The Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway
is an orthodox Jewish Yeshiva with the Torah as the foundation of
its philosophy. Education consists
of developing intelligence, acquiring
knowledge, mastering skills, and forming character. According to
the Torah, the parent is the primary teacher, and by extension the
teacher, while in school, is in loco parentis. It is the role of
both the teacher and parent to cooperate, to guide, and assist in
the development of the whole child, academically, intellectually,
emotionally, spiritually, and socially. The student will be expected
to respect, to make proper appraisals of (to be sure to fit it into
the context of his/her religious obligations), and to contribute
towards the improvement of society. As a faculty, it is our mandate
to provide the proper environment, in both general and Judaic studies,
for total growth of the child as a responsible Jewish American.
With these thoughts uppermost, HAFTR endeavors
to fulfill the following objectives:
1. Spiritual:
to develop sound moral principles and enthusiasm
within the context of an Orthodox Jewish life;
to motivate our students
to learn and love Torah
to observe rituals and mitzvot
to be charitable and respectful
2. Intellectual:
to strive for the highest development of the human
mind
to inspire students to see learning as a rich
and rewarding experience
to provide an atmosphere of learning which encourages
freedom of communication between student and teacher
3. Emotional: to develop among our students
a positive self-image to assist them in their entrance to the adult
world.
4. Social: to foster
the experience of belonging to a peer group in a religious, well
disciplined, and orderly environment.
5. Physical: to develop
the child's body as well as the mind; the development of both is
integral in the development of the child.
The Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway
is accountable to HAFTR's Board of Education. Board of Trustees,
as well as the New York State Department of Education.
