Hillel Academy of Pittsburgh

Hillel Academy of Pittsburgh After School Clubs Grades K-12 “After school clubs offer such a great way for the kids to pursue extracurricular interests and become more wellrounded without having to look elsewhere for those opportunities.”

- Maxine Kisilinsky, parent of four Hillel students

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illel Academy’s After School Clubs and Athletics program provide exactly the kind of creative and nurturing outlet that our students need at the end of a productive day at school. We provide a broad range of activities that will appeal to our diverse student body for students entering grades kindergarten through twelfth grade. Most of our activities take place at our main campus and range from: Torah learning, to intramural sports leagues, to arts and crafts, math, ballet, and much more. We also utilize the JCC’s faculties as well for a few of our programs. Our goal is to create an environment where our students can cultivate their unique talents and interests in a nurturing environment and leave feeling excited and refreshed for their next day of school.

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“My favorite club this past year was dance. I loved how we were given the opportunity to choreograph our own dances. Dance was a great outlet after school and I looked forward to it every week.” - Avital Segal, 7th Grade

Days, Times, & Schedule

Learning Clubs Torah is the bedrock of our

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After school clubs meet Monday through Thursday, depending on the age of the child, and often have two daily sessions.

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Session I : 4:05pm - 5:00pm

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Session II : 5:05pm - 6:00pm

school and our daily focus and we are proud to offer various Torah learning opportunities for our students in grades four through twelve. Together with members of our Judaic faculty, students have the opportunity to learn subjects such as Talmud, Chumash, practical daily laws, and various intellectual discussion topics. These learning clubs supplement what is taught during the day. Students are offered the opportunity to write divirei Torah, share their learning and take part in a syium after completing a text. If your son or daughter wants to go beyond the classroom with their Torah knowledge, these clubs are for them!

Intramural Sports Leagues Our intramural leagues are some of the most popular afterschool clubs.

“My son learned valuable skills while taking part in Chess club, and his instructors were always patient and kind when interacting with all of the kids.” -Shelley Itskowitz, Parent of four Hillel students

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Fine Arts Hillel Academy offers an array of fine arts

activities to help cultivate our students’ knowledge of the arts. These clubs range from arts and crafts to music to ballet and so much more! One of our newer clubs is our music program which is offered through the Duquesne University School of Music. Through age appropriate activities that include singing, movement, games, and other engaging lessons, students will be exposed to musical concepts such as rhythm, tonality, steady beat, fast vs. slow, loud vs. soft, etc. Activities and lessons Other Hillel also offers a variety of unique clubs aimed at enriching our students’ creativity while nur- used in the course will help reinforce classroom learning and will provide an enjoyable experience for students during their turing their curiosities. These extra curricular activiacademic studies. ties include Hiking, Karate, Reptiles, Model United Nations, Mock Trial, Tennis, Middos, Chess and more!

of our more popular after school activities, but the basketball team has been a part of Hillel Academy for decades. Both the high school and middle school teams play their home games at the JCC. Our boys high school team competes in the Greater Pittsburgh Independent Basketball League (GPIBL) and in the JCC Synagogue League. Depending on the year, the high school either competes as a JV or V team. Regardless, the team practices three to four days a week. Our middle school team competes against other local private schools. They practice twice a week.

Ryer Martial Arts Academy is Pittsburgh's leader in after-school martial arts programs. They operate a full-time dojo on Centre Avenue in Shadyside for the last ten years and they are proud to partner with the Hillel Academy of Pittsburgh to bring martial arts to their after-

NEW for 2014-2015: Snack & Chill At 3:50pm daily, all club participants in grades k-5 who are signed up for clubs that day go to a classroom for a healthy, nutritious snack and time to relax before clubs begin at 4:05. “My favorite extracurricular activity was the basketball. Not only did I become a better player I became a better person. Coach Sol Horvitz taught me to be responsible, hard-working, disciplined, and a leader. Without Hillel and all of the devoted staff and administrators none of that would have been possible. I have all my high school jerseys hanging from the walls in my room because I am a proud Hillel Academy Alumni.” -Josh Brent, Class of 2013


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Athletics and Clubs Sponsors 

Deb and Mark Sindler

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Jeffrey W. Martz, DMD

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Jewish Sports Hall of Fame

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Big League Pittsburgh

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Benjy Grinberg

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Aviva and Harvey Gross

Hillel Academy of Pittsburgh’s Mission Statement The mission of Hillel Academy of Pittsburgh, an Orthodox Jewish Day School, is to graduate young men and women with unlimited capacity to compete in a superior manner in any challenge they undertake, who are G-d fearing, Torah observant models of exemplary character, who love G-d, the Jewish people, and the land of Israel and possess a love of learning, confidence and the ability to think critically and serve as active members and leaders of the Jewish community and of society. We will accomplish this by guaranteeing:

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dedicated, highly effective teachers and administrators a rigorous Torah and college preparatory curriculum and co/extra-curricular programming an understanding of the significance of the State of Israel a personalized, respectful learning environment

We will reveal the vast potential and greatness of Hillel graduates such that all who interact with them will say, “Blessed is their G-d; fortunate are their parents and teachers.”
