What if you could learn 5000 years of contextualized Jewish History in a thought provoking and memorable way in three class periods? It’s something we’re working on here at NSHA as we welcomed back Mr. Ronnie Halibard and his Jewish History in a Flash program this week. The program was custom made for NSHA and …
By Ofier Sigal, General Studies Principal As a child of the 1980s, I, along with millions of other kids, was enthralled with video games. Game consoles like Atari, Sega, Nintendo all held us hostage to our televisions while our parents wanted us to spend more time being more “productive.” Now that gaming is increasingly untethered from …
By Morah Carrie Silberman, Director of Library Studies Research shows that students learn more when teachers and their school librarian collaborate. At NSHA our library program is fully integrated into our educational program so that I partner with students and teachers across all the Cherry Lane grades. When library skills are fully integrated with our …
By Mrs. Kim Bliss, English Studies Faculty Member and Dr. Alla Zhelinsky-Denyer, School Psychologist Grades 6-8 R.J. Palacio’s novel, Wonder, has inspired children and adults in what can be referred to as a global phenomenon. In the novel, we meet August Pullman, a fifth grade boy with a medical condition that has resulted in him …
What’s on your Bookshelf – The Aharon Family Or perhaps, more appropriately, what’s NOT on the Aharon bookshelf? To call the members of the Aharon family avid readers might be the understatement of the century. Read below about what Jack (KA), Nili (Grade 3), Mimi (Grade 5), Catie (Grade 6), Marcy (Grownup) and even their …
What is Jewish History in a Flash? International educator Ronnie Halibard, director of Jewish History in a Flash, describes the impetus for his groundbreaking workshop which our Middle School students are engaged in over three days this week: “I realized that kids and adults don’t have a grasp of the context of Jewish history – …
By Ms. Lisa Guggenheimer Our 2018 Names, Not Numbers work is underway here at NSHA. On Tuesday, October 24th, our 8th Grade Students who will be creating this year’s Names, Not Numbers oral history of the Shoah film attended a seminar at The Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York City. The seminar focused on …
Remarks from Ms. Lisa Guggenheimer, faculty advisor for Names, Not Numbers at NSHA, given at the film’s premiere on June 15, 2017. Eli Weisel stated, “For the dead and the living, we must bear witness. Not only are we responsible for the memories of the dead, we are responsible for what we do with those memories.” …
On Friday, May 12th our 6th grade students had the unique opportunity to learn from a world renowned expert on the Dead Sea Scrolls when Dr. Lawrence Schiffman visited our school. Upon learning that Dr. Schiffman was a member of the Great Neck community, Ms. Danielle Orville, NSHA Middle School Social Studies Teacher and Computer Science …
By Rabbi Jansenson – 7th grade Haggadah Project Editor Once again the 7th grade students, with the help and guidance of their teachers: Rabbi Shalom, Rabbi Jensen, Rabbi Acobas and Rabbi Kobrin published a Haggadah for Peasach. By Chanukah each student was given a part of the Haggadah to study. They learned about the structure …
Every year our Kindergarten students participate in an art appreciation and immersion program with the Hecksher Art museum. It is always a highlight both for our students who spend time with Art education specialists both in their NSHA classrooms and in the Hecksher galleries, as well as for our faculty who take so much pride …
By Ms. Lisa Guggenheimer The Names, Not Numbers program is a unique opportunity for students to become an integral part of documenting history. This is North Shore Hebrew Academy’s second year participating in this extraordinary endeavor. Academically, the students acquire an understanding of the Holocaust and the horrific events that took place. They are taught …
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