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[quote=Anonymous]My daughter is a JDS graduate. I am not Jewish and never converted; she converted as an infant when we met with a beth din, DH took her into the Mikva, recited prayers, etc. We joined a Conservative synagogue and she and her two siblings did nursery school there before going to our local K-5 before moving to private for MS. Jewish nursery school as a non-Jewish 3yo is very different from attending the required morning prayers and then several classes in Judaic studies (plus Hebrew) as well as all the core classes. As a non-Jewish student, all your electives would be primarily Judaic studies, your language options are restricted (Hebrew for all, Arabic and Spanish as electives). The day is long (8-3:45) even by most private school standards. And they take 8 semesters worth of credits in 7 semesters to satisfy state diploma requirements to enable the 3-month (optional) capstone trip to Israel after graduating in February. My daughter thrived at JDS and the faculty is excellent. It is pluralistic - some very observant Orthodox and modern Orthodox, and observant Conservative along with a smattering or Reform. Some very conservative students refused to accept my daughter as Jewish because she was not born to a (born) Jewish mother - so there are a range of views. [/quote]

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