Escola ORT – the ORT school in Rio de Janeiro – is ranked as one of the best institutions in the city, and across all of Brazil.
The school is renowned for its specialized and comprehensive programs in the fields of technology and mathematics, offering professional and in-depth curricula. It provides students with a head start in fields attractive to today’s employers, blending academic rigor with a strong ethical framework.
Escola ORT places an emphasis on STEM education, Maker culture and entrepreneurship, and offers an environment in which students are able to explore their love of Judaism.
ORT became active in Brazil during the Second World War, offering vocational training to Jewish refugees in Rio and São Paulo. In 1945, it established a school in Rio that provided Jewish education and vocational training in fields such as television, electronics, chemistry, business administration, and data processing.
In the 1960s, courses in electronics were also offered. In 1968, a new building was acquired, and the school was renamed “ORT Technology Institute”. In 1992, the ORT Institute was the first school to offer a specialization in biotechnology.
Ukraine
ORT Ukraine supports more than 7,000 students across five ORT schools, two ORT-affiliated schools, and eight non-Jewish institutions around the country.
Belgium
Belgian ORT was established in 1946 primarily to educate Jewish children who had returned from the camps so that they could enter regular schools.
Italy
ORT works in Italy with two Jewish schools: ORT Liceo Renzo Levi, in Rome, and Scuola della Comunita Ebraica, in Milan, both of which provide excellence in general and Jewish education.