About Us

School Philosophy

Magen David Academy serves the Orthodox Jewish Community of Panama. As such, we strive to create life-long learners by nurturing a strong sense of curiosity combined with the ability to analyze and think independently. We foster excellence by providing a 21st Century education to prepare students to attend universities around the world. To accomplish this goal, we implement a broad and sequential plan of study that emphasizes the development of students into productive and happy citizens of the global community.

Envisioned as a magnet for learning, MDA believes in the extraordinary capacity of children to learn and therefore reach their maximum potential. We aim to provide students with positive, academically challenging and intellectually stimulating learning experiences.

They also learn what it means to be members of a Here, children are inspired to learn, encouraged to play and grow, surrounded by highly qualified teachers in a challenging and familial learning community. Our students gain a strong academic foundation, and grow up to be independent, capable and confident thinkers. community and how to work together and support each other.

Educators are motivated to stay abreast of contemporary research in education and encouraged to use modern methods of instruction as well as maintaining expectations for student learning and individualization of instruction in their teaching.