Preparing Our Students
To Transform The World

Why AJA?

Founded in 1997, Austin Jewish Academy is a 100-student, K-8, co-ed, pluralistic Jewish Day School located on the beautiful 40-acre campus of the Dell Jewish Community Center. Our graduates are currently attending top colleges and universities including Harvard, Stanford, UT Austin, Rice, Duke, and many others. Through Project-Based Learning, timeless Jewish values, and a tight-knit community, AJA prepares and inspires students to transform the world.

Developing a Growth Mindset at AJA

Developing a Growth Mindset at AJA

One of the things we try to foster here at AJA is a Growth Mindset in our students, as articulated by Carol S. Dweck in her book, "Mindset." But what is a Growth Mindset, and how can education encourage children to develop one?

Making of the AJA Mural

Making of the AJA Mural

Years ago, an AJA teacher and students created a fun mural on the large, blank wall of our MPR (multi-purpose room). But after hundreds of gatherings in that room -- from KabShab to class presentations to Tefillah to assemblies -- it was showing signs of wear and tear and needed a refresh.

We wanted to keep a mural, but what kind? A nature scene? Students at work? Jewish symbols? Or how about a little bit of everything?

How about a doodle wall? That all our students and staff members can contribute to?

It was a perfect plan, but it required a whole village to make it come together.

AJA by the Numbers


11
Average Class Size

40 acres
Campus Acreage

4+
Athletic Championships Last 2 Years

20+
Unique Field Trip Destinations


Random Acts of Kindness

For more than 25 years, Austin Jewish Academy has
inspired a community of students to transform the world.