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Washington Jewish Week Profile & Endowment News

May 19, 2022 by Ronit Greenstein (Faculty and Staff)

Milton’s endowment campaign is the cover story in Washington Jewish Week. Check out the full page interview with Head of School Deborah Skolnick-Einhorn in the “Last Word” section. The article also covers the beautiful endowment wall and the artist behind it, as well as the students’ reaction to the art installation. Read the article on […]

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Milton Teams Win Awards at Regional Robotics Competition

December 15, 2021

Two Milton Robotics teams won awards at the regional FIRST Lego Robotics competition! Congratulations to Lego Lightening (sixth grade) on winning the Core Values Award and to Team Teem (seventh grade) on winning the Judges Award! The Core Values Award recognizes extraordinary enthusiasm, teamwork, and sportsmanship among teammates and with other teams. The Judge’s Award […]

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Uncoverage: Empowering Students to Become Part of History

November 4, 2021 by Deborah Skolnick-Einhorn (Faculty and Staff) Lisa Schopf (Faculty and Staff)

This article was published in HaYidion November 2021. As a doctoral student at Brandeis, Deborah and her classmates were encouraged to design “readings courses” around topics of interest that weren’t otherwise available in the curriculum. As is sometimes the case, the one willing to do the legwork gets to chart the course, and so Deborah […]

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Milton Educator Melinda Viteri Participates in Aerospace Educator Expo

April 27, 2021 by Ronit Greenstein (Faculty and Staff)

Milton educator and Space Camp Director Melinda Viteri participated in an aerospace expo for teachers on ways to integrate aviation, space, robotics and more into the curriculum! Melinda was one of 30 teachers selected to participate in the program. The aerospace educators workshops included sessions on the science behind space suits, and integrating hands-on activities […]

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Dr. Skolnick-Einhorn Publishes Op Ed on Need for Vaccination Partnerships

April 15, 2021 by Deborah Skolnick-Einhorn (Faculty and Staff)

Head of School Dr. Deborah Skolnick-Einhorn wrote an op ed about the urgent need to build a unified vaccination program for adolescent children this summer. The piece was published in eJewish Philanthropy on April 12, 2021. Needed: a unified home-camp-school vaccination partnership How we can ensure maximum vaccinations considering this population’s mobility during the summer months? […]


Milton Students Take Part in White House Event

March 26, 2021

The White House invited MILTON students to participate in the White House Virtual Passover Celebration. Representing children across the nation and the world, our students opened the program by singing the order of the seder. MILTON students later sang Ma Nishtana (4 Questions) and Dayenu. Thank you to President Joe Biden and First Lady Dr. […]

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MILTON Educator Vinny Prell Publishes Article about Lesson on Consent, Empathy, and Diversity

March 19, 2021

MILTON Educator Vinny Prell had an article published by the DC Area Educators for Social Justice/Teaching for Change. In the article, Vinny reflected on a lesson and book discussion she had with her fourth graders around a children’s book, Don’t Touch My Hair by author and illustrator Sharee Miller. The lesson included a discussion around […]

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Making Jewish Learning Meaningful

March 16, 2021 by Lisa Schopf (Faculty and Staff)

Middle School Director Lisa Schopf published an article in The Lookstein Center’s Jewish Educational Leadership journal about making Jewish learning meaningful. Her article explores the essential role of meaning-making in the learning process and examines multiple pathways that educators can use as a framework of their lessons. In her piece, Lisa reflects: “In finding the meaning, […]

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We Built a Jewish Educational Framework from the Ground Up. This is What Happened.

December 11, 2020 by Lisa Schopf (Faculty and Staff)

Middle School Director Lisa Schopf was a guest author on the Jewish Education Innovation Challenge (JEIC) blog, writing about our Scholars Forum program. Using a multidisciplinary lens, the program challenges students to explore contemporary issues and use their learning to inform, advocate, influence, and change. Students have delved into topics such as the role of […]

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MILTON Educator Sherry Fox Accepted for a Graduate Degree Program in Israel Education

December 3, 2020 by Mariana Lemcovich (Faculty and Staff)

MILTON Educator Sherry Fox has been accepted in The iCenter and The George Washington University’s Graduate Degree Program in Israel Education. Mazel tov Sherry! Read the article published by the Washington Jewish Week.

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