Columbus Torah Academy
| Columbus Torah Academy | |
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181 Noe Bixby Rd. Columbus, Ohio United States | |
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| Type | Private combined elementary and secondary school, religious, coed |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Modern Orthodox/Zionist |
| Founded | 1958 |
| Principal | Eliza Delman |
| Principal | Patty Sapp |
| Headmaster | Rabbi Samuel J. Levine |
| Teaching staff | approx. 40 |
| Grades | K- 12 |
| Number of students | approx. 249 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 6:1 (Ohio Elementary and Secondary School Avg. 11:1) [1] |
| Schedule type | Double Curriculum, 9-period |
| Hours in school day | 7.5 - 8.5 |
| Affiliations | Isacs, Amods, Torah UMesorah |
| Information | +1 614 864-0299 |
| Days per year | more than 180 |
| Website | torahacademy.org |
Columbus Torah Academy is the only Orthodox Jewish K-12 school in the Central Ohio Area.
School quick facts
Library facility:[2]
Students of Color: .6% (Ohio Elementary and Secondary School Avg. 16%)
Hebrew Language and Israel Studies Coordinator: Mrs. Galit Golan.
Lower School: General - Mrs. Patty Sapp, Judaic - Mr. Dror Karavani.
Upper School: General - Mrs. Eliza Delman. Judaic - Rabbi Zvi Kahn.
About
Columbus Torah Academy provides a comprehensive college preparatory education and a Judaic studies education for Jewish students in the greater Columbus area.
Established in 1958, CTA started with a class of 11 students in the basement of the Agudas Achim Synagogue. With expansion each year, the school grew to include grades K-8, with the first graduating class of eight students in 1966. From 1972-75, Temple Israel was the temporary home to the school.
In 1975, CTA moved to its permanent home at 181 Noe Bixby Road. Due to the large population of children who arrived from the former Soviet Union, the Learning Center was created in 1988 in order to provide English as a second language to these students. As enrollment continued to increase, the school expanded into trailers and then in 1991, a new wing of 10 classrooms was added.
With growing support for day school secondary education, the families and leadership of CTA sought to expand the school to include grades 9-12. In 1991, the first ninth grade class started with five students. Each year a grade and a trailer were added with the first high school graduation of five students in 1995. To accommodate this growth, an additional two-story building was constructed in 1995 containing ten Upper School classrooms, state of the art chemistry lab, biology lab, elementary library, Upper School library, computer lab, gymnasium with seating for 300 people, and administrative offices.
In 1997, a chapel was built by Saul Schottenstein and dedicated in memory of his parents, Ephraim and Anna Schottenstein. The chapel has seating for 200 people and is used daily for morning prayers. Frequently, the chapel facilitates parent meetings, school assemblies, and other gatherings.
Classes
Columbus Torah Academy runs a double curriculum. Half of the day is Judaic studies and half of the day is Secular studies. There are different levels of classes, and, based on grade level and previous experiences, students are sorted into one of these classes.
Community service
In each high school grade level students are required to volunteer at least 15 hours of their services for the community. A common thing to do is "Friendship Circle" and "Menorah Park". In the junior year, each student must contribute 30 hours of volunteer work at The Dowd Center.
Campus layout
The CTA campus is situated on a 42-acre (170,000 m2) tract with modern, fully air-conditioned facilities. Prayer services are held twice daily in the school's synagogue-sanctuary, also used as an auditorium. The facility includes 32 classrooms, three science labs, two gymnasiums, two computer labs, one writing lab, arts loft and two libraries. Additionally, the campus contains outdoor soccer, and ball fields, tennis courts, and playground equipment.[3]
References
Coordinates: 39°58′27″N 82°51′19″W / 39.974141°N 82.855315°W