How to Foster a Genuine Love for Learning in Elementary School and Beyond
The Pardes Graduate Series: How to Foster a Genuine Love for Learning in Elementary School and Beyond Kindergarten and the elementary years are an exciting time of growth for young children. They begin to develop the brain connections needed for logic, learn to better express emotions, and form more advanced fine and gross motor skills. […]
How Can We Train Critical Thinkers and Strong Communicators?
How Can We Train Critical Thinkers and Strong Communicators? Imagine your child on graduation day, and think of all the things you hope they will learn by then to carry forward. At Pardes, we are continually focused on that culminating moment and equipping our students for success. We want your child to have every opportunity […]
Understand the Advantages: Continuity in K-8 Education
When it comes to your child’s education, we all know how much is at stake, and how hard it can be to make some choices. This is especially true when it comes to choosing a school or potentially changing schools. Sometimes a change is unavoidable, but the value of continuity—especially in the early years of […]
A Parent’s Unique Perspective on the Educational Experience at Pardes
by Jennifer Schwarz, Pardes parent Jennifer shared these thoughts at our November Kindergarten Preview event. December 7 – Our path is a unique one. We have three kids. Our son attended a Jewish day school (not Pardes) through fifth grade. When that school closed, we decided to send him to one of the highly regarded […]
“Bringing Judaism to Life” on Campus During the High Holidays
Last week we celebrated Simchat Torah, and we read the final parsha of the Torah, V’zot HaBracha, and we then began reading the first parsha of the Torah, B’raisheet. We concluded our period of school wide celebrations with a meaningful, educational and enjoyable two part program. Our 8th graders, who will soon be graduating from […]
Head of School Monthly Message – The Importance of Kindness
August 30, 2018 – There are many important topics that circulate in the field of education with regard to the “best way” to educate children as well as the central issues that surround the growth and well-being of those children we educate. To that end, I find myself contemplating the difficulty our children are dealing […]