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School Sparks: MLK Day of Learning and Action
By Shira Deener, Head of School We know stories make us human. The act of sharing and receiving the stories of individuals is probably the most impactful pedagogical tool for connection between...
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School Sparks: Lettuce Celebrate Together: Planting the Seeds; Literally and...
By Joanne Baker, 7th and 8th Grade English Teacher; Rosh 8th Grade Tu BiShvat celebrates the birthday of the trees, and at JCDS, we had a wonderful time celebrating the holiday in many different and...
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School Sparks: Sharing Opposite Sides of a Painful History
By Joanne Baker, 7th & 8th Grade English Teacher, Rosh 8th Grade In commemoration of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the following words were quietly spoken by the Head of the German...
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School Sparks: Start Them Early
By Oren Kaunfer, Madrich Ruchani Each year, Alonim (JCDS 4th Graders) work on a unit with Oren Kaunfer, JCDS Madrich Ruchani (Spiritual Educator), where they learn all of the te’amim – the Torah trope...
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School Sparks: Growth Mindset Celebrated on the 100th Day of School
By Shira Deener, Head of School (with contributions from Marisa Miller, Gan Nitzan General Studies Team Teacher and Mikayla Fier, 1st Grade General Studies Team Teacher) On Thursday, Gan Nitzan...
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School Sparks: We are so excited to be back at school!
By Shira Deener, Head of School. We hope that you are feeling rejuvenated after February vacation! It is hard to believe that we just returned a few short days ago as our students and staff are right...
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School Sparks: 3rd Annual Social Justice Community Book Read
By Naomi Greenfield, 2nd Grade General Studies Teacher; Social Justice Coordinator Last week, 50 students, parents, and staff gathered at JCDS for the 3rd Annual Social Justice Community Book Read....
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School Sparks: A Taste of What Really Matters
By Shira Deener, Head of School. Last Saturday night, we had the joy of gathering in community for our annual fundraising and friend-raising gathering, A Taste of What Matters. This community...
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School Sparks: Everyone Has a Story
By Joanne Baker, 7th & 8th Grade English Teacher; Rosh 8th Grade “Everyone has a story… or two, or five, or a dozen or more,” seventh graders will triumphantly tell you, having just completed...
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School Sparks: JCDS Purim Day
By Shira Deener, Head of School At JCDS, we take Purim very seriously! Last Friday (pre-Purim), our 8th-graders led a Megillah highlights reading, paired with K-8-made visuals to demonstrate students’...
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School Sparks: Lower School Math Night
By Maya Clarke, Lower School Math Coach The best way to understand what we mean when you hear us say terms like child-centered education, differentiation, learning supports, extensions, critical...
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School Sparks: When the Moon Gently Danced with the Sun
By Shira Deener, Head of School In years to come, we will be able to say we were there. Together in community, we witnessed the much-awaited eclipse of April 8, 2024. While Watertown wasn’t exactly on...
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School Sparks: Experiential Learning At Its Best
By Shira Deener, Head of School The best teachers teach in multimodal classrooms. This means their classrooms are often replete with props, texts, student voices at the center, and, perhaps most...
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School Sparks: Smart Playground
By Shira Deener, Head of School JCDS is privileged to be in close partnership with Boston College’s DevTech Research Group under the leadership of Dr. Marina Bers, JCDS alumni parent. A few years ago,...
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School Sparks: Yom HaShoah v’Hagvura
By Naomi Greenfield, 2nd Grade General Studies Teacher This past Monday, JCDS commemorated Yom HaShoah v’Hagvura (Day of Remembrance of the Holocaust and Heroism) together as a community. We welcomed...
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School Sparks: קוֹל גַּלְגַּל הַמִּתְגַּלְגֵּל “The Sound of a Rolling Wheel”
By Shira Deener, Head of School We find ourselves on day 224 since October 7th, since life as we knew it ceased to exist. It is still unfathomable to me that that day ever occurred, that there are...
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School Sparks: Alhuda Academy Visits 6th Grade
By Shira Deener, Head of School “When thousands of people discover that their story is also someone else’s story, they have the chance to write a new story together.” –Eboo Patel, We Need to Build...
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School Sparks: The Extended Classroom: A Peek into JCDS’ Experiential...
By Shira Deener, Head of School To be a JCDS student means that your learning does not stop when the bell rings. We value the impact a class trip can have on our youngest learners to our soon-to-be...
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