Academics | Afterschool Care

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 and Schnitzer Family Campus partner Mittleman Jewish Community Center are proud partners with the Jewish Federation of Greater Portland to bring the Harold Grinspoon Foundation's PJ Library program to Jewish children in Portland.

Quality Afterschool Care

Working families deserve the comfort of knowing that their children are well cared for during the hours they cannot be at home with their families.

PJA offers supervised before-school and/or afterschool care for children in grades Kindergarten through 8th at the Portland Jewish Academy and three other local Portland Public Schools.

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Kidscorner at PJA

PJA-Afterschool Care in 3 other local PPS Elementary schools.

The DRAGON'S DEN

Perfectly suited for PJA and PPS youth grades 5th through 7th, the new PJA Dragon's Den offers both structured and unstructured time for 5th through 87th graders to be together after school in a safe, supervised environment. Cool activities can include movies in the Zone, games in the MJCC Gym, use of the Computer Lab and a variety of activity clubs occurring regularly that could include: service-learning, cooking, arts, Magic cards, photography, Legos and more!

There will also be time and room to focus on homework, play quiet games or just chill out with friends. A snack will also be served every afternoon.

Click here to check out PJA-Dragon's Den for more details.

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