Student Life
Torah Day School offers many extracurricular activities aimed at fostering deeper friendships, expanding students' outlets of expressing themselves, providing venues for success in non-academic settings, and facilitating opportunities for students to bond with teachers.
Chessed
Students giving back
Our students are involved with several chesses programs, including a monthly organized chessed activity such as gathering food for people in need, responding to natural disasters, visiting the elderly, and offerign other resources to less privleged families and children. These programs are ways for the students to give back to the community and learn about their part of a greater whole. The goal is to inculcate mindfulness of other people's needs, encourage volunteerism, and create a culture of being responsible for, thoughtful of, and empathetic and considerate toward others.
Middos Program
Focus on character development
Our middos program focuses on developing strong, positive character traites in our students. In our monthly middos assembly, we intorduce the new middah of the month through collaborative activities, role playing, and games. Throughout the month, we share stories, hold contests, and focus on practical applications of the trait we have learned about.
Basketball
Intramural and extramural leagues
Our intramural and extramural basketball leagues help teach students the value of practice, perseverance, team work, attitude, and sportsmanship. Students also benefit from the many advatages of extra phyiscal activity on health, fitness, mental performance, and emotional wellbeing.
Leadership
Planning for the future
The eight grade girls have an oppurtunity to be part of a committee for the year. Some of these committess are fundraising, Chagiga Head, and GO Head. These roles allow for responsibility and group work to be honed. The girls each have a leadership Role for the year, which they plan and execute in conjuction with the eigth grade coordinator. These roles help instill in them leadership skills and responsibility.