EXCEL Scholarship Program

EXCEL (EXcellence in Classroom Education and Learning) is an initiative from The National Jewish Day School Foundation. We provide scholarships for Jewish day school elementary education to Jewish children whose families need financial assistance.

All donation dollars are matched by each day school in each community, creating a multiplier effect. The Foundation Board will select which communities will receive funding. Then each day school will determine which families will receive a scholarship and in what amount.

Since we are a volunteer organization (no salaried positions), we are able to keep our administrative and marketing costs extremely low thereby allowing your donation dollars to have maximum impact. Join us in making it possible for families in financial need to send their children to a Jewish Day School. Please donate now.

A strong relationship and commitment to Judaism begins with a formal education rooted in the traditions and teachings of our faith. In a world that is rapidly embracing secular values, we need to remind ourselves of the importance of our traditions and values. Education at the day school level is critical to keeping those traditions alive… Renewing and strengthening our relationship with our faith and the community starts in the schools. (The Kohelet Foundation, “Why is Jewish Day School Education Important?)