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KSA Blog: April 2012

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Friday, April 6, 2012. Learning and Growing Through the Years- a Pesach Narrative. I am pleased to share this d'var torah written by Kaitlyn, one of our 8th graders and delivered to the Board of Trustees at its meeting earlier this week. These words are a true testament to the impact of a KSA education. At each Passover Seder we say ohrmn tmh tuv ukhtf unmg ,utrk ost chhj rusu rus kfc. In each and every generation a person is obligated to see himself as if he had gone out of Egypt.

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KSA Blog: July 2012

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Thursday, July 5, 2012. Why do YOU value KSA? You'd think that by now our building would be quiet and that most of our teachers would be sitting by the swimming pool enjoying their free days. Amazingly, they are not! Kehillah, with Sara Zenley, Richard Brancato, Michelle and Miriam also meet frequently to discuss science, technology and room arrangements and our 7. Grade teachers are always here, from Anita to Ariel, Joan to Richard Waldman and many others. In our office we are meeting with teachers to d...

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KSA Blog: May 2012

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Friday, May 25, 2012. A Day of Inspiration. Inspiring Jewish souls is our primary goal as a Jewish school. Our school and our classrooms are sacred spaces that nurture our children's natural sense of wonder and radical amazement. Today was a wonderful opportunity to celebrate that inspiration. In the book of Sh'mot (Exodus) we learn:. וַיֵּצְאוּ כָּל-עֲדַת בְּנֵי-יִשְׂרָאֵל, מִלִּפ&#145...הֵבִיאוּ אֶת-תְּרוּמַת יְהוָה לִמְלֶאכ&...Then the whole Israelite community withdrew from Moses’ presence, and...

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KSA Blog: Teaching from the Heart

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Friday, June 1, 2012. Teaching from the Heart. What are the virtues of a good teacher? That was the question that we were asked this past Wednesday, by a donor that came to our school and spent a few hours walking into classes and talking to some of our staff. We explained that the virtues of a good teacher are very similar to these of a good student, as teachers are on a constant journey of learning. I added that these virtues can be found in the list of 16 habits of mind. 8226; Managing Impulsivity.

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KSA Blog: March 2012

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Thursday, March 29, 2012. Synthetic Biology Science Fair Project. I am excited to share this blog written by some of our 7th graders for the science fair! I am so proud of the amazing experiments that they are doing and look for more information about our school-wide science fair on April 20 and the Jewish Day School Science Expo on April 29. Both events will feature the amazing work that our our students are doing this year in Science! Marc Medwed, Head of School. By Emily, Sarah, Josh and Aaron. Later ...

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KSA Blog: February 2012

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Friday, February 10, 2012. Today we spent most of the day in Haifa. We met the kids this morning and it was so great to see smiling, tired faces who had a wonderful night with their host families and the amazing amount of food that each host packed for our kids' lunches- like every other day, everyone was well satiated- one student even had six sandwiches, so that he could eat throughout the day! To view today's video, click here. Thursday, February 9, 2012. KSA Israel: The Golan and HAIFA. From there we...

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KSA Blog: Learning is a Never Ending Journey

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Friday, June 8, 2012. Learning is a Never Ending Journey. 8220;Instruction begins when you, the teacher, learn from the learner; put yourself in his place so that you may understand… what he learns and the way he understands it.”- Soren Kierkegaard. This is how our 7th graders are introduced to the science of the brain, where they design experiments to test how music and visuals (from optical illusions, to art, to video games) can affect our learning and our ability to conduct daily chores.

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KSA Blog: November 2011

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Wednesday, November 16, 2011. A new perspective on community. As parents and teachers we often struggle to understand how an online community really works, as it if foreign for most adults to think of our community in the virtual sense- we often prefer shmoozing at kiddush after shul or while hanging out on the soccer field watching our kids play. And I recognize that "different" often feels strange. I would love to hear your thoughts. Friday, November 11, 2011. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).

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KSA Blog: Growing the Grass Greener

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Thursday, August 16, 2012. Growing the Grass Greener. 8220;The No Complaining Rule”. Jon Gordon offers 3 methods to approach life with a positive attitude:. The But → Positive Technique. This simple strategy helps you turn your complaints into positive thoughts, solutions, and actions. It works like this. When you realize you are complaining, you simply add the word “but” and then add a positive thought or positive action. Focus on “Get To” instead of “Have To.”. Turn Complaints into Solutions. How do we...

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KSA Blog: August 2012

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Thursday, August 16, 2012. Growing the Grass Greener. 8220;The No Complaining Rule”. Jon Gordon offers 3 methods to approach life with a positive attitude:. The But → Positive Technique. This simple strategy helps you turn your complaints into positive thoughts, solutions, and actions. It works like this. When you realize you are complaining, you simply add the word “but” and then add a positive thought or positive action. Focus on “Get To” instead of “Have To.”. Turn Complaints into Solutions. How do we...