Our Mission The Brandeis School of San Francisco inspires students to lead lives of learning and purpose. We provide a challenging academic environment and a welcoming, inclusive community, each deeply enriched by Jewish thought, values, and traditions.
We Live Our Values At Brandeis, values are verbs, not nouns, and we are committed to the pursuit of a purpose-driven, ethical education.
Kindness – Chesed
We treat one another and ourselves with empathy and compassion.
Integrity – Ometz Lev
We act honestly, responsibly, and courageously.
Service – Tikkun Olam
We embrace our collective responsibility to help repair the world.
We All Make it Matter At Brandeis, we make it matter every day: Our school leaders advance a strong, relevant curriculum and champion enduring values. 
 Our educators infuse our classes with renewed purpose and find ways to actively connect our students to the material and to Jewish values. 
 Our students strive to do their best and don’t take their education for granted. Our parents and volunteers thoughtfully invest in the lives and education of their children, sharing their gifts and being a part of our warm and vibrant community.
Our Program Challenging academics and masterful teaching are at the core of what we do. Brandeis students benefit from an academic program that emphasizes small-group instruction and time with expert educators, which supports multiple entry points into learning for all students.
Strength and Resilience Our students learn to take risks and thrive through failure, not just success. At Brandeis, we believe that resilience is a critical life skill that can only be developed by welcoming and learning from challenges. Our academic program encourages assertiveness and collaboration through every aspect of our curriculum.
Spiritual and Spirited Ethics and spirituality are good for our children and for our world. We celebrate the many ways of being Jewish, and believe that the challenges of this century will require ethically-fluent and spirituallygrounded leaders. Brandeis students explore and learn from the diversity of Jewish thought and life in the Bay Area, developing an authentic spiritual identity that is unique in each of them.
Inclusivity and Belonging
At Brandeis, we strive to cultivate a community where people feel welcome and included, where differences are honored as essential components of a learning community, and where our diversities— of socioeconomic background and status, gender identity, family structure, sexual orientation, religion, race, ethnicity, and more—are secured, celebrated, and supported.
“Brandeis means everything to me: it was my home away from home, it was where I grew up, and most of all it let me discover myself through my mistakes and accomplishments.” –MIMI S., ‘18
Thoughtful and Innovative Student-centered, inquiry-based, and real-world learning is the future. We believe that children make meaning through thoughtful and critical engagement with the world. Brandeis students begin with questions in constructing their own understanding of their world, becoming critical and connected thinkers.
At Brandeis, students have the opportunity to design their own meaningful projects and curious pathways.
After-School
Our after-school program is open to students in all grades and provides extended care after the school day is over, where students can study, rest, or play. Students may also participate in a variety of enrichment classes including, tennis, light engineering and dance. (Classes vary from session to session).
Transportation
We offer express morning and afternoon bus service to and from north of Golden Gate Park, as well as a late afternoon bus route to Noe Valley. We also facilitate a carpool program, in which families can connect with one another to set up morning and afternoon carpools for their children. For more information about our bus program, please email afterschool@sfbrandeis.org.
Athletics
Athletics are an integral part of our educational program. Middle school students have the opportunity to participate in cross country, volleyball, basketball, soccer, and track and field. The athletics program is designed to help student-athletes develop the tools necessary for healthy competition, collaboration, teamwork, lifelong personal growth, and self-fulfillment. These tools include self-discipline, the ability to work as a team, perseverance, the desire to play fair, and grace in winning and losing. We strive to provide our student-athletes with athletic experiences that enhance their experience at Brandeis and inspire them to lead lives of learning and purpose.
Life after Brandeis The schools they go to... High schools welcome our graduates not just for their academic strength but also for their sense of purpose, community, and activism. The Bay School of San Francisco The College Preparatory School Convent of the Sacred Heart Drew School Galileo High School Gateway High School International High School
Jewish Community High School of the Bay Lick-Wilmerding High School Lowell High School Marin Academy Milken High School (Los Angeles) Mission High School The Nueva School
Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory San Francisco University High School School of the Arts St. Ignatius College Preparatory Stuart Hall High School The Urban School of San Francisco
After high school, Brandeis students go on to top-ranked colleges across the country, in every field and career possible. Our alumni often remember their years at Brandeis not only as intellectually stimulating and joyful, but also as critical years where they learned to make their lives matter through serious commitment to ethical decency and making the world a better place. Our recent graduates have attended the following colleges and universities: Barnard College Brandeis University Brown University Cabrillo College California Polytechnic State University Chapman University College of San Mateo Columbia University Georgetown University Gonzaga University Harvard University Johns Hopkins University Kings College Lafayette College Lewis and Clark College Loyola Marymount University McGill University
Middlebury College Northwestern University Parsons School of Design Pitzer College Purdue University Reed College San Diego State University Santa Clara University Seattle University Stanford University Syracuse University Tel Aviv University Tufts University Tulane University University of Arizona University of California, Berkeley, Davis, Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz
University of Chicago University of Colorado University of Denver University of Massachusetts, Amherst University of Oregon University of Puget Sound University of Southern California University of Vermont University of Virginia University of Washington Vassar College Washington University Yale University
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And the people they become... What Makes a Brandeis Mensch*?
(as described by our middle school students) a happy kid appreciating our education sense of community sense of leadership having integrity having good intentions showing others the right thing to do learn from your mistakes being a role model compassionate strong being thoughtful bringing out the good in everybody kind without being asked to be kind *a good person
Quick Facts Founded: 1963 Grades: K-8
Our Campus Lower and middle school classrooms
Enrollment: 330
Welcoming, light-filled lobby
Location: 655 Brotherhood Way, San Francisco Ample parking available
Ample parking
School hours: K: 8:15 am–2:15 pm Grades 1–8: 8:15 am–3:15 pm After-School Program 3:15 pm–6 pm
Cutting-edge science center
Tuition Assistance: Since its beginning, The Brandeis School of San Francisco has been committed to providing an outstanding education to qualified students of diverse socioeconomic backgrounds. Nearly 40% of our families receive some level of need-based tuition assistance, and we are proud of this tradition. Our tuition assistance decisions are made independently from our admissions process. Every fall we offer a tuition assistance informational evening with our director of finance.
Easy access from all areas of San Francisco and the Peninsula Maker education spaces Art studio 2,800 square-foot media center Acoustically-designed music room Dedicated after-school program room Learning resource center Beit midrash (“House of learning”) used for weekly tefillah, seminars, and student meetings Regulation-size gymnasium Large, outdoor athletic area Playground for younger students
For more information, contact Director of Admissions Tania Lowenthal at tlowenthal@sfbrandeis.org. To schedule a tour, contact Admissions Associate Vika Nebeker at vnebeker@sfbrandeis.org.
www.sfbrandeis.org 655 Brotherhood Way San Francisco, CA 94132
“Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done.” LOUIS D. BRANDEIS
www.sfbrandeis.org 655 Brotherhood Way San Francisco Contact: tlowenthal@sfbrandeis.org | 415.406.1035