Ezra Academy offers a huge variety of Extra Curricular activities for our students. Many of these options are in the fields of Law and Finance, strengthening students knowledge, speaking, and team building skills (and look very good on college applications!)
Take a look below at what we offer.

🏀 Basketball ​🏀

​The basketball team at Ezra Academy meets twice a week, driven by a shared commitment to challenge themselves and achieve success both on and off the court. These regular practices are designed to build skill, teamwork, and resilience, fostering a sense of discipline and unity among the players. With each session, the team focuses on pushing their limits, learning from their challenges, and growing stronger together, all while embodying the core values of Ezra Academy. The team’s dedication to hard work and perseverance is key to their ongoing pursuit of excellence.

Mock Trial

This team takes one case and works on it for approximately 3 months.  Team meetings will begin immediately after Succot (if not before). 6 Team members are assigned the job of lawyer, 6 Team members are assigned the jobs of witnesses. We play in the Courthouse in an actual courtroom with an attorney serving as our judge. Mock Trial meets once a week religiously until we get close to competition and then we meet twice a week and Sundays.  If we move on past preliminary rounds we meet as often as we have time for to make sure.

Great for Developing: Knowledge of Law & Courts System, Leadership, Public Speaking Skills

♟️  Chess Competition ​♟️

​The Chess Competition at Ezra Academy offers students a unique opportunity to engage in a mentally stimulating activity that enhances their critical thinking and decision-making abilities. Chess, as an extracurricular pursuit, helps develop concentration, patience, and strategic foresight, qualities that are valuable both in and out of the classroom. Students will benefit from learning how to anticipate opponents' moves, solve complex problems, and manage time effectively. Through this program, Ezra Academy aims to cultivate a love for intellectual challenges while encouraging teamwork, sportsmanship, and personal growth in a supportive and engaging environment.

 ⚖️ Moot Court ​⚖️

This team meets once a week and competes twice a year.  Each competition is a tournament where teams simulate the parts of lawyer, witness, and researcher.  Each team plays 3 cases on the same day. No team sees the cases before the day of the tournament. Closer to competition (Usually March) this team will have Sunday meetings as well.

​Great for Developing: Knowledge of Law System, Leadership, Public Speaking Skills

📈 Stock Market ​📈

Simulated stock game – you receive a portfolio with an imaginary $100, 000 and work hard to increase by the highest percentage of all teams participating.

Great for Developing: Finance Literacy, Stock Market, Public Speaking Skills

🎤 Debate ​🎤

This team has the opportunity to participate in the most competitions of the year.  Each tournament is a separate event with a new topic to argue about. Competitions take place as pairs of one school compete against pairs from other schools.  Ample time is given for preparation. Practices are planned in conjunction with tournaments.

Great for Developing: Public Speaking Skills

Fed Challenge

Considered one the most challenging teams in school, this team is about economics.  The team works hard examining economic indicators and then advises the Federal Reserve Board on how to make policy.  The team meets at the Federal Reserve Bank and does a tour of the gold stored there. The team prepares their presentation in advance but must answer questions on the spot at the competition. Warning: if you are extremely intelligent you may be drafted to this team. This team competes only once a year (April) unless the team makes the semi- finals.

Great for Developing: Financial Literacy, International Economics, Public Speaking Skills

Euro Challenge

Considered the other more challenging team in school, this team examines the European Economic Community and the specific challenges of a country in the European Community.  The team prepares their presentation in advance but must answer questions on the spot at the competition. Warning: if you are extremely intelligent you may be drafted to this team as well. This team competes only once a year (April) unless the team makes the semi- finals.

​Great for Developing: Financial Literacy, International Economics, Public Speaking Skills

Extemporaneous Speaking

Often seen as an extension of the debate team, this team asks members to speak about a random topic that is given to them 15 minutes before speaking at a competition. Practices are minimal and competitions are always held at debate tournaments.

​Great for Developing: Public Speaking Skills

Model UN

This team meets at a three day event in February. The team is assigned a country to represent and attends the event as delegates from that country on committees of the United Nations.  The goal is have your position papers and motions passed and to find solutions to worldwide challenges. Practices will depend on the motivation of the team.

Model Congress

This team meets once a year. Each member must write their own Bill and attempt to have it passed by their committee.  Limited practices exist for this competition but each member must write their own law and present it at committee.

National Moot Court

This team meets during second semester in preparation for a national competition in Washington, DC where participants must argue a Supreme Court appeal in front of a panel of judges.  The competition runs Thursday through Sunday.

H & R Budget Challenge

The Sponsor is inviting eligible students to compete in a virtual Budget Challenge against eligible students in their classroom and eligible students in schools throughout the country. Each eligible student will be presented with a virtual salary and will be tasked with building a budget, paying recurring bills and making decisions regarding real-world expenses such as rent, utilities, car payments and insurance. Throughout the Budget Challenge, students will be thrown spontaneous real-life occurrences such as, but not limited to, a virtual car accident, lost cell phone or pay raise, and will be required to adjust their budget accordingly to deal with such unexpected situations.

The Apprentice Challenge

Test your skills and work collaboratively in teams to develop a marketing plan based on a sample case assignment that will be presented to an esteemed panel of judges. The team that creates the most successful marketing plan will be awarded the coveted title of the Apprentice.