Formation November 2009 Founded November 2009 | Phone +1 718-355-9138 | |
Location Crown Heights, Brooklyn Website lamplightersyeshivah.com Address 1337 President St, Brooklyn, NY 11213, USA Motto Raising Our Children, to Raise Up the World | ||
Lamplighters yeshivah it starts with one
Lamplighters Yeshivah is a Jewish Montessori-style school for Jewish children located in Crown Heights, Brooklyn.
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The power of one a day at lamplighters yeshivah
Background
Lamplighters Yeshivah is one of the 40 Jewish Montessori-style Hebrew day schools in the United States. Lamplighters is located in Crown Heights, Brooklyn and is catered to parents from the local Chabad Hasidic community.
The school was founded in November 2009, with just four families. As of the 2015-16 school year, the school has expanded to 113 students in eight classes: two primary, four lower elementary and two upper elementary.
The executive director of Lamplighters is Yocheved Sidof. The Heads of School are Moshe and Rivkah Schack.
The name "Lamplighters" was chosen for the school based on the Hasidic teaching that each person can better the world and "transform darkness into light".
Educational style
Lamplighters incorporate both Jewish and general topics in their curriculum. Teaching methods are heavily influenced by Montessori educational methods. Lessons often blend traditional Jewish topics with general Montessori activities.