Leo Baeck is a Reform Jewish Day School where families, professionals and Board members strive together to create a child-centered learning environment in which each student experiences a multi-faceted educational program.

Our students are prepared to be practising liberal Jews and to participate effectively in a complex, ever-changing Canadian society.

» School Goals

The following goals are based on the school's Mission Statement.

• Provide families the option of a Reform day school education
• Teach children to understand and experience Judaism from a Reform perspective
• Teach children to be knowledgeable, skilled and comfortable with Jewish prayer
• Encourage the practice of Reform Judaism at home, school and Temple
• Strengthen the interaction between the Reform Jewish Community and The Leo Baeck Day School

• Encourage the development of The Leo Baeck Day School as a community of students, families, teachers, administrators, Board members, and the Reform Jewish Community
• Provide opportunities for constructive interaction and communication among the above stakeholders

• Create an environment that is focused on the best interest of the child
• Provide a warm family atmosphere within the school
• Respect the individual's learning style
• Develop in children the ability to problem-solve, make choices, be creative and express themselves
• Develop in children a positive self-image to enable them to grow emotionally, intellectually, and socially
• Instill respect for parents, staff, fellow students and self
• Assist children in becoming sensitive people incorporating Jewish ideals and beliefs
• Teach children to understand the logical consequences of their actions and to assume responsibility for those actions
• Provide an experiential educational program

• Make Judaism an integral part of the entire program
• Provide a broad range of subjects including art, computer, drama, music, physical education and French
• Offer educational trips

• To instill the notion that study leads to action
• Prepare children to make informed choices within the context of Reform Jewish ideology
• Encourage children to participate in acts of tzedakah and other personal mitzvot as part of their responsibility as Jews
• Encourage children to participate in synagogue/Temple life
• Foster in children a commitment toward Israel

• Teach children the value of social conscience and how to participate in social change
• Prepare children to live in a technological world
• Teach children to appreciate and participate in the richness and strength of a multicultural society