comfortable about sharing any sort of concern.
Further, the Department offers students personalized, individual counseling, as well as small-and large-group programs focusing on a wide range of issues of special interest to teenagers, such as social skills, the changing family and bereavement; student needs determine the content and scheduling of each year’s roster of programs. In addition, the Department creates special educational programs for the entire student body, along with assemblies aimed at particular grade levels, and an annual, interactive freshman orientation program.
With two highly knowledgeable Israel guidance counselors in the Department, our students also receive individualized counseling about the various Israel study programs available post-senior year. There are Yeshivot and seminaries to match every interest and need, and the Guidance Department is committed to finding the perfect fit for each student wishing to participate.
College guidance is also a major focus of the Guidance Department. Our expert college counselors work individually with all seniors to review their transcripts, discuss options, and assist with the college application and school choice process. Additionally, workshops for parents and students offer a wealth of information on topics such as the admissions process and financial aid. Significantly, workshops and individual counseling are not geared only to seniors; the college advisement program begins well before senior year, as counselors make programs, knowledge and counseling available regularly to all underclassmen and their parents. Finally, our website tracking system allows seniors to monitor online the status of their applications throughout the college acceptance months.
With all of the expert advice and individualized attention our students receive, it is no surprise that they have earned numerous academic awards. Our graduates include National Merit Scholarship finalists, Edward J. Bloustein Distinguished Scholars, A.P. Scholars with Distinction Award winners, and Kukin Fellows, among others. The Guidance Department is proud to support all of our students’ academic aspirations, and to help them gain admission to the colleges and universities of their choice, as well as prestigious Yeshivot and seminaries in Israel.
The creation of the State of Israel is one of the seminal events in Jewish history. Recognizing significance of the State and its national institutions, we seek to instill in our students an attachment to the State of Israel and its people as well as a sense of responsibility for their welfare. Our school is dedicated to creating such an awareness of the central role that Israel and Zionism play in our lives. We try to cultivate a love and appreciation for Israel throughout one’s high school career through activities in school and the sophomore Mifgashim trip to Israel. We also encourage students to continue to enhance their connection to Israel by studying there for a year after high school.
Please feel free to call Ms. Sara Purow extension 1139 or Rabbi Steven Hirschey extension 1137 at the school for more information. We look forward to helping you find the program that will help you experience a meaningful and spiritually inspiring year in Israel.
