Portland Jewish Academy is a beneficiary agency of the Jewish Federation of Greater Portland and is proud of our partnership with them in strengthening our local Jewish community as well as the global community.
Portland Jewish Academy students receive a well-rounded education, which helps them develop into children with character who become tomorrow’s leaders. Our rigorous academic programs foster a love of learning by focusing on both critical thinking and creativity. Each subject, lesson, experiment and field trip is treated as one part of an equation that creates a child who is curious about the world and brave enough to explore it.
PJA first-grade students have been learning all about native animals of the Pacific Northwest. This integrated unit covered a wide array of skills practice: reading, writing, oral presentation, art, and science.
PJA had a fantastic and fun-filled celebration of Israel’s Independence Day yesterday. Knowing our 8th grade students were celebrating the holiday in Jerusalem made the holiday even more special!
Today at PJA we commemorated Yom HaShoah - Holocaust Remembrance Day. Each year, the 8th grade students create a meaningful service that includes student reflections, traditional prayers, music, and a candle-lighting ceremony. Shoah is the Hebrew word for "catastrophe" and the term commonly used by Jews to describe the Holocaust.
Our students and staff recently participated in an important annual election at PJA to determine “The Most Important Organelle” of 2022. As a part of their studies in biology, 7th & 8th grade students learn about cells through The Cell Campaign Project.
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![Shoah Class]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1651264986/portland/t57i1i5ibifdmtzcozka/Shoah-Class.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1651264986/portland/t57i1i5ibifdmtzcozka/Shoah-Class.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1651264986/portland/t57i1i5ibifdmtzcozka/Shoah-Class.jpg","width":600}])
![The Cell Campaign Project]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1649433971/portland/yo1bth1yenqc2rugrdcv/cell.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1649433971/portland/yo1bth1yenqc2rugrdcv/cell.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1649433971/portland/yo1bth1yenqc2rugrdcv/cell.jpg","width":600}])