The primary goal of Folkshul is to foster Jewish identity through learning about the ideas, values, ethics, activities, traditions and celebrations of secular humanistic Jews. We do this by providing opportunities for students to practice what they learn through personal interactions, acts of service, and life cycle ceremonies. Our students learn to describe what it means to be Jewish, and what it means to be a Secular Humanistic Jew.

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Secular Humanistic Jewish values include: love of learning, ethical action, Tzedakah, social justice, respect for life, personal responsibility for our actions, freedom, universalism, pluralism, the progress of humankind, a sense of Jewish history and community, and a rational, human-centered basis for thought and action.

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Folkshul is a place of joy. Our Sunday school uses visual art, music dance, and experiential learning to make learning process fun and engaging. In addition to classroom learning there are trips, daily recess, and community building activities. 

Classes encourage critical thinking, teaching children to examine and evaluate ideas. Ethical action begins in the classroom--the actions and behavior of the teacher and students embody the meaning of Secular Humanistic Judaism.

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We celebrate Jewish literature and arts as important parts of our heritage and as ways to express our Jewish identity. We study religious texts with a critical eye as part of our history and culture.

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