Reflections from our Head of School is the weekly column that Schechter Manhattan Head of School, Benjamin Mann, produces.
One of the goals for our first year of the Lieberman Family STEAM Center is to incorporate STEAM learning activities into classroom curricula. We aspire for students to practice problem...
"Teachers are expected to be knowledgeable, yet respectful of those who are ignorant. They are expected to be kind and considerate, yet demanding and stern as the situation requires. They...
As we lit the Chanukah candles each evening this week, it felt particularly poignant to me. We light our chanukiot right at sunset, as the light is fading and darkness...
".בית הספר הקונסרבטיבי הנפלא ״סולומון שכטר״ בניו יורק. כמה אהבת הארץ, כמה אהבת יהדות"We sang Hatikva together- all of our students, K through 8, teachers, and some school leaders, along...
Our thoughts and prayers turned to Paris this week, in the wake of the the tragic events of last Friday. The terror unleashed on innocent people left us speechless. At...
This week was filled with special programs and events at Schechter Manhattan that helped students to make connections to history, the community at large, and Jewish tradition.Monday, November 9, marked...
On Wednesday evening Schechter Manhattan was filled with energy as over 100 parents, students, alumni parents, faculty and trustees gathered for the launch of the Lieberman Family STEAM Center. Thanks...
The room was filled with the hum of discussion and debate. In pairs and small groups my colleagues and I pushed ourselves and each other to think deeply about what...
Early in my teaching career I found myself frustrated. Even when I prepared and taught what seemed like a well constructed lesson, there were always some students for whom the...
תפילה לשלום מדינת ישראל Each spring for the last nine years I have had the incredible experience of traveling to Israel with the Schechter Manhattan 8th grade. The trips have been...