Ida Crown Jewish Academy is a co-educational Modern Orthodox Jewish high school, which prepares students for a lifetime of Jewish commitment, community leadership and personal and professional growth.
ICJA students are as diverse as they are numerous. Their shared commitment to growth, reinforced by a staff that supports each student as an individual, is what unites them. The warmth and care that is found in the building, the relationships between faculty and students, the opportunities to perform chesed, the willingness to allow students to grow, and the commitment to each individual student is what enables each Academy student to reach his or her potential. Teachers and faculty at the Academy are devoted to the entire Jewish personality of each student in the school.
Our mission, as a co-educational Modern Orthodox high school, is to create an environment conducive to the intellectual and emotional growth of each student and to afford him or her the opportunities necessary for self-actualization. We are dedicated to a path of excellence in education, emphasizing high ethical standards, a commitment to Chesed, and a love for Medinat Yisrael. We seek to inspire Bnei Torah to become contributing members of society.
Our goal is to prepare our students with life-long learning skills necessary to continue their education after graduation at various yeshivot, seminaries, and universities.
Our philosophy is based on four basic values: Torah u’Madda, Derech Eretz, Community Service, and the Centrality of Medinat Yisrael.
Torah u’Madda seeks to bring a synthesis of Torah Studies and General Studies.
Derech Eretz focuses on educating the whole child, with emphasis on moral sensitivity and human decency, which must permeate the culture of our school.
Community Service enables every student to feel a sense of responsibility for others.
Centrality of Medinat Yisrael makes Israel an integral part of the Jewish persona.
