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Culture of Chesed and Responsive Classroom

​Hillel Academy students explicitly and implicitly learn and experience a Culture of Chesed (Kindness) through the role modeling and teaching of a variety of midot (values). These values include and are not limited to:

  • Kavod (respect/honor)

  • Chesed (kindness)

  • Emet (truth)

  • Tikun Olam (repair the world / making the world a better place)

  • Tzedaka (charity/support for those with less or in need of support)

  • Ahava (love)

  • Limud (study & learning)

  • Shalom (peace)

Partnering with our Culture of Chesed is the adoption of the school-wide culture program called Responsive Classroom. The Responsive Classroom approach is a way of teaching that emphasizes social, emotional, and academic growth in a strong, positive, and safe school community. Developed by classroom teachers, the approach consists of practical strategies for helping students build academic and social-emotional competencies day in and day out.

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Social Action (Tikun Olam)

Our students serve the community and become better future stewards of our society.  Students leave their mark on our community by participating in a variety of social action activities either to complete hours needed by our own National Junior Honor Society chapter or as a commitment to our community. Among the many organizations we volunteer with are:

  • Emmi Grace’s Angels

  • The Joshua House

  • Feeding Tampa Bay

  • Keep Tampa Bay Beautiful

  • Weinberg Village

  • Metropolitan Ministries

  • The Spring of Tampa Bay

Social Action activities provided to students at school include and not limited to:
  • Tu B'Shvat Day of Service: A day dedicated to appreciating and learning about nature, while also giving back to our world through hands-on environmental and community-focused activities.

  • Jeans Day: On Tuesdays, students who donate non-perishable items to the Jewish Family Services (JFS) Food Pantry may wear jeans instead of uniform bottoms.

  • TUB Farms Hydroponic Garden: In partnership with TUB Farms, students plant, harvest, and donate hundreds of pounds of produce to Holocaust survivors and food pantries.

  • JFS Chanukkah Wish Lists: Hillel Academy families sponsor those in need during the holiday season.

  • Reverse Tashlich: In partnership with Repair the Sea, Hillel Academy families participate in water clean-up projects throughout the area

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