News & Announcements

Jewish Academy of Orlando will break ground for its new Kindness Garden on Monday, January 21st, Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

The garden will be a segment of the campus playground. The project is part of a grant to incorporate fine arts in to the school’s Judaic Studies program.
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In an effort to reduce student and teacher absences, Jewish Academy of Orlando completed installation of the Violet Defense patented germ-killing technology.
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Please join us for a prospective and new family open house on Thursday, February 7 from 6:30 - 8:00 pm. Tour our school and discover the Jewish Academy difference. Learn more about how our students are changing the world. Come be part of our family. Open to all students of all faiths.
RSVP to office@myjao.org and babysitting is available. #myjao
*Event is only for prospective and new families.*
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This year, Jewish Academy of Orlando extended recess for all grades to 45 minutes, which for some students is an increase of 125% from the 2017-18 school year. In addition to extended recess time, lunch for all grades was increased to 30 minutes, and a mid-morning break of 15 minutes was included in the daily schedule.
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For the fourth straight year, on average, students at Jewish Academy of Orlando performed at least two grade levels ahead of their peers nationwide. Each April, Jewish Academy students take the Iowa Test of Basic Skills, a nationally standardized achievement test for K-12 students. The test allows schools to compare students’ scores to national norms in Reading, Language Arts, Mathematics, Social Studies and Science.
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JEWISH ACADEMY OF ORLANDO OPENS SCHOOL TO
STUDENTS OF ALL FAITHS
Local independent school seeks to diversify classroom experience
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Check out the Jewish Academy of Orlando in the Focus On section of the Winter 2017 issue of J Life! J Life is a quarterly magazine written for and about the Jewish community of Central Florida.
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Support us while you shop this holiday season. Amazon will make a donation to the school when you shop through smile.amazon.com.
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They visited the Roth Family Jewish Community Center in Maitland to announce Florida’s $1 million budget plan for security funding at Jewish Day Schools.
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Jewish Academy of Orlando invites grandparents, relatives or special friends to join us for our Generation Celebration on Thursday, December 20, 2018, at 7:45 am. The program starts with a special breakfast for our guests followed by interactive activities in the classroom with the children and ends with a whole-school program. RSVP by Monday, December 17, 2018 to 407-647-0713 or office@myjao.org.
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