The Jewish Tuition Organization (JTO) will host a Family Fun Day on Nov. 13 from noon to 4 pm at the Ina Levine Jewish Community Campus at 12701 N. Scottsdale Road in Scottsdale. The family event will have inflatables generously provided by Simon Kreisberger of The Play Factory, activities, carnival games, music by JMan Entertainment and a demonstration of the Israeli art of self-defense by East Valley Krav Maga. Admission is free and open to the community. Lunch is available for purchase.
The event will also provide an opportunity to discover Jewish day schools and information on JTO Jewish day school scholarships. In addition, if eligible families register at one of the day schools represented during Family Fun Day, they may be awarded one of the available Discovery Day School grants. These grants are for families with need-based qualifications and will be awarded after the event, but the grants are only eligible to those who register at Family Fun Day.
The six schools supported by the JTO will be at the event to answer questions and provide information. The schools participating are Desert Jewish Academy, Chandler (grades K-6), Pardes Jewish Day School, Scottsdale (grades K-8), Phoenix Hebrew Academy, Phoenix (grades K-8), Torah Day School, Phoenix (grades K-8), Shearim Torah High School for Girls, Phoenix and Yeshiva High School of Phoenix. Family Fun Day provides a perfect opportunity for families to learn more about the offerings of these Valley Jewish day schools and speak with representatives from each school. “Whether your children are currently attending preschool and you’re looking for a day school to start your child’s educational career, or you currently have a child or children attending another school and you’re interested in switching schools, please come out, enjoy the day and learn more about our schools,” says JTO Executive Director Linda Zell. “This will be a wonderful family day, regardless of your educational interests,” continues Zell.
The JTO is a student tuition organization (STO) that provides need-based scholarships to students who attend one of six area Jewish day schools. Need-based scholarships are available to any eligible child attending one of the JTO participating day schools. “The JTO’s goal is to provide any child who wants to attend a Jewish day school the ability to do so. We don’t want our affiliated schools to turn away any child regardless of the family’s ability to pay for a Jewish education,” says Zell.
Funds raised by the JTO come from the Arizona private school tuition tax credit, a dollar-for-dollar tax credit available to both individuals and corporations. All JTO scholarships are need-based and more than 90 percent of funds raised are distributed through scholarships. For more information call 480-634-4926 or visit jtophoenix.org.
