Inspiration Character at Levine Academy means instilling pride in Judaism and equipping students to fully participate in Jewish life. It involves cultivating a strong sense of identity, both personal and Jewish, through knowledge, heritage and traditions. At our school, character formation happens every day: through our strong writing-across-the-curriculum program, to regular Torah study, to meaningful prayer services and the practice and promotion of our school's seven middot (values). 

Knowledge Knowledge is at the heart of our academic program—across both General and Judaic Studies. We view the pursuit of knowledge as more than the mastery of facts; it is about cultivating curiosity, exploration, questioning, and critical thinking. Inquiry is central to this process, guiding students to develop essential skills in analysis and interpretation which is incorporated throughout our celebrated Middle School Judaic classes and Humanities subjects. Our students' active engagement in the pursuit of knowledge prepares them for leadership roles throughout high school and for success in their advanced level college prep courses.

Character is about instilling a strong sense of pride in Judaism by giving students the tools for full participation in all aspects of Jewish life. Character is about developing a strong sense of identity, which means cultivating one’s individual Jewish identity as well as growing one’s knowledge and appreciation of one’s Jewish heritage and traditions. Character means developing one’s own confidence through the cultivation of voice, which is one’s innate, G-d-given style or place in this world. At Levine Academy, we see character formation happening all the time: character is as much dependent on a strong across-the-curriculum writing program as it is developed in regular Torah study, in our prayer services, and in our promotion of the School’s seven middot.