Welcome to The Rashi School
The Rashi School is known for its outstanding curriculum and instruction. But it’s our identity as a Jewish school that sets us apart: the value of education, exploration, and curiosity is embedded in our culture. We live our values everyday at school—and they reflect the ones you teach your child at home.
Admissions
Your child belongs here
Academics
We believe in teaching children to think for themselves, to question and to probe
Social Justice
Tzedek (Justice), one of Rashi’s five core values, is the heart of our curriculum and an essential part of our identity
Student Voices
Our graduates share their Rashi experience
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TOWNS
95%
ADMITTED TO TOP CHOICE HIGH SCHOOL
274
STUDENTS ENROLLED
6:1
STUDENT-TEACHER RATIO
K-8
GRADES SERVED
$2 M
IN FINANCIAL AID DISTRIBUTED ANNUALLY
162 Acres
MULTIGENERATIONAL CAMPUS
20%
INTERFAITH, MULTICULTURAL OR LGBTQ FAMILIES
Recent News
Kindergarten Visits Northeastern’s Marine Science Center
Rashi’s Kindergarten class went on its first field trip in three years to Northeastern University’s Marine Science Center. From the moment they exited the bus, the children were full of energy and excitement for what they might see and learn as they were greeted by the center’s science educators.
Grade 8 Debate: Lord of the Flies
Grade 8 held a series of debates, a culminating project for Rashi middle schoolers, relating back to William Golding’s “The Lord of The Flies”. The students were focused and determined in their research, writing, and collaboration in preparation for the debate.
Middle School Day of Service
Rashi Middle School students had a busy and productive day of service outside of Rashi’s campus. With each grade going departing on a different field trip, their destinations provided important opportunities for our students to learn from experts in their fields.
Expressing Gratitude with Eva Paddock: Yom HaShoah
To commemorate Yom HaShoah, Rashi welcomed survivor Eva Paddock. Students listened to her personal story, which was one of intense gratitude and altruism.
Rashi Student Council Awarded for Excellence
This year, for the first time in Rashi history, our Student Council has been recognized by the National Student Council for its excellence. This well-deserved award was earned after hours of work, collaboration, and intense documentation of their efforts. “I almost...
Social Justice Comics Brought to Life in Spanish
Social justice, art, and Spanish became one in a project completed by our Grade 8 Spanish class. Students were tasked with creating Spanish-language comics, addressing themes relating to a global issue of their choice. They were broken into groups, and challenged to...
Grade 8 Secures the Win
By Athletics Director Joshua Horowicz The historic 2021-2022 Rashi basketball season wrapped up with the annual faculty vs. Grade 8 game, played in front of a packed house full of Rashi parents, students, and teachers. It was close throughout, but looked like the...
Standing with Ukraine
The Rashi community has been engaged in ways online and in-person, in the classroom and at home, to connect with Ukraine since the start of the conflict in late February 2022. Ukraine Briefing Head of School Adam W. Fischer summarized a briefing on Ukraine earlier...
Athens versus Sparta
By Grade 5 Lead Teacher Aaron Fischlowitz-Roberts As part of our study of ancient Greece, Grade 5 students compared what life was like in the two largest city-states, Athens and Sparta in a spirited debate format. Students worked together in small groups to prepare...
Rashi School Fairness March Featured in News
“Any person, no matter how young or how senior, can make change, and today, they were big change makers.”
All About Communities
This week in social studies, Grade 1 students explored the grade level theme of community through the lens of an economist. Several economical key terms were introduced through experiential learning: Needs and wants and goods and services.
Kabbalat “Sha-not” Brings Rashi Together
By Dean of Jewish Learning Rabbi Sharon Clevenger Snow days are the greatest, but they sure can mess up a schedule! A few weeks ago, a wonderful and much-appreciated Friday snow day left a group of Grade 3 students happy, but not entirely happy. Slated to lead...