Paul Penna DJDS Growth Plan!

October 7, 2010 - The Board of Directors of Paul Penna Downtown Jewish Day School announces with great excitement plans for the school’s imminent growth. The momentous decision – apt for the school’s Bar/Bat Mitzvah year - was recently made to expand Paul Penna DJDS in three key areas. Initial details of this expansion are:
1. Beginning in September 2011, Paul Penna DJDS will open a second Senior Kindergarten class. For many years now, there has been more demand for enrollment in the school than space could allow. In a passionate effort to include as many interested families as possible, the Board determined that an extra SK class must be opened as soon as feasible.
2. As of January 2011, Grade 6 will officially become part of the newly re-envisioned Middle School for the 21st Century. This exciting step formalizes a relationship among Grades 6, 7 and 8 students, enabling Grade 6 to benefit from all the expanding features of the Middle School, including the planned Science & Nutrition Lab and the Technology & Media Arts Studio, and “Downtown-Around Town” learning modules.
3. To house the expanding student body and provide Paul Penna DJDS students and families with increased services and facilities, as of September 2012, the Middle School for the 21st Century will acquire new space in close proximity to the current location. Central to the new location will be the above mentioned Science & Nutrition Lab and the Technology & Media Arts Studio. Creating new, flexible learning space and technologies at the Middle School site enables the school to simultaneously expand and enrich the current location, including development of a new Library & Media Centre.
As Paul Penna DJDS enters a year of celebration for their Bat/Bat Mitzvah year, the school is primed to truly take its place as a key player and energetic, impactful hub within Toronto’s recharged downtown Jewish community.