August 25, 2025
Dear Mirowitz Families,
The start of a school year always carries a special energy, and these past days at Mirowitz have been no exception. Standing at the car line in the morning, or stepping into classrooms throughout the day, I see the remarkable ways our students are leaning into the new year, each in ways that fit their stage of growth. 
Our younger students are stretching toward independence.
You can feel their eagerness to carry their own backpacks, to walk through the doors with confidence, and to try new things without holding quite as tightly to a parent’s hand. It is a small but meaningful reminder of how children grow when given the trust and encouragement to do for themselves.
In the intermediate grades, I notice students settling into the rhythms of new teachers, new routines, and new expectations.
Homework is no longer an abstract idea; it is a daily practice. Group projects and lessons push them to think more deeply, manage more responsibility, and discover that they are capable of more than they realized even a few short months ago.
And our oldest students – the big kids of Mirowitz – are finding their place as leaders in our community.
I’ve watched them helping in the beit midrash with our younger students, offering encouragement, walking a little one to the bathroom, or simply being a steady, kind presence. They are practicing what it means to model responsibility, empathy, and service.
All of this is Mirowitz. All of this is age-appropriate. And all of this points to something essential: that increasing complexity in doing and in thinking — what some might call academic rigor — is not separate from a Jewish day school education, but woven into it.
At Mirowitz, rigor looks like curiosity, responsibility, independence, collaboration, and leadership. It looks like students growing not only in what they know, but in how they care for one another and the world around them.
Next week, you’ll have the opportunity to see this in action at Curriculum Night on Wednesday, August 27th from 6:00 to 8:30 PM.
It promises to become one of my favorite traditions because it gives you, as parents, a window into the learning journey your children are on. You’ll meet their teachers, learn about the skills and knowledge your children will be developing this year, and hear how each grade’s experience is carefully designed to meet students where they are while stretching them toward what’s next.
I hope you will join us for Curriculum Night, not only to understand the academic road ahead, but also to feel the sense of community and purpose that defines Mirowitz. The story of this school is written in the daily life of your children, from T’fillah to Kabbalat Shabbat, and it is a joy to witness it unfolding together – with gratitude for your partnership.
Shabbat Shalom,
Brian