Going the Extra Mile
October 2, 2019
Every day at Mirowitz, we seek to inspire our students to say “Here I Am” when it comes to caring for the earth. And our students consistently rise to the challenge, restoring prairies, composting food scraps, monitoring water quality, caring for animal habitats, recycling, conserving water...
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Understanding Israel
September 23, 2019
Navigating the complexities of Israel is enough to make an adult’s head spin. What a gift that our students have our Mirowitz faculty as tour guides. If you peeked into middle school early this week, you would have seen students presenting about the domestic and foreign...
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Higher Order Thinking
September 17, 2019
Every so often, prospective parents ask what we are NOT teaching to make time for Jewish studies. The answer is this: Education is not a zero-sum situation. The time children spend in Judaic studies is part of the reason they will excel academically and shine...
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What Sprouts in Four Weeks?
September 9, 2019
When you plant a seed and nurture it, you just might see something grow in four or five weeks. Mirowitz students are about to witness the magic of that! This week, they planted spinach, carrot, radish, beet, lettuce and zucchini seeds. They will tend to...
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Raising Children Who Make Good Choices
September 3, 2019
Tonight at sundown begins the Jewish month of
Elul. We love Elul at Mirowitz! During this Jewish month that leads up to the Days of Awe, we reflect on our own actions and behaviors, and recalibrate with intentions of being our best selves in the coming...
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Our Leadership Succession Plan
August 19, 2019
This week, your children beautifully transitioned from the looseness of summer to the structure of school. They wrote the first sentences of personal narratives and listened to the first pages of a new read-aloud. They began their study of math, literacy and science, expanded their Hebrew...
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Lessons That Can’t Be Taught In A Textbook
September 4, 2018
What if young teens spent their middle school years thinking about important world issues instead of the typical worries about popularity and or awkward social situations? We asked ourselves this question seven years ago as we prepared to launch our first middle school social justice trip....
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Raising Children to Make Good Choices
August 28, 2018
We love Elul at Mirowitz! During this Jewish month that leads up to the Days of Awe, we reflect on our own actions and behaviors, and recalibrate with intentions of being our best selves in the coming year. Lucky for us, Elul falls at the...
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What difference does Jewish Day School make?
February 27, 2018
Prospective parents ask that question all the time. There are so many ways to answer it. I start with the empirical evidence. Studies show that:
• Day school graduates express an extraordinary sense of responsibilitytoward influencing social values, helping those in need and affecting social change. 100 percent...
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HIGHER-ORDER THINKING
October 20, 2017
Every so often, prospective parents ask what we are NOT teaching to make time for Jewish studies. The answer is this: Education is not a zero-sum situation. The time children spend in Judaic studies is part of the reason they will excel academically and shine...
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