Category: Education
JPDS-NC Faculty Teams Awarded Two of Six Kohelet Prizes for Excellence in Jewish Education
February 22, 2017 by
JPDS-NC’s faculty teams were awarded two of the six 2017 Kohelet Prizes for Excellence in Jewish Education. The Kindergarten General Studies team – comprised of Lisa Davis, Xani Pollakoff, and Vas Pournaras – won the “Award for Development of Critical and/or Creative Thinking” category for the Community Library Project from the 2015-2016 school year. A cross-grade, multi-disciplinary […]
- #JPDSNCElectionProject
- #KidsVoicesCount
- #ThisIsWhy
- Awards
- Design Thinking
- Project Based Learning
Ari Zymelman Lecture Series on Parenting Education: Screen-Time Struggles
November 10, 2016 by
While I consider myself to be a capable parent, the topic of technology is one that I want support around. There are websites, articles, and resources on the issue. But where to look next? The answer: JPDS-NC! Next week, the JPDS-NC parent community will gather for the screening of the documentary Screenagers: Growing Up in […]
- Adult Learning
JPDS-NC Students Create Voter’s Guide
November 3, 2016 by
The students at the Jewish Primary Day School of the Nation’s Capital invite you to read their Voter’s Guide: Kids’ Voices Count. Students created the Guide in order to share kids’ perspectives on key election issues, addressing such topics as foreign policy, healthcare, immigration, globalization and trade, public land use, D.C. statehood, and more. For […]
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- #KidsVoicesCount
In the News: Students Study Issues as Election Approaches
November 3, 2016 by
JPDS-NC students are in the news discussing our schoolwide election project, and sharing their learning on political campaigning, trade, public land use, D.C. statehood and more. Enjoy the Washington Jewish Week article about the JPDS-NC Election Project: Kid’s Voices Count.
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- #KidsVoicesCount
- In the News
The Importance of Voice and D.C. Statehood: A Second Grade Election Project Update
October 27, 2016 by
One of the highlights of Second Grade at JPDS-NC is their study of Washington, D.C., so the issue of D.C. statehood was chosen for the Second Graders to grapple with in our Election Project. The journey they took to arrive at a place where that question held relevance was impressive indeed. The Second Grade teachers […]
- #JPDSNCElectionProject
- #KidsVoicesCount
- Washington D.C.
Sharon Freundel, Director of Jewish Life, Named to Elite Innovation Design Team of Jewish Educators by the Jewish Education Innovation Challenge
October 20, 2016 by
Sharon Freundel, JPDS-NC’s Director of Jewish Life, has been named one of only 10 Jewish educators in the world who will serve on HaKaveret, an innovation design team focused on improving Jewish education. The team of elite Jewish educators will spend the next year learning with and from each other as well as external experts, […]
- Adult Learning
- Awards
- In the News
Perspectives on Globalization: A Fourth Grade Election Project Update
October 20, 2016 by
As part of the school-wide Election Project, Fourth Graders are exploring one of the most challenging issues of our day, globalization. The topic was selected because it interconnects with the students’ year-long study of world geography and culture. Fourth Grade students have had the opportunity to engage with experts in the field who are highlighting […]
- #JPDSNCElectionProject
- #KidsVoicesCount
- Thinking Routines
Exploring Public Land Use: A Third Grade Election Project Update
October 13, 2016 by
Third Graders are focusing on public lands as an important issue for the upcoming election. Their study includes defining what public lands are, exploring how they should be used, and determining whose role it is to take care of them. The topic of public land use dovetails with the Third Grade curriculum which includes learning […]
- #JPDSNCElectionProject
- #ThisIsWhy
- Thinking Routines
JPDS-NC Hosts DC Reggio Emilia Alliance Study Group
October 13, 2016 by
JPDS-NC hosted the first DC Reggio Emilia Alliance (DCREA) meeting of the school year at the South Campus on Wednesday, September 28. We were honored to host 35 educators from Washington area preschools, independent schools, and public schools at the event. We thank our colleagues from Congregation B’nai Tzedek, St. John’s Episcopal Preschool, Temple Sinai Nursery […]
- Adult Learning
- Washington D.C.
Building Strong Academic Foundations
October 10, 2016 by
Several weeks ago, the Kindergarten students began rotating through their Foundations classes. This year, Kindergarten students will travel twice a week to Language Arts, Science, Math, Sadnah (Studio Art), and Mischak (Play). In each Foundations class, the students are learning foundational skills which they then practice at other times in their classrooms. From the outset, […]
- STEAM
- STEM
- Visual Arts