Welcome to The Agnon School

ברוכים הבאים לבית ספר עגנון

We’re Cleveland’s only community Jewish day school – a school that celebrates both the richness of pluralism and the strength of diversity.

At Agnon, academic excellence in general studies and in Judaics reinforces and supports one another. Our graduates go on to the best high schools in the area, and are prepared to enter the most challenging universities four years later with a set of values and self confidence to last a lifetime.

A low student-to-teacher ratio, superb master educators, and a sophisticated and values-driven curriculum: this is what you’ll find at The Agnon School.

Agnon Gallery

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From the Head of School

Welcome!
ברוכים הבאים
B’ruchim HaBaim

Once again, another year has begun. All of us at Agnon – board members, staff and teachers – are excited about the new year ahead of us. Here’s to a wonderful 5769-70 (otherwise known as 2009-2010)!

A school is so much more than the mere sum of its parts. This year at Agnon, you’ll see grade-level Shabbat dinners – because we know that while we may teach and learn about Shabbat in the classroom, we celebrate this weekly gift by experiencing it with our family and friends. You’ll also see “milestone” events – science camp for 6th grade; Washington, D.C. for 7th and our life-transforming Israel experience for 8th grade – because all learning is not accomplished within the four walls of a classroom.

And parents will participate in their share of evening programs – our justly celebrated “integrated curricular nights” – that will give them a glimpse of how one learns at Agnon, by taking in concepts and ideas through multiple lenses. Seeing a topic from the perspective of art, music, science, Jewish history and social studies brings it alive – and moves the accumulation of facts toward the development of wisdom. It’s that simple – and that profound.

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Jerry D. Isaak-Shapiro, Head of School

Alumni Party 12/17/09 (view more)

Links from
The Agnon Weekly E-Mail
February 3, 2010

(Read the whole email here)

♦ Dad's Camp-In registration due Mon. 2/8
♦ Agnon's Box Tops for Education contest ends Mon. 3/1
♦ Sign up for new After School Activities
♦ Volunteers needed for Yom HaYeled, Fri. 2/19 (contact Lisa Linden); Purim Carnival, Sun. 2/28 (contact Wendy Cohen)
♦ For the 2010 Spring into Action Auction: Contribute to the Basket Raffle for your child(ren)'s grade(s). For details, contact your room parent or Wendy Cohen.

Rave reviews from parents

"Agnon taught us more than just book learning, prayers, or computer. What do I cherish the most? Our dinner table discussions about global warming, American history, Jewish traditions, all courtesy of The Agnon School."

--Nancy Kekst,The Cleveland Jewish News, 9/18/09

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