Yeshiva University High School for Boys, more familiarly known as MTA, is the oldest yeshiva high school in the nation, est. 1916. BUILDING FOUNDATIONS since 1916 THE YESHIVA UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOLS HAS AS ITS EDUCATIONAL MISSION TO TEACH AND PERPETUATE THE VALUES OF TORAH AND SECULAR STUDIES. WE ARE THUS DEDICATED TO PREPARING OUR STUDENTS FOR ADULTHOOD BOTH AS KNOWLEDGEABLE AND COMMITTED JEWS AND AS BROADLY EDUCATED, INTELLECUALLY CURIOUS, AND CARING MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL SCOTETY, THE HIGH SCHOOLS PROVIDES A CHALLENGING ACADEMIC PROGRAM IN A N AMOSPHERE THAT ENCOURAGES ADHERENCE TO THE TRADITIONAL IDEALS AND PRACTICES OF JUDAISM.