Why Choose Akiba?

Did You Know?

• Akiba-Schechter is beginning its 63rd year.

• The 8th grade graduates spend 10 days in Israel together upon completing their studies.

• We have 4 school bus routes: Skokie, West Rogers Park, Lincoln Park & South Loop.

• Miriam Schiller has been principal of Akiba-Schechter since 1988 and has more than tripled its enrollment.

• Carla Goldberg received the Kohl-McCormick Award for Excellence in Early Childhood Education.

• Miriam Kass, 3rd/4th grade teacher, received the 2010 Grinspoon-Steinhardt Award for Excellence in Jewish Education.

• We are within walking distance to several of Chicago’s major museums and educational institutions—and make use of them frequently.

• Our building has won 3 architecture awards, has been featured in Architectural Digest and is one of the stops on a Chicago architectural bus tour.

• Grades 1-8 read 109,743 pages in last year’s annual book contest, a voluntary program.

• Two of our alumni went to the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in the same year—which comprised half of the winners from all of Chicagoland.

• 3 of our students competed at the national level of the Chidon HaTanach (Int’l Bible Contest) in 2010.

• One of our 8th graders took home 1st Place in State for paper and one of our 7th graders took home Gold at the State Science Fair last year.

• One of our 6th graders was one of 100 Illinois students to compete at the state level of the Nat’l Geographic Bee last year.

• One of our 8th graders competed at the state level of the Scripps Nat’l Spelling Bee last year.

• Our building is eco-friendly, with a GreenGrid roof.

• We have a 10:1 student/teacher ratio in grades 1-8 and a 7:1 ratio in the pre-school.

• Our Pre-schoolers and Kindergarteners go swimming every week in the Fall and Spring.

• Last year, we awarded over $400,000 in financial aid to Akiba-Schechter families.