Welcome
Since its founding in 1986, The Rashi School has never had a permanent home. Now we have the opportunity to build a wonderful new facility on a beautiful wooded site on the banks of the Charles River in Dedham.
The new Rashi School will be part of an intergenerational campus shared by the Hebrew SeniorLife community. Though separated with our own grounds and facilities, this partnering project offers a myriad of possibilities for multigenerational programming.
Rashi has launched the $30 million Campaign for Rashi to make this new home a reality. Our goal is to start the school year there in the Fall of 2010. We have approval from the Dedham Planning Board for the site plan and construction permit, and we are currently working on final design and construction drawings.
The Cambridge architectural firm of HMFH has designed an 82,000 square foot building that is light and open, with ample windows and skylights, that includes:
- State of the art Classrooms wired for Internet
- Fully equipped Science Labs
- 10,000 Volume Library
- School Assembly and Performance Halls
- Bright Art Studios and dedicated Music rooms
- Community Spaces for Prayer and Holiday Celebrations
- Spacious Auditorium for Performing Arts
- Gymnasium, Playgrounds and Sports Fields
- Dedicated Room for Before and After School Programs
- Modern Kitchen
In addition to being a home for Rashi students, the new facility will become a center for Jewish life and learning, continuing to serve as a nexus for adult text study, parent meetings, and evening community meetings. We expect to move to the construction phase in the very near future.
To find out more, or to participate in the Campaign for Rashi, contact the Advancement Office at 617-969-7300.
