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I see myself as the guardian of each student’s childhood, and am committed to filling their days with learning that is significant and meaningful. How do we do that at Mirowitz? Check back here weekly for a window into our school. I will post here on topics ranging academic excellence, meaningful Jewish learning and empowering children to make a difference.

– Cheryl Maayan

Why does this story matter?

February 24, 2017

Until this week, most of us had never cared for a cemetery. But this week, as eyes from around the world focused on St. Louis in horror when our a historical Jewish cemetery was vandalized. Why does this story matter? Reb Scott and Morah Aura...
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“How do you know our students are prepared?”

January 25, 2017

I am often talking about how well we prepare our students. I’ve shared anecdotes about their success in high school, about the colleges they attend and the merit scholarships they receive. At our parent coffee this week, I shared numerical data as well: 2014 and...
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Lessons that Cannot be Taught from a Textbook

September 2, 2016

What would it take for you to risk everything (money, comforts, safety) for a cause? What cause would compel you to be “all in”? Our middle school students dug deep inside themselves to answer this question this week. In a lodge near a lake in...
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The Outcome

August 26, 2016

One day, you’ll be staring the results of your parenting in the face, and you’ll be smiling. I know, because I just had that moment. This past Tuesday, Jon and I moved our son, Gabe, into his college dorm room and watched him launch into...
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A Charge To Our Graduates

May 30, 2016

Graduates, the world has a lot to learn from you. Indeed, your Jewish journey since we merged has been the most profound of any group of Mirowitz students. When we became a pluralistic school, you were old enough to feel a sense of loss. You...
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Unwrapping Israel

May 17, 2016

This week, during moments both solemn and jubilant, students at Mirowitz experienced one of the many gifts of a Jewish day school education. It’s a gift they get to unwrap every year of their learning, and that becomes their culminating classroom for two weeks in...
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AN UNSPOKEN CONVERSATION

April 8, 2016

A Reform, a Conservative, an Orthodox and a Pluralistic Rabbi walked into a room. This may sound like the beginning of a bad joke, but it actually happened here at Mirowitz last night. And it was the start of a deep and heartfelt conversation that...
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HOW WE GROW LEADERS?

March 7, 2016

“Yasher kocheh, Stella! Mazel Tov, Jordyn! You were awesome!”   It’s typical hallway chat for a Thursday— the day a student chants Torah and leads the student body in a discussion about its teachings. At Mirowitz, leading the Torah service is a rite of passage...
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HOW WE MEASURE SUCCESS

February 5, 2016

Someone asked me recently how we measure our success.  Certainly we are proud that our alumni are thriving in rigorous high school environments, that they score well on college entrance exams (the middle 50 percent of last year’s seniors scored 31-33 on the ACT) and...
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Seeing the World Through Jewish Eyes

December 13, 2015

People are skeptical when I tell them that we integrate Jewish learning into every subject here at Mirowitz. Math? Yep! Science? You bet! Writing? That’s an easy one. P.E.? That, too! If you peeked into our classrooms this past week, you know that it’s all...
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