The Odyssey School*
Sheppard Pratt Health System
Special Education Program*
3257 Bridle Ridge Ln.
Stevenson, MD 21153
410-580-5551 theodysseyschool.org
acusick@theodysseyschool.org CAMPS & EDUCATION
An AIMS accredited school for bright chil-
dren ages 5-14 with dyslexia and language
learning differences offering small class sizes,
multisensory instruction, personalized daily
tutoring and multiple opportunities in the
arts, sciences and sports.
Ohr Chadash Academy
7310 Park Heights Ave.
Baltimore, MD 21208
410-999-2200 ohrchadashbaltimore.org
Principal: Rabbi Moshe Margolese
info@ohrchadashbaltimore.org 410-938-4747
sheppardpratt.org/special-educa- tion-services
Director of Day School Programs:
Marjan Naghavi
mnaghavi@sheppardpratt.org The largest provider of non-public, special
education programming in Maryland, serv-
ing students ages 2 to 21 with emotional and
behavioral disorders and autism spectrum
disorder. 13 special education residential and
day schools throughout Maryland.
Shevet Achim
Preschool through grade 5 to ECC
through grade 8. Torah-driven
curriculum to emphasize the inherent
Kedusha of both Judaic and general stud-
ies, using differentiated instruction and
state-of-the-art educational technology.
ORTHODOX 5708 Park Heights Ave.
Baltimore, MD 21209
410-735-5007 cjebaltimore.org/shevet-achim
Joan Vander Walde
jvanderwalde@cjebaltimore.org A program of the Macks Center for Jewish
Education and funded by the Associated’s
Baltimore Ashkelon Partnership. Five
schools in each community, their students
and teachers build special relationships.
Yeshivas Ahavas Torah
5713 Park Heights Ave.
Baltimore, MD 21215
410-999-2200 Rabbi Binyomin Belsky
ORTHODOX Yeshivas Chofetz Chaim —
Talmudical Academy
4445 Old Court Rd.
Baltimore, MD 21208
410-484-6600 TalmudicalAcademy.org
President: Rabbi Yehuda Lefkovitz
Boys school, nursery through grade 12,
secular and Judaic studies. ORTHODOX
Yeshivas Lev Shlomo
7201 Park Heights Ave.
Baltimore, MD 21208
732-232-6193 levshlomo.com
Principal: R’ Shaya Kohn
High school and vocational programming.
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EARLY CHILDHOOD
The Park School of Baltimore*
Torah Institute of Baltimore
Bais Yaakov School for Girls
2425 Old Court Rd.
Baltimore, MD 21208
410-339-4130 parkschool.net
Director of Admission:
Ruthie Sachs Kalvar ’85
admission@parkschool.net 35 Rosewood Ln.
Owings Mills, MD 21117
410-654-3500 torahinstitute.org
Principal: Rabbi Eliezer Eisgrau
11111 Park Heights Ave.
Owings Mills, MD 21117
410-363-3300 baisyaakov.net
Chief Executive Officer:
Sandy Nissel, MBA
Director of Development:
Rabbi Aaron Gross
Lower Elementary School Principal:
Rabbi Yitzchok Sanders
Upper Elementary School Principal:
Rabbi Yochanon Stein
Founded in 1912, The Park School of
Baltimore is an independent, coeduca-
tional, non-sectarian, progressive pre-K
through grade 12 school located on a
100-acre campus minutes from the city.
Boys’ school for nursery/preschool through
grade 8. Intensive Judaic and secular
studies. Summer camp program available.
Located on 12-acre Owings Mills campus.
Programs include academics, character
development and community service.
ORTHODOX KRIEGER SCHECHTER DAY SCHOOL
At Capital Camps,
even the ordinary
A dual-language, coeducational, K – 8,
independent Jewish day school in Baltimore.
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elementary@baisyaakov.net
baisyaakov.net Jewish girl’s school, nursery to grade 5.
Judaic and secular studies.
ORTHODOX Beth Israel Joseph and Corinne
Schwartz Preschool
Serves ages 2 to kindergarten.
Beth Tfiloh Preschool
3300 Old Court Rd.
Baltimore, MD 21208
410-486-1905 Bethtfiloh.com/preschool
Nursery and pre-kindergarten program
that combines opportunities for learning
initiated by the children themselves with
age appropriate activities guided by their
teachers. Extended day option available.
Gan Yaffa Nursery Preschool
5713 Park Heights Ave.
Baltimore, MD 21215
410-585-1498 6106 Biltmore Ave.
Baltimore, MD 21215
410-764-9961 Yaffa Arnson
Provides Torah education for preschool
children. Jewish day care for children ages 6 weeks
to 4 years.
E.B. Hirsh Early Childhood
Center of the Day School
at Baltimore Hebrew
Goldsmith Early Childhood
Education Center of Chizuk Amuno
7401 Park Heights Ave.
Baltimore, MD 21208
410-764-7281 baltimorehebrew.org/ebhirshearly
childhoodcenter/our-school Director: Jill Eisen
jeisen@baltimorehebrew.org 8100 Stevenson Rd.
Baltimore, MD 21208
410-486-8642 chizukamuno.org
Director: Michelle Gold
mgold@chizukamuno.org We offer day care for infants and toddlers
from 10 weeks to 23 months and
preschool for children 2 years old to
5 years old. We provide a nurturing Jewish
atmosphere. Park gave me confidence. We were taken
seriously and provided with the space
to explore our own ideas.
— Rachel Brown, Park School Class of 2006
Founder and CEO, Sisi ni Amani – International; Executive Director – Over Zero; Former
Genocide Prevention Fellow at The Simon-Skjodt Center, U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum
I am an athlete. I am an PARK
artist. SCHOOL
I am a
musician. I am a thinker. I 1/2
am caring.
H — Gabriel , Park School Class of 2024
Supporting the social, emotional,
academic, physical and spiritual growth
and development of children 18 months-
5 years old through stimulating,
nurturing, creative experiences in a
Jewish environment with before school
and afterschool enrichment programs.
CONSERVATIVE CAMPS & EDUCATION
3706 Crondall Ln.
Owings Mills, MD 21117
410-654-0803 bethisrael-om.org
Chris Wilson
cwilson@bethisrael-om.org Cheder Chabad
graduates are scientists, lawyers, and journalists; social
workers, business leaders, and graphic
designers; educators, doctors, and musicians.
They have earned national and international
recognition, including the Rhodes Scholarship,
the Fields Medal in Mathematics, MacArthur
Fellowships, the Pulitzer Prize, the Newbery
Honor Award, the National Endowment Fellow-
ship in Literature, and Tony Awards. Park alumni
— and current students — are community
members and leaders who make a difference.
I can make change happen.
— Rachel , Park School Class of 2019
The more you ask questions,
the smarter you get.
— Noah, Park School Class of 2029
The Park School of Baltimore is independent, coeducational, non-sectarian, Pre-K through 12, and progressive. parkschool.net
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