The American Hebrew Academy is America's Only Jewish Pluralistic College Prep Boarding School.

Our Mission is to provide a nurturing educational environment where students are challenged to prepare for college, explore their Jewish identity, and graduate with lifelong skills for learning and leadership. We honor the diversity of the Jewish people and embrace our customs, practices and culture. We believe that an engaged teenager is an empowered teenager.

Our location is a beautiful park-like, 100-acre wooded campus in Greensboro, North Carolina, an unusually vibrant Jewish community.

Our students, 9th- through 12th-graders, come from throughout America and around the world. We accept applications for admission from students entering all grades and from all Jewish backgrounds.

Our teachers are committed to working with teenagers. Many bring more than 20 years' experience. Our faculty includes those who have earned Ph.D.'s and board certification in their subjects, and those who have lived and taught in Israel. Two-thirds have advanced degrees.

Our student:teacher ratio is less than 1:12. Average class size is 12 students or less.  Every class emphasizes active, hands-on learning.

Our innovative dual curriculum emphasizes traditional college preparatory courses and an enriched program of Jewish studies.

Technology is central to every student's experience. Each student receives a business-quality laptop computer. Each classroom is equipped with a SMART Board, ELMO projector, video recording of camera and television content, DVD and VCR units, and advanced technology linking microscopes and other classroom measurement instruments to student computers. The information collected and processed by this technology is easily made available to all students (as well as parents) whether on campus or at home.

Learning facilities and resources include state-of-the-art science labs, a student-operated television station, a botany lab and greenhouse, Hebrew language learning lab, media lab and a growing library collection of over 5,000 volumes spanning a broad range of traditional academic subjects, fiction, and Jewish studies.

Living spaces are home-like residences built for about 20 students each. Students live two to a room, alongside resident houseparents and assistant houseparents. Homes have lounges, televisions, and laundry rooms. Students and teachers share meals in a kosher dining pavilion.

Health and safety are priorities. We offer a fully equipped and staffed health center and 24-hour campus security.

Athletes join school teams in baseball, basketball, cheerleading, cross-country, soccer, swimming, tennis, track and field, volleyball, and wrestling. We also offer intramurals and recreational and fitness activities.

The Athletic Center is where the action is. The $15 million, 88,000 square foot facility houses our competition-sized pool, indoor basketball courts, rock climbing walls, a wrestling room, cardiovascular equipment, a nautilus room, a racquetball court, and audio systems that rock the house. Baseball, softball, soccer, track, tennis courts and practice fields are in daily use. All of our fields have outdoor lighting and are professionally maintained. Our new boathouse sits on a beautiful site where we offer kayaking and sailing on our 22-acre lake.

Other ways to get involved: work on the school newspaper, sing with the AHACapella group, act, play musical instruments, create art, and learn the ins and outs of media in our on-campus television station.

Admission is open to boarding and day students of all Jewish backgrounds entering 9^th through 12^th grade and is based on merit, extracurricular activities, standardized test scores, academic history, interest in Judaism, and desire to live and learn in a nuturing environment.

Tuition, room, board, and fees are approximately $14,200 (day students) and $26,340 (boarders) for the 2008-2009 academic year.

Financial aid is available to families based on demonstrated financial need. Scholarships are available based on merit and for children of rabbis, Jewish educators and other Jewish professionals.