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Dear Students and Families,
We hope your kids are rested (or still resting) after a week of travel around the country, learning about the intersection of art and social justice, engaging in volunteer work, immersing themselves in our national parks, touring the American south, and more. Though each trip is distinct, collectively, they express our shared commitment to broadening horizons through experiential travel – a teacher like no other. Thank you to our chaperones, students, and parents for supporting for supporting this critical program.
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The end of the 3rd quarter is nearly upon us (March 15), which means students and families will soon be receiving grades and narratives that detail academic progress and recommended areas of improvement. Now is a great opportunity to end the year strongly by acting on feedback from our faculty.
That’s it for now!
Best,
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Dr. Roy Danovitch
Associate Head of School
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Updates and Announcements | |
Watch the webinar: From AP to KAT – Advanced Study at Kehillah | |
Watch the five-minute summary below! | |
Thanks to everyone who joined us last week for a wonderful discussion with college counselors Kaylin Liang and Jordana Bischoff, Stanford Professor and Challenge Success Co-founder Denise Pope, and Associate Head of School Dr. Roy Danovitch on Kehillah’s transition to Kehillah Advanced Topics courses. | |
Don’t forget to join Dr. Danovitch, Director of Admission & Enrollment Management Dave Weiner, and former Vice Provost for Enrollment at Cornell University Jonathan Burdick on Thursday, March 14 to learn more about how Kehillah academics are evolving to better prepare students for life after high school. (Details below) | |
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Language Week starts March 11!
Next week, we will be celebrating the different languages students learn at Kehillah: Hebrew, Spanish, Mandarin, Latin, and French. We will devote each day of the week to a different language. Together, we will learn more about the language and culture through music, vocabulary lessons, informational posters, and decorations throughout the school.
We are especially excited to gather for the food bazaar, with snacks from around the world, and the talent show, with poetry, song, and dance in the five languages.
Students, remember to fill out your passport with all of your new knowledge from throughout the week!
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Partnering with Teach With Africa
As part of Kehillah’s commitment to global learning, our board member Larry Schlenoff has helped us become a Teach With Africa host school. Through this exchange of teaching and learning with South African educators, our faculty will be able to share best teaching practices, form mentoring relationships, celebrate mutual values, connect culturally, and collaborate on strategies to bring about equality in education.
From March 11 through March 29, two teachers from South Africa will be visiting classes, working alongside their mentors, and joining our community and social events.
View Sinoxolo Ndlovu and Catrine Simelane's bios to learn more about our very special guests.
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Important Events and Dates | |
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Kehillah Conversations: Mind, Brain, and Education
Thursday, March 7 from 7:00 to 8:00 PM
For our last Kehillah Conversation, Head of School Dr. Daisy Pellant will present about mind, brain, and education and how it's impacting teaching and learning at Kehillah.
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Special Schedule
Monday, March 11
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Antisemitism on College Campuses Panel
Wednesday, March 13 from 7:00 to 8:30 PM in the MPR
Join panelists Director of Stanford Hillel Rabbi Jessica Kirschner, Berkeley student Sadie Eisner, psychologist and trauma expert Dr. Orit Ozman, and current Kehillah parent and Board member and family physician and adolescent health expert Dr. Riki Alcheck to discuss the current state of college campuses, what's going well, what might be a challenge, how we can support our kids, and how they can support themselves.
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Inspiring Independence: Academic Programming and the Future of Education at Kehillah
Thursday, March 14 from 7:00 to 8:30 PM in the MPR
Join Associate Head of School Dr. Roy Danovitch, Director of Admission & Enrollment Management Dave Weiner, and guest speaker, former Vice Provost of Enrollment at Cornell Jonathan Burdick to learn more about how Kehillah academics are evolving to better prepare students for life after high school.
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End of 3rd Quarter (Noon Release)
Friday, March 15
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The Kehillah community has been invited to join the Bold Ideas @ Synapse conversation with Dr. Mary Helen Immordino-Yang, the director of the Center for Affective Neuroscience, Development, Learning, and Education and a professor of education and psychology at the University of Southern California. Through this conversation, she will help us understand the relationship between scientific research and educational practice so we can better serve our students.
Join in on the conversation on Monday, March 11 at 6:30 PM at Synapse School.
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Learning Opportunity
Are you interested in learning more about the ongoing conflict in the Middle East and the continuing efforts to find a path toward Israeli-Palestinian peace? Consider enrolling in this Spring course at Stanford: Modern Israel: Insights and Analysis from Stanford Scholars and Guests.
The course will run for 10 weeks from April 3 to June 5 at 5:00 to 6:30 PM on Wednesdays. Recordings will be available.
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