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Schechter Shavua: October 31, 2025
Teva is a special Schechter highlight for our students. For some, it is their first trip away from family. Teva gives students the opportunity to reflect on how to best take care of the environment and the ways this process connects to Judaism. Plus, learn more about the Alim and Anafim (grades 1-4)…
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Schechter Shavua: October 17, 2025
This week, we highlight the way Schechter leans into some of our Core Values. Demonstrating K’lal Yisrael—כלל ישראל (Unity of the Jewish People), our eighth graders led a moving ceremony both remembering the lives lost on that tragic day and throughout the war, as well as celebrating the release of…
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Schechter Shavua: October 3, 2025
The Scott Shoham z”l Makerspace sees a lot of action! As part of the Middle School Shabbat electives, some students are creating beautiful wooden challah boards that will be treasured keepsakes for years to come, and Schechter’s afternoon Robotics club meets there regularly as just one component of…
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Schechter Shavua: September 19, 2025
Did you ever wonder what Rosh Hashanah has to do with the Metric System? There are so many age-appropriate ways that Schechter students learn about the holiday of Rosh Hashanah…. Get the scoop from age two through 8th grade! Learn about the clever ways that Anafim (gr. 1-2) teacher Bree Usher uses…
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Schechter Shavua: September 5, 2025
As the school year kicks off, Schechter’s youngest students develop routines to support their independence and growth. Something as simple as lunchtime, for example, is a great opportunity for our Nitzanim students (EC2) to develop fine motor skills, socialize with one another, and even start to…
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Schechter Shavua: August 29, 2025
The first few days of the 2025-2026 school year have been a wonderful mix of getting into new routines, meeting new people, connecting with familiar friends, and setting expectations for the coming year. Throughout the summer, Schechter faculty have been working hard to lay the groundwork for more…
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Schechter Shavua: June 6, 2025
As we wrap up the 2024-2025 school year, we take a step back to understand and appreciate the impact of Schechter learning. In Kindergarten, that could take the shape of a beautiful handmade Torah or a book of carefully curated photography. In Alim (grades 3-4) student learning reflects an…
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Schechter Shavua: May 23, 2025
Schechter learning doesn’t just end in the classroom. Students of all ages have the opportunity to apply their knowledge in places and situations sometimes far from our campus! This week, we focus on a few of the places that students are making connections between the classroom and the world around…
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Schechter Shavua: May 9, 2025
We are so proud of Schechter graduate Eitan Ehrlich (2016), whose documentary Live. Ride. Cure. will be screened at the Schechter auditorium on May 29th… learn more about it in this issue! Meanwhile, the gears keep turning for current Schechter students: Anafim students (gr. 1-2) learn about the…
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Schechter Shavua: April 25, 2025
Discover. Connect. Create. These words aren’t just promotional lines at Schechter; we live them each day: when our middle school students make connections between a 1638 treaty and today; when our after school drama club collaborates with enthusiasm to produce a fantastic musical; when our three-…
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