Heschel West accepting applications

Applications for next fall are now being accepted for sixth and seventh grades at HescheWest Middle School. The seventh grade is new for 2006 and an eighth grade will be added to the Agoura Hills school in 2007There will be a middle schooopen house from 10 a.m. to

12:30 p.m. Sun., Feb. 26 aHeschel West’s campus, 27400 Canwood St., Agoura Hills.

Students entering 6th and 7th grades

invited to apply

Heschel West, a Jewish Day School, offers a unique curriculum for its middle school.

“We have carefully considered the attributes by which we wish to set our middle school apart. We have decided on three key programmatic areas that will make our program unparalleled in the community and unrivaled by other Jewish days schools,” said Yuri Hronsky, middle school director.

The three areas are applied technology, community and political activism, and extreme experiences.

In the applied technology program, students receive hands-on experience in cuttingedge computer use, including video production, music composition, animation, and drafting. Students receive their own laptop and are taught to apply technology in all their studies. Students also are encouraged to evaluate government policies, introduce legislation at various levels of government, and experience activism at a community level and beyond.

For extreme experiences, students are encouraged to participate in activities ranging from mountain biking to outdoor survival skills. Among other virtues, the students learn team building, individual character building, and critical thinking skills when confronted with the challenges of this program.

Since its founding in 1994, Heschel West has shown “staggering growth.”

Currently, Heschel West educates 220 students in grades transitional kindergarten through sixth grade and will be opening a seventh grade in the fall.

For more information, call Stephanie Levin, development coordinator, at (818) 707-2365.