History

Heschel West Day School was founded in 1994 by a group of four families with the dream of starting a Jewish day school in the Conejo Valley. Under the guidance and support of Shirley Levine, Head of School at Heschel Northridge, Heschel West opened its doors with 14 kindergarteners.

In 1995 a Transitional Kindergarten, First Grade, and combination Second/Third Grade class were added, bringing the total number of children to 72. The school was now pushing the limits of its rented premises, the Gateway Four Corners Church in Agoura.

As our population grew, our Transitional Kindergarten and Kindergarten classes moved to our present site in 1997, while Grades 1 through 5 remained at the church site until 1998.

Presently, Heschel West accommodates students in grades TK through Fifth Grade with enrollment in excess of 260. And we will soon begin construction of a state-of-the-art new campus on a beautiful 70-acre parcel in Agoura Hills, purchased by our families in 1997 as a permanent home for Heschel West.