A vacant 75,000-square-foot office complex in Orlando, Florida, built as a school for interior design, will reopen in two years with a different kind of interior design as its mission – one that seeks to sharpen teenagers’ minds and instill the Catholic faith in their hearts. Leaders of a group[Read More…]
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Florida Jewish school boom continues with opening of Tampa Torah Academy
Abundant sunshine, greater opportunities for remote work, affordable housing, and school choice scholarships have attracted many young Jewish families from the Northeast to Florida. Now, a group from Queens, New York, is moving to the Tampa Bay area to open Tampa Torah Academy, a private Orthodox Jewish school. The school[Read More…]
Catholic virtual school offers options to families seeking online faith-based education
When Susana Moro was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia nearly four years ago, a faith-based virtual school in South Florida allowed her daughter to stay home with her mom while keeping up with her schoolwork. “She felt very comfortable and loved the classes,” said Moro, who underwent a successful bone[Read More…]
School choice scholarship gives FL family more nurturing options
After looking at the school options for her firstborn, Benjamin, Autumn Nelson of Yalaha in Lake County, didn’t like what she saw. “We wanted an environment that was really nurturing and we just didn’t see that in our neighborhood school,” Autumn said. The neighborhood school they were zoned for was[Read More…]