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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

Water Justice STEAM Teaches Life Lessons

February 10, 2020

Perhaps, like me, you are curious about what “Water Justice” means. “Water justice. It’s about fairness,” a 4th grader explained to me. “There’s enough water in the world for everyone to have clean water. Even the animals! Yet some people have access to more water...
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How We Prepare Mirowitz Students

December 9, 2019

“I was not simply prepared for high school…I was over-prepared.” We hear this all the time from our alumni, and we heard it once again from Mahlet Fentaw who sat on our Middle School Open House panel Wednesday. What did she mean by that? Our 8th...
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Israel is in Our Hearts

November 18, 2019

Rockets have rained down on Israel over the past three days sending our friends and relatives who live there to bomb shelters. Schools have been closed and the country has been on heightened alert. Here at Mirowitz, we join Jewish communities around the world in...
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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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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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What Mirowitz Means…

August 21, 2013

At Mirowitz, we believe that every moment is valuable and must be well spent. After all, your children only have one chance to experience whatever age and grade they are. They deserve nothing but the most meaningful and enriching experience possible. So our teachers purposefully...
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