Schechter provides students with the important foundations of learning that will help them navigate their future education, professions, and personal beliefs and interactions. In this issue, read how Anafim students are building strong writing techniques and how middle schoolers in debate club practice shaping their ideas into thoughtful, well-articulated discussions. Then, track Schechter graduate Gabriel Epstein (2015) to an amazing accomplishment: he was selected by NASA to represent Tulane University in an upcoming nationwide RASC-AL competition in the Sustained Lunar Evolution category this June! He just might have gotten his start in the Schechter robotics club, and he will soon be competing against teams from MIT and Virginia Polytechnic Institute!

Sometimes, when sizes or times are so massive, like with the concept of "Deep Time" or millions vs. billions, it helps to shrink them down to something as mundane as a roll of toilet paper. Learn how Middle School students make these abstract concepts more concrete. After school yoga helps students practice poses, but did you know it also helps with mindfulness, self-awareness, and regulation! And the joyous ways Schechter celebrated Purim are part of what makes Schechter such a special place! Read all about the Schechter difference.