{{Short description|Jewish day school in Riverdale, NY}} {{Use American English|date=September 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox school | name = Kinneret Day School | image = Kinneret Logo.jpg | image_size = 100 | coordinates = {{Coord|40.879371|-73.914335|format=dms|type:edu_region:US-NY|display=inline,title}} | established = 1947 | type = [[Private school|Private]], [[Day school|Day]] | religious_affiliation = [[Jewish]] | principal = Asher Abramovitz | principal_label1 = Assistant Principal | principal1 = Allyson Israel | head_of_school = Ilana Mann | location = Riverdale, NY 10463 | address = 2600 Netherland Avenue | enrollment = 200 | grades = Pre-K through 8th | campus_type = Urban | team_name = Lakers | annual_tuition = $14,500 - $18,000 | website = {{URL|https://www.kinneretdayschool.org}} }}
'''Kinneret Day School''' is a coeducational, private [[Jewish day school]] located in the [[Riverdale, Bronx|Riverdale]] section of the [[New York City]] borough of [[the Bronx]]. The school is [[non-denominational]].<ref>{{citation | title=How Aaron Frank Became the Unlikely Orthodox Head of Secular Jewish Day School | url=https://forward.com/forverts-in-english/331428/how-aaron-frank-became-the-unlikely-orthodox-head-of-secular-day-school/}}</ref> Kinneret Day School is known for being affordable, inclusive, and academically rigorous.<ref name="auto1">{{citation | title=In Search of the High Quality, Lean and Mean Jewish Day School | url=https://ejewishphilanthropy.com/in-search-of-the-high-quality-lean-and-mean-jewish-day-school/}}</ref>
==History== Kinneret Day School was founded in 1947 by Jewish leaders including [[Hayim Greenberg|Chaim Greenberg]] and future Israeli Prime Minister [[Golda Meir]].<ref name="auto">{{citation | title=Jewish Link - Kinneret Day School | url=https://jewishlink.news/kinneret-day-school-10/}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=Kosher, Delicious & Simple - The 60th Anniversary Kinneret Day School Cookbook: A Collection of Recipes from Friends & Family |year=2008 |publisher=Author, Inc. |isbn=978-0977932177 |page=9}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Rosen |first=O. |editor-last=Rosen |editor-first=Oded |title=The Encyclopedia of Jewish Institutions - United States & Canada |year=1983 |publisher=Mosadot Publications, Inc. |page=318 |isbn=978-0913185001}}</ref> Kinneret was founded as a secular, inclusive community day school. The school derives its name from the [[Sea of Galilee]] ([[Hebrew language|Hebrew]]: יָם כִּנֶּרֶת), also called the [[Sea of Galilee|Kinneret]].
The school was originally established in [[Brooklyn|Brooklyn, NY]], and later moved to the [[Grand Concourse (Bronx)|Grand Concourse]] area of the Bronx, and eventually to Riverdale in the Bronx. Today, Kinneret is situated in the lower levels of the Century Tower, a large apartment complex in Riverdale.<ref name="auto1"/> The school's principal, Asher Abramovitz, has worked there for over 50 years.<ref>{{cite web |title=May their memories be a blessing: 18 notable New York Jews who died in 2021 |url=https://www.jta.org/2021/12/27/ny/may-their-memories-be-a-blessing-18-notable-new-york-jews-who-died-in-2021 |website=NY Jewish Week}}</ref>
The school's enrollment is approximately 200 students from pre-K through eighth grade.<ref>{{citation | title=US News - Kinneret Day School | url=https://www.usnews.com/education/k12/new-york/kinneret-day-school-310067}}</ref><ref>{{citation | title=Niche - Kinneret Day School | url=https://www.niche.com/k12/kinneret-day-school-bronx-ny/ }}{{Dead link|date=February 2026 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}</ref><ref>{{citation | title=Private School Review - Kinneret Day School | url=https://www.privateschoolreview.com/kinneret-day-school-profile}}</ref><ref>{{citation | title=Great Schools - Kinneret Day School | url=https://www.greatschools.org/new-york/bronx/4999-Kinneret-Day-School/}}</ref><ref>{{citation | title=Elementary Schools - Kinneret Day School | url=https://elementaryschools.org/directory/ny/cities/bronx/kinneret-day-school/00935919/}}</ref>
==Curriculum== Kinneret's educational curriculum includes secular and Judaic studies with an emphasis on the [[Hebrew language]].
The school sponsors boys and girls soccer teams which compete in the Yeshiva Middle School Sports Association (YMSSA) league.<ref>{{citation | title=Undefeated Kinneret Soccer Wins YMSSA Championship | url=https://jewishlink.news/undefeated-kinneret-soccer-wins-ymssa-championship/}}</ref> Home games are played at the House of Sports in Ardsley, NY. Additional school programs include a school choir and Shakespeare Society.<ref>{{citation | title=KDS Performs The Tempest" at Night of the Arts | url=https://jewishlink.news/kds-performs-the-tempest-at-night-of-the-arts/}}</ref>
Kinneret Day School consistently achieves high student acceptance rates to NYC specialized high schools including [[Bronx High School of Science|Bronx Science]] and [[Stuyvesant High School]].<ref name="auto"/><ref name="auto1"/>
==External links== *[https://kinneretdayschool.org/ Kinneret Day School Official Website]
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[[Category:Private middle schools in the Bronx]] [[Category:Private elementary schools in the Bronx]] [[Category:Jewish day schools in New York (state)]] [[Category:Riverdale, Bronx]] [[Category:Jews and Judaism in the Bronx]] [[Category:Jewish organizations based in New York City]] [[Category:Educational institutions in the United States established in 1947]] [[Category:Spuyten Duyvil, Bronx]]