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.
Mexico
Colegio Olamí ORT was founded in 2022 from the merger of two leading schools within Mexico’s Jewish educational network: Colegio CIM-ORT and Colegio Hebreo Sefaradí, together contributing more than 180 years of educational excellence.
Bulgaria
ORT No. 134 “Dimcho Debelianov” Jewish school is the result of a successful collaboration between ORT, the Bulgarian authorities and The Ronald S Lauder Foundation (from 2003 to 2019).
Netherlands
For more than 65 years, ORT Netherlands has been supporting educational projects for children on an international scale.