Apprentice School

Jewish Family Service of Tidewater, located in Virginia Beach, Va., and founded in 1946, provides a variety of services for the health, education and welfare needs of the Hampton metropolitan area residents. The organization has a team of trained staff, volunteers, board of directors and members of the community that provide services to people of all ethnic, racial, social and economic groups. It also offers services and programs, including adoption, pregnancy counseling, adoptive families, adoption home studies, child placement and post-placement services. Jewish Family Service of Tidewater provides a variety of programs for individuals, couples and families, such as counseling, services for people with special needs, food closet, baskets of hope,information and referral and Soviet-Jewish adaptation program.

Our Lady of Mount Carmel School, founded in 1954, is a Catholic School that serves students in prekindergarten through grade eight. It offers a variety of educational, extracurricular and athletic activities. The school s academic curriculum includes computer technology, music, arts, foreign languages and physical education. It is a member of the Peninsula Independent Athletic League and competes against other local private schools in various sports, including cross country, soccer, basketball, volleyball, baseball and softball. The school provides opportunities for its students to participate in a variety of extracurricular activities, such as a band, chorus, the National Junior Honor Society, newspaper and student council. It is approved by the Southern Association for Colleges and Schools and the Virginia Catholic Education Association. Our Lady of Mount Carmel School is located in Newport News, Va.