Angela Poller

Review of Donna Klein Jewish academy

I just saw a bad review about DKJA and I can't und...

I just saw a bad review about DKJA and I can't understand it for the life of me. I feel badly that they had a bad experience, but as someone who is at the school literally every day Monday-Friday, that is a very untrue review. I feel the need to explain how I mean.

We moved from NJ to SoFlo and chose Donna Klein before we even chose our home. Our first impression was incredible. We were greeted warmly by teachers and smiling children who came up to us, shook our hands, and explained what they were doing in class. You see, DKJA is a Lighthouse official "Leader in Me" school.

Our children transitioned beautifully, and I noticed brilliant changes in them. They were becoming more confident, learning how to speak to individuals, (which is so important in this day and age) learning in ways where they weren't just sitting at a desk, and becoming involved within our community.

It is now 5 years later, and our children are active members in and out of our community. They are bright. They are kind. They are growing into the people that our world needs. I have become such an advocate for Donna Klein Jewish Academy. I am currently Co-President of the DKJA PTO. I can not encourage you more to look into this school. Walk our halls. You will not see bored unhappy children. You will see children embracing cutting edge learning. You'll see them creating videos. You'll see flexible seating in the classrooms. You'll see amazing teachers who care about their students. You'll see an amazing orchestra program, and an even better Drama department! (They put on incredible shows) You'll see dedicated sports coaches... You'll see a SECURE CAMPUS which gives us a sense of ease every time we drop our children off at school.

Next year we will become DKJA High School parents. We can not wait to see what our children's future holds. We hear amazing things about The Claire and Emanuel G Rosenblatt high school at Donna Klein. We have many friends who's children have graduated and they all rave about how prepared their children are for college. Our time at Donna Klein is and will continue to be an amazing journey... one that we encourage those of you looking to take a look at!