TOP 1%
FJA’S RANKING
ON NEWSWEEK’S
LIST OF TOP
U.S. STEM
HIGH SCHOOLS
IN MICHIGAN
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TO PROVIDE 21ST
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NEW COURSES
OFFERED
THIS YEAR
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ATHLETIC
TEAMS
Stellar STEM!
FJA Top 1% STEM School
students while also best positioning them for
college and beyond.
“This recognition from Newsweek and
STEM.org demonstrates the strength of Frankel
Jewish Academy’s programs. Our students are
learning about robotics, coding, graphic design,
and critical thinking in nearly every subject
in our school,” said Rabbi Azaryah Cohen,
Head of School. “Our work in the Genesis lab,
including our win at the Technion in Israel,
validated that we are creative and forward-
thinking, developing innovative curriculum
community.”
As the STEM program continues to evolve
with a new Genesis Lab manager and new
classes offered this year, FJA has also changed
the school start time to 8:30am to better align
with teenage sleep cycles. The graduation
requirements have been adjusted and a slew
of new classes are being offered including
Comparative Religion, AP Human Geography,
Introduction to Engineering and more. All of
these changes give students more choice in
their educational journey.
“Students need to be active participants in
their education in order to develop relationships
with the adults in their lives and become better
advocates for themselves,” says Randy Gawel,
FJA’s Principal. “Students at FJA feel safe -
both physically and emotionally - which allows
them to discover who they are and who they
want to be.”
As part of their journey, students at FJA
explore outside of the classroom, as well. This
year’s Freshman class is traveling to Montana
in the Spring to spend time on the Northern
Cheyenne Reservation. The trip will teach them
about tribal life, living as an oppressed people,
and maintaining traditions and culture - themes
that are echoed in Jewish life. More educational
excursions are in the works and the future is
looking bright for both current and prospective
FJA students.
OWN YOUR JOURNEY. DISCOVER YOUR TOMORROW.
Questions? Contact Arielle Endelman, Director of Admissions
aendelman@frankelja.org | 248.671.3248
frankelja.org/apply
F
ive students and two teachers board a
plane from Detroit to Israel. In hand, a
robotic car that they’ve designed and
built from scratch along with an oil pump that
was 3D printed in the Genesis Lab at Frankel
Jewish Academy. The group arrives at the
Technion in Israel - the only group from North
America - representing FJA at the International
work and days of competition culminate with a
Students at Frankel Jewish Academy (FJA)
have access to one of the nation’s best science,
technology, engineering, and mathematics
(STEM) programs, according to Newsweek
magazine. FJA is ranked in the top 1% of
schools in Michigan and the top 2% of all
high schools in the United States in the report
of the 2020 Best STEM Schools. Newsweek
partnered with STEM.org to rank America’s
Best STEM High Schools. The schools were
ranked based on data collected from 2015 to
2019. The research determined which schools
provided the best STEM experience for
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