Columbus Torah Academy is the only Orthodox K-12

K-12

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 in the Central Ohio

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School Quick Facts

Library facility:

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.

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

Campus

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is situated on a 42 acres (169,968.1 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.