by The Rashi School | Apr 16, 2021 | Learning, Social Justice
On Friday, Rashi was fortunate to virtually welcome Tikkun Alum Recipient Alexandra Katz (Tikkun Alum Recipient ’13, Rashi Alum ’03). The Tikkun Alum Award was created in 2012 to celebrate Rashi alumni who demonstrate a strong commitment to social justice...
by The Rashi School | Apr 9, 2021 | Learning, Our Stories
When did you start at Rashi? Fall 2011, I started at After School, I worked there for one year, then I was (Grade 4 teacher) Joey Regen’s Assistant Teacher for four years, and it’s my fifth year in Middle School. Rashi was my first job out of college! What...
by The Rashi School | Mar 14, 2021 | Learning, Our Stories
Combining hands-on learning, individual exploration, and a celebration of Black History Month, Grade 7 students did a deep exploration on a figure from the Harlem Renaissance, including Langston Hughes, W.E DeBois, and Josephine Baker. After learning about the time...
by The Rashi School | Feb 28, 2021 | Learning
Purim, celebrated this past Thursday night and Friday at The Rashi School, was a day of joy and celebration, and because it’s Rashi, had excellent learning and community building mixed in. Read on for how we celebrated. Costumes and Spirit(ed) Days Lions, and...
by The Rashi School | Feb 19, 2021 | Learning, Our Stories, Social Justice
Our Social Justice team introduced our Grade 2 students to Amanda Gorman this past week as a ‘Tzedakah Hero,’ a person in their own way working to piece back together broken parts of the world. Each week the Social Justice Team highlights an “ordinary”...
