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As part of PJA’s 7th grade health curriculum, our school introduced a unit on generative AI (GenAI). GenAI is a type of artificial intelligence that creates new content—such as text, images, audio, or code—based on patterns learned from existing data.

Environmental sustainability has become an increasing area of focus for schools around the country in recent years, and PJA is no exception. In the years just prior to the pandemic, we created a school vegetable garden, a native plant garden, and held a full-day “Climate Summit” in the middle school.

Summer is generally seen as a time for children to rest, visit with friends or family, and explore new and exciting adventures. Some will play hours of video games, others will read every book they can get their hand on.

This month is a big anniversary for me! I have worked at the MJCC and PJA for 20 years! These days most people don't stay at a job for that long, but for me, I love it. I've been thinking about why I love working here and three big points stand out. 

Choosing a school for your child is one of the most significant decisions you, as a parent or guardian, will face. No doubt, your hope is to find a school that will appropriately challenge and support your child, will foster a love of learning, and will help your child become their best self.

The weeks since the brutal attack by Hamas on the people of Israel have been extremely challenging for many of us at PJA as we wrestle with our own emotions and worries, while trying to remain focused on supporting our students, families, and faculty.

Schools around the country are engaged in efforts to improve diversity, equity and inclusion. These efforts take many forms and seek to meet a variety of goals.

As we were getting ready to leave for Spring Break and prepare to celebrate Passover with friends and family, conversations throughout the school centered on freedom.

Earlier this month, PJA formally launched the process of crafting a new campus facilities plan to ensure that we can meet our programmatic needs in the coming decades. The process, which is being completed in conjunction with the MJCC, began in 2018.