http://baltimorejewishdayschools.org Outstanding schools building bright Jewish futures Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:28:48 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A Jewish day school!** A Jewish day school will give your child unique benefits: •    Pride in our Jewish heritage •    A warm and nurturing Jewish environment •    A values-based education that develops character •    Outstanding teachers and role models •    Small classes with individual attention **The Impact of a Jewish Education on Adults’ Jewish Identity – 2000-01 ... http://baltimorejewishdayschools.org/what%e2%80%99s-the-single-best-way-to-give-your-child-a-strong-jewish-identity/ Mazal tov to Beth Tfiloh Dahan Community School and The Day School at Baltimore Hebrew, which were each awarded a $25,000 challenge grant from PEJE (Partnership for Excellence in Jewish Education) for developing initiatives to drive increased revenue through innovation. Here are their announcements: Beth Tfiloh Dahan Community School is pleased to ... http://baltimorejewishdayschools.org/beth-tfiloh-and-day-school-at-baltimore-hebrew-awarded-peje-challenge-grants/ In 2007, the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) found that in both 4th and 8th grades, American students were outperformed in math scores by their peers in Singapore. Last summer, Beth Tfiloh Lower School principal Nina Wand and assistant principal Susan Yurow discovered the secret to Singapore’s ... http://baltimorejewishdayschools.org/making-math-count-beth-tfilohs-lower-school-launches-new-math-curriculum/ On Thursday, November 10, Krieger Schechter's Lower School commemorated Kristallnacht— the Night of the Broken Glass—which took place in Germany and Austria on November 9 and 10, 1938. Morah Madoff told the story, Best Friends, by Elizabeth Reuter, to Kindergarten and first graders. This story illustrates how the laws made ... http://baltimorejewishdayschools.org/krieger-schechter-day-schools-kristallnacht-commemoration/ Read the following musings from two-time Bram Stoker Award winner Dr. Norman Prentiss, English Department Chair at The Shoshana S. Cardin School. Reading Multiple Books I just had a flashback to an image of the end table beside my grandfather’s reading chair. He loved to read paperback mysteries and westerns (they used ... http://baltimorejewishdayschools.org/reading-multiple-books-by-dr-norman-prentiss/ [caption id="" align="alignright" width="250" caption="Day School at Baltimore Hebrew students learning with their iPads"][/caption] Last spring, the CJE (Center for Jewish Education) and Apple teamed up to offer day schools a set of iPads, a synch cart and apps, along with a day-long professional development workshop, for an attractive price. The Day ... http://baltimorejewishdayschools.org/the-day-school-at-baltimore-hebrew-brings-21st-century-technology-to-the-classroom/ Amy Fink, History Instructor/Student Support Services Coordinator at The Shoshana S. Cardin School, shared these thoughts about the synergy of her two subjects, U.S. Literature and History: The most exciting new experience for me this year is being able to teach the 11th grade U.S. Literature class in conjunction with the ... http://baltimorejewishdayschools.org/bringing-together-us-literature-and-history-at-the-cardin-school/ Filmed by KSDS Alumnus Blake Pruitt, journey through a day at Krieger Schechter Middle School and hear the impressions that KSMS has made on its students. View A Taste of Krieger Schechter Middle School from Krieger Schechter on Vimeo. http://baltimorejewishdayschools.org/a-taste-of-krieger-schechter-middle-school/ In March I chose to take a different path than most teens for the summer. I chose to travel to Poland and Israel. I have gone to Camp Ramah in Palmer for eight summers and this was the final summer to be a "camper". From March until June I studied the ... http://baltimorejewishdayschools.org/the-path-less-traveled-to-poland/ From its inception, The Shoshana S. Cardin School saw integrating the visual arts as essential to its mission and wove it into the fabric of school life. Whether in minyan or in the classroom, as part of interim week or holiday programming, the students created art to stimulate their intellectual ... http://baltimorejewishdayschools.org/cardins-artist-in-residence-program/