Tarbut V' Torah

Tarbut V' Torah

Tarbut V'Torah Community Day School is a Jewish Community Day School located in Irvine, California. The school is divided into two separate sections: the Lower School serves grades K-6 and the Upper School serves 7-12. Both schools are located on its convert|21.5|acre|m2|sing=on campus that was generously donated by the Samueli Family and other donors. In addition, the school has been recognized as a Blue Ribbon School.

History

Founded in 1991 by Holocaust survivor Irving Gelman, Tarbut V'Torah Community Day School, an elementary, middle and high school educational facility located in Irvine, California, has gained national recognition for its award-winning convert|10.5|acre|m2|sing=on campus that opened in 1997 with more than 330 students. In addition, the school is a National Distinguished Blue Ribbon institution. The campus expanded the upper school in September 2002: Eleven acres were added and a new middle and high school was constructed to accommodate increased enrollment for all grade levels. The campus to date now encompasses convert|21.5|acre|m2 and convert|150000|sqft|m2|-3 of structures. In 2005-06, a record 645 students (grades K-12) enrolled at TVT, making it the eighth largest Jewish Community Day School in the United States.

The name "Tarbut" is inspired by the Tarbut schools created by the Yiddish-speaking community of pre-World War II Eastern Europe. The founder of Tarbut V'Torah, Irving Gelman, attended one of these schools. Tarbut V'Torah, translated from Hebrew, simply means culture & Torah.Tarbut schools had a curriculum that was secular and included science, humanities, and Hebrew studies, including Jewish history. Today, other Tarbut schools exist in Argentina and in [http://www.tarbut.edu.mx/ Mexico] , but there is no formal affiliation between either of those schools and Tarbut v'Torah.

Athletics

TVT's athletics department is divided by Middle School athletics and High School athletics.

Tarbut V' Torah's middle school athletic program competes in the Tri-Way League consisting of 10 other private schools throughout Orange County. Currently, the boys field three teams which include flag football, basketball and soccer while the girls compete in volleyball, basketball and soccer.

TVT's high school athletic program has more than 10 teams. In the fall, girls compete in volleyball (ranked in Division 5), tennis, and both boys and girls compete in Cross-Country. In the winter, both boys and girls compete in soccer; in addition, TVT has a winter Basketball team, which is ranked in Division 5. In the spring, boys can play tennis, baseball, swimming and volleyball, and the girls can play in swimming and softball.

External links

* [http://www.tarbut.com Official site]


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