Yeshivat Darche Eres
Sassoon Children Girls High School

We are excited to provide our growing community with an outstanding girls high school dedicated to Torah ideals and Torah growth. We strive for excellence in both Limude Kodesh and General Studies and are creating a community of kindness, where each student can develop empathy, humility and compassion, while strengthening her midot and her commitment to hesed.
 
We have created a warm, nurturing, student centered and academically stimulating environment to enhance the spiritual, intellectual, personal and emotional growth of each student in all aspects of her life. Our curriculum and broad range of elective courses engage our students’ minds, challenge them to master textual and analytical skills, and develop their critical thinking abilities. Their writing and research skills utilize cutting edge twenty-first century learning strategies that prepare them for college, advanced study and the professional careers of their choice. Our passionate, charismatic and nurturing faculty convey knowledge to our students, and spark our students’ intellectual curiosity and their love of learning, while creating meaningful and enduring relationships.
 
Our students complement their classroom learning with active participation in a wide array of extra-curricular and team activities. The programs are transformative and are geared toward developing character, leadership and dedication while encouraging community service and kindness. They engage our students, develop their talents and build resilience, providing opportunities for self-awareness, empowerment, reflection and actualizing one’s potential to make a difference.
 
Our school is already a pulsating central hub of ruah and energy for each student, a place to work hard and expand our minds, while enjoying the company of friends and teachers in an atmosphere of mutual caring, kabod and ahdut. We emphasize the core values of derech eres, ahabat Yisrael, ahabat Eres Yisrael, hakarat hatob, integrity, modesty and empathy, as well as commitment to one’s family, community, and Am Yisrael. We focus on the State of Israel as the spiritual heart of our people.

Administration

Mrs. Helen Spirn

Mrs. Spirn is an outstanding educational leader and creative visionary who has served as Founding Principal and Head of School at the SKA High School for Girls for twenty-five years and educated and inspired close to 2,000 young Jewish women. Under her expert and thoughtful leadership, SKA is regarded as a premier Yeshiva High School for girls in the United States, where pursuit of academic excellence and spiritual growth are paramount in a uniquely warm atmosphere. 


Mrs. Spirn is a role model and embodies the character traits, warmth and Torah ideals which we value at YDE and strive to inculcate in our students. She is an involved and caring educator who is admired for knowing each student, her learning style and her strengths, as well as investing herself in each student’s emotional, educational, religious and personal development.


The Jewish educational community recognizes Helen Spirn as an innovator and many of her programs for students, teachers, parents and alumnae have been adopted by yeshiva high schools throughout the country. During her tenure at SKA, Mrs. Spirn directed the prestigious Middle States Self Study and Accreditation Visitation three times, where her leadership and the school’s many accomplishments were cited with accolades. She introduced a signature 9th Grade Electives Program which includes an Art Academy, a Graphic Design Program, Sign Language and an Engineering Institute which developed students’ talents and interests throughout high school and beyond. Mrs. Spirn created a work study internship program for seniors, a Career Day featuring Orthodox Women and a series of College Guidance workshops for parents and students.

Rabbi David Ashear

Rabbi Ashear is the author of the well-known and popular “Living Emunah” series with separate volumes dedicated for adults, teens and children. The books focus on achieving a life of serenity, happiness and tranquility through the acceptance of faith in Hashem and His goodness. The series is based on Rabbi Ashear’s  practical and down to earth “Daily Emunah” talks that have transformed the lives of thousands of people. 

 

 

In addition to his many accomplishments, Rabbi Ashear currently runs a Yeshiva program in the Yad Yosef Torah Center for post-high school young men, leads a successful young adult Minyan on Shabbat, and has been Maggid Shiur Daf Yomi for almost ten years at Congregation Beth Torah.

Mrs. Frieda Dagmy

We are delighted to announce that our own Mrs. Frieda Dagmy, dedicated educator and current Middle School Mehanechet, will be joining the YDE Girls High School Administration as Assistant Principal.


Mrs. Dagmy has impacted many young women in her career through her classroom teaching, mentoring and personal relationships which endure long after the school year concludes. She is close to her students, recognizes their strengths, goals and uniqueness, and treats them with respect. In turn, her warmth, sincerity and humility are valued by students, teachers and parents alike.


Mrs. Dagmy’s strong teaching skills reflect her breadth and depth of knowledge, her educational achievements and her experience teaching girls in their varied stages of development. Mrs. Dagmy has earned a BA in Liberal Sciences and a Master’s in Educational Leadership.


Mrs. Dagmy embodies the values of YDE and is incredibly dedicated to our community. She is an extraordinary role model for our YDE family and we are excited about her leadership role in our new Girls High School.