MHA / FYOS Mission Statement
The Margolin Hebrew Academy / Feinstone Yeshiva of the South is a warm, community-centered, Orthodox Day School committed to instilling within its students a love of Judaism, the State of Israel, and the Jewish people in an academically superior educational environment. With its family-like environment and its place at the center of a vibrant Orthodox community, MHA / FYOS fosters passion and commitment for Torah learning and for a Torah lifestyle, imbuing its students with derech eretz and communal responsibility, while providing them with the tools for a lifetime of success.
- The Early Childhood division of MHA / FYOS blends developmentally appropriate skill and content learning with a rich introduction to Jewish life and the Hebrew language in an integrated, center-based, hands-on learning environment infused with love, nurturing, and fun.
- The co-educational Lower School division features a caring yet rigorous environment designed to meet the diverse needs of the Memphis Jewish community and highly attuned to the individual needs of every student. Its innovative curricula and extracurricular programming actively nurture curiosity and creativity, community and camaraderie, while facilitating maximal student learning in a full array of General and Judaic studies.
- The High School divisions of MHA / FYOS, the Cooper Yeshiva High School for Boys and the Goldie Margolin High School for Girls, are committed to the religious, social, emotional, physical, and educational benefits of single gender education. Their residential programs offer an Orthodox boarding school option for students from across the globe so as to increase the diversity of its student body and to facilitate the formation of new student friendships. Through an unwavering dedication to educational excellence in all subject areas, leadership opportunities, as well as community building initiatives, the high schools prepare their students for successful matriculation to the finest universities, yeshivot, and seminaries in the world.
MHA / FYOS Statements of Belief
Religious Principles
- The Torah lifestyle which guides school life and to which all students are taught to aspire is defined by a wholehearted commitment to Halachah (Jewish Law).
- Moral and character development through Torah ideals must inform all areas of the school culture. Responsibility, integrity, caring, and mutual respect must form the foundation upon which the school community is built.
- Students are encouraged to courageously engage the world of secular learning and secular culture from a Jewish perspective so as to learn from its wisdom, to draw inspiration from its beauty, to strengthen its ethical inadequacies.
- The State of Israel is a gift of G-d that is central to the Jewish people, and the support of its well-being is a responsibility of every Jew.
Educational Philosophy
- All students can learn. Students must be provided a variety of instructional strategies to support their varied learning styles.
- Successful education requires a strong partnership between school and home. At all times, parents and teachers must communicate frequently and openly about all issues pertaining to a student’s educational experience.
- Only inspired teachers inspire students.
- Consistent and sustained professional growth amongst faculty and administration is the best means for assuring consistent and sustained growth amongst students.
- A reflective and collaborative learning community in which faculty members share instructional strategies, review their pedagogical practices, and offer guidance to their colleagues, results in improved student learning.
- Educational practice, policy, and the process of change yield the highest results when they are guided by data-driven decision making, and rooted in research-based instructional programming.
- Student affect is directly proportional to student cognition. Therefore, the promotion of a student’s emotional welfare and the cultivation of meaningful relationships between teacher and student is a critical component of the educational process.
- Effective instruction must provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary to become lifelong learners. Therefore, independent analysis, problem solving skills, and the promotion of higher order thinking must be extant throughout the entire curriculum.
- Student success in the classroom and beyond is inextricably linked to a student’s sense of self-worth. Therefore, curricular and extracurricular opportunities that promote the development of student leadership skills, tap into student creativity, and showcase individual student talents, are vital components of a student’s educational experience.
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