Solomon Schechter School of Westchester
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555 West Hartsdale Avenue, Hartsdale, New York, USA 30 Dellwood Road, White Plains New York United States |
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| Type | Private |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Jewish |
| Established | 1966 |
| Founder | Rabbi Max Gelb |
| President | David Landau |
| High School Principal | Eric Bassin |
| Middle School Principal | Amy Holtzer |
| Lower School Principal | Ilanit Curi-Hoory |
| Head of school | Dr. Michael A. Kay |
| Grades | K-12 |
| Number of students | 789 (2015-16) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 5:1 |
| Campus | Two 25-acre (100,000 m2) campuses (lower and upper school) |
| Color(s) |
Green White |
| Mascot | Schechter Lion |
| Newspaper | The Lions Roar |
| Website | schechterwestchester.org |
Solomon Schechter School of Westchester (Schechter Westchester) is K-12 Jewish day school, affiliated with the Conservative Movement and serving the full breadth of the Jewish community in Westchester County, New York and throughout the Tri-State area.
Solomon Schechter School of Westchester was founded in 1966 with twenty-two students and two teachers in the basement of Temple Israel Center. Rabbi Max Gelb, the school's founder, guided the school with his wife, founding principal Leah Gelb. By the end of the 1970s, enrollment reached 150 and the kindergarten was housed in a converted home adjacent to the main building. It is named after Solomon Schechter, who founded the United Synagogue of America and was the architect of the American Conservative Jewish movement.
In 1979, with financial support from M. Mac Schwebel and others, the school leased the 25-acre (100,000 m2) Rosedale Elementary School campus on Dellwood Road in White Plains, and two years later purchased the campus. In 1980, Rabbi Gelb and Mrs. Gelb stepped down, and Dr. Elliot Spiegel was appointed headmaster. It was Dr. Spiegel who charted the school's future course, introducing innovative education programs and transforming Schechter Westchester into a premier conservative Jewish day school. In 1989, with support from Joseph S. Gruss, a fourth building was constructed on the White Plains campus to help accommodate the demands of Westchester's largest Jewish day school.
In 2001, with the support of the Jewish community, Schechter Westchester constructed the M. Mac Schwebel Upper School Campus in Hartsdale, NY. In 2005, forty years after the school was founded in the basement of Temple Israel Center, Schechter Westchester graduated its first 12th grade class. In 2013, the school renamed the Lower School the Dr. Elliot Spiegel Lower School to coincide with Dr. Spiegel's retirement and appointed Dr. Michael Kay headmaster.
Schechter Westchester offers STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art/Design, Mathematics) education with their Engineering and Entrepreneurship program, sponsored by the Center for Initiatives in Jewish Education (CIJE).
Engineering and Entrepreneurship is designed for students entering ninth grade with a strong interest in STEAM. Students work in teams and gain the ability to access and analyze information across the STEAM disciplines. They view the world through multiple perspectives, make connections, and see patterns. This three-year program culminates in a team research project solving real-world engineering problems, mentored by professionals working in related fields.
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