# Seattle Jewish Community School > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Seattle_Jewish_Community_School > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Seattle_Jewish_Community_School.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattle_Jewish_Community_School > Source revision: 1339615275 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Private, k - 5 school in Seattle, Washington, United States Seattle Jewish Community School Seattle , Washington United States Information Type Private, K - 5 Religious affiliations Judaism, Egalitarian Established 1991 Head of School David Zimand Faculty 12 Enrollment 51 Student to teacher ratio 9:1 Campus Green Lake Colors Turquoise and Cranberry Website http://www.sjcs.net **Seattle Jewish Community School,** (SJCS), is an [independent](/source/Independent_school), [egalitarian](/source/Egalitarianism) [Jewish](/source/Jews) day school from kindergarten through 5th grade, located in North [Seattle](/source/Seattle), [Washington](/source/Washington_(state)), USA. The school is accredited by [NWAIS](/source/Northwest_Association_of_Independent_Schools) (Northwest Association of Independent Schools), a member of the [Washington Federation of Independent Schools](/source/Washington_Federation_of_Independent_Schools), and a member of [PRIZMAH Center for Jewish Day Schools](https://www.prizmah.org/). ## History Established in 1991 as Seattle Jewish Primary School, the school later expanded to 5th grade and changed its name to SJCS. SJCS was located at [Congregation Beth Shalom](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Congregation_Beth_Shalom_(Seattle,_Washington)&action=edit&redlink=1), then Temple Beth Am, and the school purchased its current building on October 24, 2008.[1][2] Seattle Jewish Community School campus SJCS has had four Heads of School in its 19-year history. Debra J.G. Butler was the founding principal and served until 1995, establishing the school's primary division. Joyce Shane was head for a decade, and expanded the school into 5th grade. Upon Shane's retirement, Butler returned to SJCS to lead the transition to SJCS' Northgate-area campus. From 2010 to 2018, Shoshana K. Bilavsky was Head of School. Ron Waldman became Head of School in the summer of 2018. SJCS opened a new campus in the Green Lake neighborhood on Woodlawn Ave N.E.in the building formerly occupied by Billings Middle School.[3] In addition to tuition, SJCS receives funding from individual and institutional donors including the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle and the [Samis Foundation](/source/Samis_Foundation).[4] ## Academics and student life SJCS enrollment is open to students from Seattle and its suburbs and who speak English, Hebrew, and Russian as first languages in their homes. According to NWAIS, the accrediting body for the school, it enrolls families that are both affiliated and unaffiliated with a synagogue or havurah.[5] Among some of its services and specialty curricula, the school lists art, before- and after-school enrichment, creative dance/movement, music, physical education, science, learning specialist, a library, and a school counselor.[6] ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Archives West: Seattle Jewish Primary School photograph collection, 1991-1992"](http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv17172). *archiveswest.orbiscascade.org*. Retrieved October 11, 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Jewish Education in Seattle (1894-Present) - HistoryLink.org"](https://www.historylink.org/File/7132). *www.historylink.org*. Retrieved October 11, 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["New Building Letter"](http://billingsmiddleschool.org/new-building-letter). *Billings Middle School*. Retrieved October 11, 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Seattle Jewish Community School (SJCS) | Seattle, WA | Cause IQ profile"](https://www.causeiq.com/organizations/seattle-jewish-community-school,911484966/). *www.causeiq.com*. Retrieved October 11, 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["NWAIS: Seattle Jewish Community School"](https://www.nwais.org/page.cfm?p=122). *www.nwais.org*. Retrieved October 11, 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Our Program - Seattle Jewish Community School"](https://www.sjcs.net/our-program). *www.sjcs.net*. Retrieved October 11, 2020. ## External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Seattle Jewish Community School](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Seattle_Jewish_Community_School). 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