Purim Slideshow
We were thrilled to celebrate Purim together earlier this week. Check out these photos from our festivities! Also check out a Shabbat message from our Head of School.
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We were thrilled to celebrate Purim together earlier this week. Check out these photos from our festivities! Also check out a Shabbat message from our Head of School.
This coming Tuesday, I will join the students and faculty of Schechter Manhattan, and Jews around the world, in celebrating the silliest holiday of the Jewish year, Purim. We will dress in costume, participate in carnival games, sing, dance, and laugh. Woven into all the fun of Purim there is a hope, that the world […]
We are always excited to share with visitors the amazing things going on in Schechter Manhattan classrooms. Recently, we were so impressed with the work our students are doing, we went back to a few students and asked them to tell me about their studies. Check out this video to hear what they said […]
I get to see the excellent and innovative approach to teaching and learning in Schechter Manhattan classrooms each day. Our unique approach has also gotten the attention of educators and leaders in the Jewish community. Lately several groups have identified our school as a model of excellence and come to learn from us in a […]
Dear Schechter Manhattan Parents, One of the most fun parts of being Board President at Schechter Manhattan is getting to talk with so many people about our unique school. I want to share with you some of what I’ve been hearing and give you an update on some of the organizational inner-workings going on this […]
By Allison Levine Last Wednesday morning, the 7th grade students came to their science class prepared to learn. They took seats in the lab and listened intently and asked questions during an introductory lecture about the parts and functions of the nervous system. After that, the students collaborated on building a room-sized model of neuron […]
by Gary Pretsfelder, Principal Schechter Manhattan is a Zionist school. For years, our school’s goals for Israel Education have been to help our students feel connected to the land, people, and state of Israel, and to see Israel’s story as an important part of the Jewish people’s story, and therefore our students’ own […]
The march was titled “No Hate. No Fear.” and as I walked shoulder to shoulder with throngs of other New Yorkers on Sunday I felt neither hate nor fear, only a sense of shared commitment to a better world. Seventy members of the Schechter Manhattan community- faculty, parents, and students- gathered to join the march […]
By Judy Ney, Director of Admissions This week, the pleasure of hearing Chanukah songs in our hallways extended into the weekend and beyond our own students, as thirty preschool children and their families gathered on Sunday morning to sing along with our Head of School Ben Mann, at our Schechter Manhattan Chanukah Family Fun […]
We have reached the time of the year when daylight is short and it gets dark out in the very early evening. In the middle of the Jewish month of Kislev I am grateful that Chanukah is approaching, when we will light the candles of the chanukiah to bring light into these long dark nights. Lighting up the […]
Schechter Manhattan is a student-centered Jewish Day school located in Manhattan. We take a Constructivist educational approach to teaching and learning, ensuring that our students are actively learning, and engaged in problem solving, critical thinking and building their skills. We focus on nurturing our students’ intellectual, spiritual, moral and personal development, and we work in a professional culture that highlights faculty reflection, collaboration, and professional growth.