The WHHS STEM and maker lab

Academics that move with you

A dual curriculum of Judaic and General Studies, three tracks in every course, and the freedom to move up the moment you're ready.

A boutique academic experience

Met where you are, then challenged further

WHHS pairs a rigorous General Studies curriculum (Regents-accredited) with serious Judaic learning. Small classes, an average of 10–12 students, mean a teacher always knows where you are and where you're headed.

WHHS is committed to academic excellence through relevant, innovative, context-based learning. Teachers collaborate to integrate a curriculum that combines academic knowledge, critical reflection, and college preparedness.

Academics here connect to real-world scenarios. Students are encouraged to take what they learn in the classroom and become active members of the community beyond our school walls.

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Academic tracks in every course, with free movement
10–12
Students in the average class
~60%
Defer college for a gap year in Israel
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Years of Mechina on-ramp for new day-school students
The three tracks

No permanent labels. No ceiling.

Every Judaic and General Studies course is offered at three levels, and students move freely between them at any time of year, in any subject. Why wait four more years for the tools educators agree work best?

Honors

Accelerated depth and pace for students ready to stretch, available from 9th grade.

Standard

A strong, college-preparatory core taught in small, personal classes.

Support

Built-in scaffolding through the Learning Center, with no pull-out and no missed classes.

Move up a level the moment you're ready. Your placement is never fixed.

Signature programs

More ways to go deep

A WHHS classroom

The Learning Center

Our Learning Center and faculty support students with a variety of learning profiles. Academic support is built directly into the schedule. District support is available for qualified students with an IEP.

The WHHS robotics trophy case, with VEX championship banners, competition robots and trophies

STEM & VEX Robotics

Hands-on STEM, 3D printing, and a robotics program competing at the very top: back-to-back VEX Robotics champions in 2024 and 2025, and championship finalists in 2026. The gear in our crest is no accident.

WHHS Scholars ProgramRecruited top students: individual scholarships, special workshops, and one-on-one Advanced Torah Study with rabbinic staff.
The Ikarim ProgramA core of essential Jewish knowledge for every student, whatever background they arrive with.
Online & enrichment coursesCollege-level and enrichment coursework through Johns Hopkins CTY, Middlebury Language Schools, Virtual High School, and the Online Judaic Studies Consortium.
The Mechina ProgramA two-year on-ramp for students with little or no prior day-school or Hebrew experience.
Beyond Classroom WallsEnvironmental study with the Maritime Aquarium of Norwalk, founders of SpaceIL, a West Point visit, and more.
Electives that stretchFrom AP Psychology and Criminal Law to Mussar and Advanced Talmud, with dozens of options across both curricula.
Get a head start on college

Dual Enrollment: real college credit in high school

Take a class you're already taking, and earn genuine college credit for it. Our teachers are certified by accredited universities such as St. John's, so by taking the class and doing well, you earn transferable college credit through that university, for a fraction of what the same credit costs later.

This isn't AP. There's no single high-stakes exam. You earn the credit through the coursework itself, and it's real college credit you can carry to almost any university.

Up to 21 college credits

Depending on the courses you choose, you can graduate having already earned as many as 21 transferable college credits.

Real savings

An accredited head start for a small course fee now, instead of full college tuition for the same credits later.

A stronger college start

Arrive a semester or two ahead, with a lighter course load to protect your GPA, and earlier class registration at many universities.

Courses available for credit include English, History, Math, and Psychology.

A WHHS VEX competition robot
Champions. Champions again. And in 2026, all the way to the final.
Back-to-back VEX Robotics champions, 2024 & 2025
Where it leads

Launched from here: to Israel, to college, to the world

A four-year college guidance program walks beside every student from 9th grade: PSAT/SAT/ACT prep, College Night, and on-campus visits from colleges and Israeli yeshivot and seminaries, plus FAFSA guidance and a deliberately diverse, right-fit college list.

A WHHS classroom
In the classroom
WHHS STEM
STEM & maker
WHHS robotics
Robotics
A WHHS classroom
Discussion
WHHS STEM
Hands-on
A WHHS classroom
Small classes
Your next step

See the academics in motion

Schedule a visit, sit in on a class across both curricula, and see what a small, personal school can do.