Our Stories

Four Tenets of Brain-Based Learning: Fifth Grade Teacher Published in ASCD Express

April 27, 2015 by Lisa Schopf (Faculty and Staff)

Our own Lisa Schopf recently published an article about brain-based learning in ASCD Express, a professional publication that highlights innovative solutions and best practices in education. In her article, “Four Common Sense Tenets of Brain-Based Learning,” Lisa uses classroom examples to explain four central tenets of brain-based learning and show how students often intuitively understand and respond […]


JPDS-NC Selected as Demo School for Hebrew Language Education

November 13, 2014 by Ronit Greenstein (Faculty and Staff)

JPDS-NC has been selected to serve as a demo school for our approach to teaching and learning Hebrew. Ivrit B’Merkaz or Hebrew at the Center (HATC), an organization that is at the forefront of advancing Hebrew language teaching and learning, has identified JPDS-NC as a resource for Hebrew language educators teaching in schools across the […]


Messy Learning, Clear Objectives: Fifth Grade Teacher Published in ASCD Express

October 27, 2014 by Lisa Schopf (Faculty and Staff)

Our own Lisa Schopf recently published an article about Project-Based Learning in ASCD Express, a professional publication that highlights innovative solutions and best practices in education. In her article, “Messy Learning, Clear Objectives,” Lisa uses a recent project from her Fifth Grade classroom about the American Civil War to examine project-based learning as a valuable tool for engaging […]


Our Mo’etzet Talmidim (Student Council) attends the National Hunger Seder

April 11, 2014 by Ronit Greenstein (Faculty and Staff)

Our Mo’etzet Talmidim (Student Council) joined Members of Congress, Administration officials, interfaith and anti-hunger leaders, and individuals affected by hunger at the National Hunger Seder. Our students traveled to the Capitol Visitor Center and had a chance to participate in a seder organized by JCPA and Mazon that focused on the oppression of hunger. They […]


Sixth Grader Wins Second Place at the DC Geography Bee!

April 4, 2014 by Ronit Greenstein (Faculty and Staff)

Mazal Tov to sixth grader Ethan L. on winning second place at the District-wide Geography Bee today! The Geography Bee is a national competition for students in grades 4 to 8, and schools across the country participate using materials prepared and distributed by the National Geographic Society.