HASF: Curriculum

The Preschool, which includes nursery, pre-kindergarten and kindergarten, is the beginning of an individualized education with the recognition that no two children are alike. Students are able to learn and succeed at their own pace. Children develop confidence in their own abilities.

The Lower School, grades one through six, offers excellent secular and Judaic studies programs which meet individual needs by varying teaching techniques. Students in some subjects are grouped; in others, the programs are individualized, addressing the need to reach individual students who differ in their abilities. This also allows each student to proceed at his or her own pace.

The Middle School, grades seven and eight, is a natural continuation of the lower school. Middle school classes are departmentalized and intensified in both Judaic and secular subject areas. Students are offered an excellent and challenging curriculum which provides the skills and knowledge necessary for a successful high school experience.

The High school, grades nine through twelve, is comprised of approximately seventy five students and offers one of the best college preparatory curricula in the San Francisco Bay Area. Our students are required to take four years each of English, history, math and science within our secular studies department and four years each of Hebrew language, Jewish history and religion (laws, customs, and traditions) within our Judaic studies department.