Educate. Empower. Stabilize.
At Madelaine Halmos Academy (MHA), where every graduate receives a college scholarship, your child's future starts today. Voted Fort Lauderdale's Best Elementary School and recognized as a Leader in Me school, we provide an exceptional private education for kindergarten through 5th grade. Our dedicated educators and staff create a safe, nurturing, and academically challenging environment that empowers students to thrive. With a focus on academic, social-emotional, and leadership development, we prepare each child for long-term success. Visit us to discover why we’re the best choice for your child’s education and future opportunities!
Our Philosophy
At MHA, our goal is to see students thrive. We achieve this through small class sizes, outstanding teachers, and an innovative educational approach. Our curriculum offers:
- Cutting-edge teaching methods
- Project-based learning across all subjects, including science, art, mathematics, literacy, and music
- STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) activities
- Seamless classroom technology integration
- On-site counseling and therapeutic services
- Comprehensive wellness activities, focusing on social-emotional learning, assessment, and play
- A Family Program accessible to all student family members
- Diverse extracurricular activities such as soccer, basketball, piano, ballet, computer science, and art
- Educational field trips to places like the Museum of Discovery and Science, Zoo Miami, Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, Knaus Berry Farm, and Butterfly World
- All students are fed breakfast, lunch and a snack through the National School Lunch Program at no expense.
MHA’s robust programming is supported by a dedicated network of volunteers from diverse business and service industries, who give their time and talent to facilitate real-world connections and learning for all students. MHA develops lifelong learners and establishes a strong educational foundation for them to build upon. We are preparing our children for successful and enriching futures!
About Our School
School and Classrooms
In the fall of 2021, we opened the new Madelaine Halmos Academy on the Jack & Jill Early Education Center campus at 1315 West Broward Boulevard.
The new school features 12 classrooms, an arts and science lab, a music and media lab, a rooftop play area, an outdoor learning space, a wellness room, a dining hall with a restaurant-grade kitchen, and state-of-the-art security and technology.
Our Teachers
The dedicated team at Madelaine Halmos Academy, including educators, teachers, administrators, and support staff, are experienced, well-trained, patient, and caring. They ensure each child receives an outstanding educational experience.
Families actively collaborate with teachers to meet the educational, social, and emotional needs of their children.
All teachers at Madelaine Halmos Academy hold a bachelor's degree or higher in an academic subject, have at least three years of K-12 teaching experience, or possess special skills and expertise qualifying them to teach K-12 subjects.
Welcome to Our School!
We are currently enrolling for the 2025-2026 school year!
To learn whether Madelaine Halmos Academy is right for your child, to arrange for a tour or to learn about our eligibility requirements, please contact our office at enrollment@jackandjillcenter.org or (954) 463-8772, ext. 262.
To submit an application, please use the button below.
If your child is already enrolled at Madelaine Halmos Academy or is a VPK student at Jack & Jill Center and you would like to re-enroll them for the 2025-2026 school year, please click here.
Opportunity Scholarship Fund — MHA Students are College-Bound!
At the Madelaine Halmos Academy, we are preparing our students for stellar academic careers that will extend well beyond high school. This is why every student at the Madelaine Halmos Academy will be eligible to receive a college scholarship!
Thanks to an unprecedented partnership between philanthropist Steve Halmos and family and the Florida Prepaid College Foundation, the Opportunity Scholarship Fund will provide every graduating Madelaine Halmos Academy 5th grade student with a college opportunity scholarship.
The scholarships can be used at any Florida college or university and will be waiting for the students when they graduate high school.
“Madelaine and I hope to give kids from high-need families the same opportunity to live the American Dream that we’ve had. That opportunity is built on a foundation of a great education.”
- Steve Halmos, honorary co-chair of the Madelaine Halmos Academy Capital Campaign
The Madelaine Halmos Academy admits students of any race, color, national or ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.
Resources
When your child is part of our programs, you have access to multiple resources to make sure your child has everything they need. Please review some of our resources below.