Lubavitch Cheder Day School
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| Lubavitch Cheder Day School | |
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1758 Ford Pkwy St. Paul, MN 55116 | |
| Coordinates | 44°55′04″N 93°10′29″W / 44.9177°N 93.1746°W |
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| Other name | Chabad Lubavitch Jewish Educational Center |
| School type | Chabad-Lubavitch |
| Founded | 1977 |
| Founders | Rabbi Moshe and Mindelle Feller |
| Director | Rabbi Shlomo Bendet |
| Director of Development | Rabbi Yossi Bendet |
| Grades | Preschool - 8th |
| Gender | Co-ed |
| Enrollment | 43 (2021) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 4:1 |
| Affiliation | Merkos L'Inyonei Chinuch |
| Gan Preschool | Preschool |
| Website | https://www.cljec.com/} |
Lubavitch Cheder Day School a.k.a. Chabad Lubavitch Jewish Educational Center is a Kindergarten through 8th grade Chabad Jewish day school with an attached 16 months through 5 year old preschool in Saint Paul, Minnesota United States.[1]
The school was founded in 1977 by shaliach couple Rabbi Moshe and Mindelle Feller, Mrs. Feller served as founding principal.[2] The couple began the Upper Midwest Merkos-Lubavitch House in 1961. They used the basement of the Chabad house in the first years of the school before upgrading to a trailer and then the modern school building. A duplex was added on the property to house the day care and preschool, and a playground added between them.[3] In the 2017–2018 school year, 100 children from ages 16 months through eighth grade attend the preschool and school.[3]
Enrollment has been steadily dropping, and as of 2021, was made up of 43 students. Today Rabbi Shlomo Bendet serves as executive director, Rabbi Yossi Bendet as director of development.[4] The school runs intergenerational programming at a local senior center. The school is Co-ed with mixed classes in the younger grades, and separated classes for the older grades. Uniforms are required.[5] The school is a member of JEM Foundation as well as Tzivos Hashem.[6]
The preschool and daycare, known as Gan Preschool has a maximum capacity of 37 children[7] and license number 1112282[8] During the summer, the preschool runs a Junior Gan Izzy summer program.[9]