Gann Academy

Gann Academy
The Gann Academy seal
Address
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333 Forest Street Waltham , Middlesex , MA 02452 United States
Coordinates	42°23′42″N 71°13′01″W / 42.39513°N 71.21703°W / 42.39513; -71.21703Coordinates: 42°23′42″N 71°13′01″W / 42.39513°N 71.21703°W / 42.39513; -71.21703
Information
Former name	The New Jewish High School
School type	Private coeducational secondary
Religious affiliation(s)	Judaism
Denomination	Pluralistic
Established	1997[1]
Status	Open
Chairperson	William Foster[2]
Head of school	Dr. Dalia Hochman[2]
Grades	9–12
Average class size	70[1]
Student to teacher ratio	5:1[1]
Hours in school day	9
Classrooms	65
Color(s)	Maroon and white
Slogan	Who Will You Become?
Mascot	Red Heifer
Nickname	Gann
Team name	Gann Heifers
Accreditation	New England Association of Schools and Colleges and Association of Independent Schools of New England[1]
Newspaper	Shevuon Hatichon
Tuition	$10,000 to $49,500[3]
Website	www.gannacademy.org
Gann Academy

Founded in 1997, Gann Academy is a coeducational Jewish high school located in Waltham, Massachusetts, United States. It is a member of the National Association of Independent Schools and is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges.^[1]

History[]

Gann Academy was founded in 1997 as The New Jewish High School of Greater Boston, and was originally adjacent to Brandeis University.^[4] The school, casually nicknamed "New Jew," opened with 48 students in the 9th and 10th grades. Seeking larger facilities and a more permanent home, it moved to the top four floors and basement of the Fleet Bank building (BankBoston at the time) at the intersection of Prospect Street and Main Street in Waltham, and used the basement of the local Temple Beth Israel for additional classroom space. The school changed its name in 2003 in honor of philanthropist Joseph Gann, who had donated $5,000,000.^[4] In the fall of 2003, Gann moved into its current building in Waltham, on land formerly occupied by the Murphy Army Hospital.

Judaism[]

Gann Academy is a pluralistic day school with students and faculty coming from a number of different denominations of Judaism. There are students of Orthodox, Conservative, Reform, Reconstructionist, Secular, and non-denominational backgrounds.

Students have mandatory Tefillah two days a week but have a variety of different options as to what type to attend.

The school as a whole keeps vegetarian dairy kosher, and students do not bring meat into the building.

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