Our guest columnist is Eric Blomquist, Director of Development and Operations at Schechter Manhattan. In the year since I came to Schechter Manhattan to work on the 2018 Gala, what has impressed me most about Schechter Manhattan is what a warm, caring community it is. There is a generosity and a spirit of giving. Instead of […]
As some of you may have already seen on social media this past week, a column I wrote about racial diversity and inclusion in Jewish Day Schools was posted to ejewishphilanthropy.com. Click here to read the piece about why I believe it is important to think deeply about what content, concepts, skills, and values we hope our students […]
Our guest columnist is Julie Sissman, President of the Board of Schechter Manhattan, who shared these reflections and announcements with Schechter Manhattan parents earlier this week. Please see her mid-year update letter to the community below. Dear Schechter Manhattan Parents, A few snapshots of Schechter Manhattan students: I overheard a second grader giving instructions to […]
Special guest columnists this week: Shira Jacobson, Curriculum and Programming Coordinator, and Deanna Stecker, Coordinator of Learning Support Parents often ask, “How will teachers know what their students have learned if there are no tests?” Even though we don’t administer many tests, we carefully and consistently assess our students in all grades and subject […]
A great privilege of my more than twelve years at Schechter Manhattan has been watching our students grow. The 5-year-olds who join us in Gan mature into self-reflective, motivated, and thoughtful teenagers. And while I am always sad when our students leave us, I am also super proud of each and every one of them. […]
Special Guest Columnists This Week: Jennifer Abrams and Lisa Schmutter, Schechter Manhattan Parents’ Association Co-Presidents Last month I arrived at Schechter Manhattan after sundown on a Saturday night and found the school building bustling with activity, as a group of parents used the short minutes between Shabbat and Family Night Out to ready the school […]
Visitors to Schechter Manhattan often comment to me about how engaged and happy students appear. They notice how the students are busy at work, focused on the learning activities at hand. Sometimes I am asked, what motivates our students? Why do they choose to do hard things in order to learn? Motivating students, and people, in […]
When I walked into kitah bet this week, they were discussing how compassion helps our school community. Students shared that when we show compassion to one another we feel cared for, welcomed, and supported. I was very pleased to see these 7-year-old students thinking carefully about the things to say and do to show compassion […]
In this week’s column, Schechter Manhattan Principal, Gary Pretsfelder, shares exciting updates to the Schechter Manhattan student reports. Communicating Student Progress: New Tool, Same Thorough Description By Gary Pretsfelder, Principal Each year our teachers produce extensive student reports for parents that provide details about their child’s academic, social, emotional and spiritual development. These reports along […]
Support the Thousand Turkey Challenge to collect and donate at least 1,000 frozen turkeys for low-income families. Donate ($18 per turkey) online or by texting TURKEY to 56512. I was so happy to see quotes from me and references to Schechter Manhattan in the two articles below. One focuses on how to nurture menschlichkeit in children and the other, […]
