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Eitz Chaim Schools

Toronto, Ontario

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At a glance

Grades: Preschool – 12
Gender: Separate boys’ and girls’ campuses; preschool is offered at both campuses.
Enrolment: 600
Founded: 1939
Board: Independent
Religious affiliation: Orthodox Jewish

Academics & learning

Curriculum: The school pairs intensive Jewish Studies with General Studies. The boys’ program describes Chumash, Mishnayos and Gemara alongside general academics. The girls’ program describes Chumash and Yedios Klaliyos alongside STEM and other General Studies. Early Childhood focuses on Alef Beis, derech eretz, middos, Ahavas Yisrael, holidays and foundational literacy. Exact grade-by-grade General Studies syllabi were not located.

Course descriptions

Boys’ Jewish Studies

Yeshivas Eitz Chaim describes learning Chumash, Mishnayos and Gemara, with teachers aiming to inspire engagement in Torah learning.

Girls’ Jewish Studies and General Studies

Eitz Chaim Girls describes Chumash and Yedios Klaliyos together with General Studies emphasizing STEM and other disciplines.

Early Childhood

The preschool program describes Alef Beis, derech eretz, middos, Ahavas Yisrael, holidays and a foundational literacy component; no detailed preschool subject syllabus is published.

General Studies and character

Across campuses, the school describes academic excellence, whole-child support and rewards that encourage positive character traits. Detailed grade-by-grade course listings are not provided on the reviewed public pages.

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Learning programs

Specializations

Intensive Torah and Jewish Studies. · STEM within the girls’ General Studies program. · Character development through middos tovos and derech eretz.

Student life

Arts

The girls’ school describes art · song and dance activities. The Mothers’ Association also lists a Mother-Daughter Craft Fair. These are official examples · term schedules are not published on the reviewed pages.

Clubs & extracurricular activities

After-school sports: Listed by the Eitz Chaim Mothers’ Association among programs serving its three campuses; the page does not specify sports or current term dates.
Sunday extra-curricular programs: Listed by the Mothers’ Association; current activities are not specified.
After-school dance: Listed by the Mothers’ Association as a campus program.
Girls’ extracurricular activities: The girls’ school page names art, song, dance and colour war as activities intended to build social skills and camaraderie.
Community and school events: The Mothers’ Association page lists a Scholastic Book Fair, Mother-Daughter Craft Fair, Father-Son Purim Carnival and other events. Event schedules vary.

About the school

Eitz Chaim Schools is an Orthodox Jewish day school serving preschool through Grade 8 across two campuses, combining intensive Jewish Studies with General Studies.

Location & school highlights

Location

The girls’ Viewmount campus is at 1 Viewmount Avenue
Toronto
Ontario M6B 1T2. The boys’ Spring Farm campus is at 80 York Hill Boulevard
Thornhill
Ontario L4J 2P6. Both campuses also offer preschool.

What makes the school distinct

A century-long tradition of Orthodox Jewish education in Toronto.
Intensive Torah learning alongside General Studies focused on academic excellence.
Whole-child education emphasizing parent partnerships, warmth, creativity, character development, and derech eretz.
Rewards programs reinforce middos tovos and, at the boys’ school, derech eretz.