One of the saddest parts about leaving Jerusalem for our family was leaving JAIS where both of my daughters were in Pre-K and K. My husband and I were both journalists based in Jerusalem during the height of the intifada (from 1999 - 2007) and one of the highlights for us of living in Jerusalem was the school environmentat at JAIS which was safe, challenging and rich. The small class sizes made it a unique experience. The parent involvement made it special - a community that supported one another and the bonds were deep. It is a gem in the middle of a sometimes chaotic city.

Jennifer Griffin, Fox News
Greg Myre, New York Times


Since the first day our twins girls started at JAIS, we have been amazed by how much the teachers care for the children, nurture them, and use all possible resources to ensure that, besides achieving academic goals, self confidence and ease in life are fostered.
It was such a relief for us to realize that the overall well being of our kids was so high on the agenda. The  school clearly makes our kids happy, curious, and sociable.

Anne Laurent and Chris Sykes
Humanitarian relief workers in West Bank and Gaza

My husband and I were posted at the American Consulate in Jerusalem from 2000 until June  2003.  Our twins, Lee and Abigail attended JAIS for 2nd and 3rd grade. To this day they  speak very fondly of their memories of their teacher and friends at JAIS.  Both say to me that  it was their favorite school so far.  They enjoyed the academic instruction, their friends and  the creative ways their teacher found to teach the academic content, from star gazing from  the roof of her apartment house in the Old City to a Roman play presented to the school at  the end of 3rd grade. Although life in Jerusalem was very stressful during those years, it was  very heartening to know that Lee and Abigail were happy and doing well at JAIS.  I would highly recommend JAIS to parents.

Jody and Mike Stephens
U.S. Consulate