Academic Excellence
Ramaz has an unwavering commitment to scholarship, intellectual rigor, and a life-long love of learning. These principles are at the core of being HERE for Academic Excellence. For us, there is no question we aren't willing to ask, no task too small, and no risk too large.
Intellectual growth and self-esteem are cultivated within a warm and nurturing environment that integrates Torah values. Teachers encourage critical and creative thinking as they help students to excel academically, spiritually, and emotionally.
Academic Excellence News
![Model UN Achieves Second Place at YLMUN Conference]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1748454606/ramaz/uslxjjkldfiwfhjfhgxf/2025ModelUN.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1748454606/ramaz/uslxjjkldfiwfhjfhgxf/2025ModelUN.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1748454606/ramaz/uslxjjkldfiwfhjfhgxf/2025ModelUN.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1748454606/ramaz/uslxjjkldfiwfhjfhgxf/2025ModelUN.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1748454606/ramaz/uslxjjkldfiwfhjfhgxf/2025ModelUN.jpg","width":1600}])
Ramaz just won second place at the second Yeshiva League Model United Nations conference of the year! The Model UN team participated with schools from across the Tri-State Area, all gathered to debate...
![Pictures Inside: Second Graders Present MiddotMark Celebrations]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1747857274/ramaz/b5uc3lwyublhpc0mmbw1/5785MiddotMark.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1747857274/ramaz/b5uc3lwyublhpc0mmbw1/5785MiddotMark.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1747857274/ramaz/b5uc3lwyublhpc0mmbw1/5785MiddotMark.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1747857274/ramaz/b5uc3lwyublhpc0mmbw1/5785MiddotMark.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1747857274/ramaz/b5uc3lwyublhpc0mmbw1/5785MiddotMark.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1747857274/ramaz/b5uc3lwyublhpc0mmbw1/5785MiddotMark.jpg","width":2200}])
Kol hakavod to the second graders for their amazing MiddotMark celebrations! They enacted a fictional "landmark preservation commission hearing" to demonstrate the prototype buildings they designed. Each building represented a midah (value) that the students...
![Third Graders Throw an International Festival]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1746645971/ramaz/d2iox7lnrde5bhuswebg/Gr3InternationalFestival.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1746645971/ramaz/d2iox7lnrde5bhuswebg/Gr3InternationalFestival.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1746645971/ramaz/d2iox7lnrde5bhuswebg/Gr3InternationalFestival.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1746645971/ramaz/d2iox7lnrde5bhuswebg/Gr3InternationalFestival.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1746645971/ramaz/d2iox7lnrde5bhuswebg/Gr3InternationalFestival.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1746645971/ramaz/d2iox7lnrde5bhuswebg/Gr3InternationalFestival.jpg","width":2048}])
Kol hakavod to all the third graders, who just completed their "International Festival" General Studies presentations! In groups, the students have been learning in depth about different countries (including Japan, Mexico, Greece, and more). They have been...
![Ramaz "Women in STEM" Spend 3 Days in Boston Touring Top Science Institutions and Meeting Experts]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1743608359/ramaz/afg29dfsmktth1uuwzgd/WomeninSTEMMIT.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1743608359/ramaz/afg29dfsmktth1uuwzgd/WomeninSTEMMIT.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1743608359/ramaz/afg29dfsmktth1uuwzgd/WomeninSTEMMIT.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1743608359/ramaz/afg29dfsmktth1uuwzgd/WomeninSTEMMIT.jpg","width":1200}])
Three Ramaz students took a three-day trip to Boston on a Women in STEM trip run by CIJE (Center for Initiatives in Jewish Education). The students—Elianna G. '27, Sami F. '26, and Sara K. '27—started the trip at the new MIT Museum, where they explored all the innovations and projects that MIT has initiated and...
!["Parallax" Literary and Art Magazine Wins the Silver Crown Award]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1742929489/ramaz/fhmkcot26frqbr6ovcrm/Parallax2024.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1742929489/ramaz/fhmkcot26frqbr6ovcrm/Parallax2024.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1742929489/ramaz/fhmkcot26frqbr6ovcrm/Parallax2024.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1742929489/ramaz/fhmkcot26frqbr6ovcrm/Parallax2024.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1742929489/ramaz/fhmkcot26frqbr6ovcrm/Parallax2024.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1742929489/ramaz/fhmkcot26frqbr6ovcrm/Parallax2024.jpg","width":2200}])
Parallax has won another Silver Crown Award from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association! Ramaz's literary and art magazine was one of 19 magazines of this type that won, from a field of applicants across the country. Below is CSPA's description of Parallax, which appeared on the screen along with snapshots of some of the magazine's pages...
![The Jewish Museum Teaches Techniques to Sixth Graders and Gives Them a Tour]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1742410397/ramaz/twczuztjsnlcbxwcbjkj/IlluminatedManuscripts.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1742410397/ramaz/twczuztjsnlcbxwcbjkj/IlluminatedManuscripts.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1742410397/ramaz/twczuztjsnlcbxwcbjkj/IlluminatedManuscripts.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1742410397/ramaz/twczuztjsnlcbxwcbjkj/IlluminatedManuscripts.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1742410397/ramaz/twczuztjsnlcbxwcbjkj/IlluminatedManuscripts.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1742410397/ramaz/twczuztjsnlcbxwcbjkj/IlluminatedManuscripts.jpg","width":2200}])
After weeks receiving visits from the Jewish Museum and learning about historical art techniques, sixth graders culminated their unit with a trip to the museum themselves. Over the course of weeks, each student has created an illuminated manuscript page, displaying their first initial and adding embellishments about their identity, including their favorite Jewish holidays, sports teams, and...
![JV and Varsity College Bowl Teams Win All Six Contests at the Yeshiva of Flatbush]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1742438421/ramaz/vuuafbvpdhkvisrp8qwi/March2025CollegeBowl.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1742438421/ramaz/vuuafbvpdhkvisrp8qwi/March2025CollegeBowl.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1742438421/ramaz/vuuafbvpdhkvisrp8qwi/March2025CollegeBowl.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1742438421/ramaz/vuuafbvpdhkvisrp8qwi/March2025CollegeBowl.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1742438421/ramaz/vuuafbvpdhkvisrp8qwi/March2025CollegeBowl.jpg","width":1464}])
Mazal tov to the Ramaz Varsity and JV College Bowl teams, who won all six of their contests at the Yeshiva of Flatbush! Questions come from current events, history, math and science, sports, the arts, music, mythology, and more. Here are a few samples. See how you (or your friends and family) do...
![Model Congress Wins Seven Awards]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1742438114/ramaz/ha3pi4pffghanv3qojif/modelcongressteamphotominusAbigailMaksin.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1742438114/ramaz/ha3pi4pffghanv3qojif/modelcongressteamphotominusAbigailMaksin.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1742438114/ramaz/ha3pi4pffghanv3qojif/modelcongressteamphotominusAbigailMaksin.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1742438114/ramaz/ha3pi4pffghanv3qojif/modelcongressteamphotominusAbigailMaksin.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1742438114/ramaz/ha3pi4pffghanv3qojif/modelcongressteamphotominusAbigailMaksin.jpg","width":1536}])
Mazal tov to the Model Congress team, who took home seven awards at Yeshiva League Model Congress! Mazal tov to Sylvie R. '26 for winning Second Place overall across the competition, to Lance V. '26, Elliot W. '26, Truman E. '26, and Simon W. '26 for winning First Place in...
![Mock Trial Wins Again and Advances Toward Final Rounds]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1741800836/ramaz/fhdnbhskcbudgpwbkiws/MockTrialDefenseWin.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1741800836/ramaz/fhdnbhskcbudgpwbkiws/MockTrialDefenseWin.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1741800836/ramaz/fhdnbhskcbudgpwbkiws/MockTrialDefenseWin.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1741800836/ramaz/fhdnbhskcbudgpwbkiws/MockTrialDefenseWin.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1741800836/ramaz/fhdnbhskcbudgpwbkiws/MockTrialDefenseWin.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1741800836/ramaz/fhdnbhskcbudgpwbkiws/MockTrialDefenseWin.jpg","width":1810}])
The Mock Trial season has entered the elimination rounds, and Ramaz has taken home yet another proud victory! Kol hakavod to all these hardworking members. Even a transit misadventure en route to last week’s trial did not throw them off. When they arrived at the venue, a supreme court in Queens, the Ramaz lawyers and witnesses...