Violins of Hope Cleveland is a community-wide collaboration that aims to inform, educate and inspire Northeast Ohio residents. Played by Jewish prisoners in Nazi concentration camps, the instruments have been collected and restored by Israeli violin maker Amnon Weinstein for more than t…
We have all heard the phrase “You made your bed, now lay in it!” symbolically suggesting a direct correlation between one’s behavior and its consequence. As we conclude the High Holiday cycle at Yom Kippur, we are reminded that while actions have consequences, we always have the power …
We have had a wonderful beginning of school as the children settle into their new classroom routines, get to know one another, and form relationships with their teachers. This week we celebrated the holiday of Rosh Hashanah, often called the “Birthday of the World,” or the Jewish New Yea…
It is hard to believe that the school year is almost upon us. Our teachers have worked so hard this week – cleaning, re-organizing, and setting up their classrooms. We have a brand new look in every space and can hardly wait to see our students’ reactions! We have also focused on learnin…
Teaching kindness and inclusion is one of the ways we foster a caring community of learners in our preschool. Kindness involves the recognition that others’ feelings are important, and it requires the ability to take the perspective of others, which is an important developmental skill.
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