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Schechter Shavua: March 21, 2025

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…

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Schechter Shavua: March 7, 2025

Creativity can come in many forms: tapping out patterns using rhythm sticks and hearing that same rhythm repeated by friends, designing a maze that reflects light bouncing off of a variety of surfaces to reach the finish line, or coaxing a bunch of separate ingredients into a beautiful braided loaf…

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Schechter Shavua: February 21, 2025

Sometimes the “academic” learning we do at Schechter also helps students understand themselves better. These insights can often make lessons richer. Anafim’s studies of Ha Mishpacha Sheli (My Family) and Alim’s use of new Makerspace tools to design “Creatures Like Me” deepen students’ understanding…

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Schechter Shavua: February 7, 2025

How accurate is the “Five Second Rule”? Our middle school scientists, who have been studying bacteria, have some theories about this and other questions about microorganisms. Then read a beautiful observation by Alim (gr. 3-4) teacher Erica Moses about her students’ recent Rosh Hodesh service. Learn…

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Schechter Shavua: January 24, 2025

Endless curiosity. Passion for justice. Fun practicing Hebrew. These are some of the qualities that make Schechter… Schechter. This issue dives into the ways in which those qualities come to life each day for our students. Scientists in Nitzanim(EC2) and Alim (gr. 3-4) are learning about hibernation…

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Schechter Shavua: January 10, 2025

December was filled with fantastic programs that highlighted our students’ learning and curiosity and creativity! Learn how our 5th graders worked to become Torah readers for life; read about the Schechter Players’ entertaining performance of The Trial of Goldilocks; find out about the ways students…

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Schechter Shavua: December 6, 2024

Schechter teachers try to infuse our Core Values into most of their lessons; this week, we’re bringing you some stories that highlight those experiences. Fifth graders spent four days learning to be shomrei adamah, or guardians of the earth; Kindergarten students have been learning about the needs…

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Schechter Shavua: November 15, 2024

An important part of learning is developing empathy, and Schechter students learn this from a young age. Middle school students learned what it is like to live with Type 1 diabetes from a classmate; they also spent time with veterans and placed flags on the graves of veterans in West Hartford.…

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Schechter Shavua: November 1, 2024

Gaining a deeper understanding of concepts can occur in a variety of ways. Discover how Middle School students delve into primary sources to have a more nuanced understanding of history. Learn the ways that the engineering process can teach problem-solving and revision, whether in building something…

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Schechter Shavua: October 11, 2024

Having Rosh Hashanah fall later in the school year means that students have more time to do in-depth learning about the chagim. See what some of our students have been focusing on regarding Rosh Hashanah and Tashlich. And our 8th graders led their middle school peers in a moving Tekes commemorating…

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