Yom Ha'Zikkaron & Yom Ha'Atzmaut are days when pride of running Jewish Day Schools SHOULD overwhelm the stress. We don't only educate, but shape lives & secure the Jewish Future. Wishing all my colleagues the space to see the worth & holiness of our shared work. #AmYisraelChai

New blot post: "A Middle School Cell Phone Detox" - wp.me/p8iW0B-1CE Wait Until 8th Prizmah-CJDS #AnxiousGeneration #DSLTI

As a part of my The OJCS professional development, I have been taking part in a wonderful course called 'AI and Libraries, for Skeptics' by LibraryJuice Academy and Tim Ribaric. Here I write about what I've learned about the need for algorithmic literacy. ojcslibrary.edublogs.org/2024/05/21/fro…

I am never certain that our parents and community appreciate the rigour and relevance that our Librarian provides to our students and teachers. #TheOJCSDifference

New (guest) blog post: "Celebrating 75 Years of Teaching Excellence: One Student/Parent/Board Chair's Perspective" - wp.me/p8iW0B-1CM #DiamondAnniversary #TheOJCSDifference #TheHillelAcademyDifference

Proud parent: As Maytal prepares to fly home from her semester in Israel (#TRY RamahIsraelPrograms), check out her blog post: "From Crying To Dancing: Living Through History on Yom HaZikaron and Yom HaAtzmaut" - wp.me/p8iW0B-1CV #AmYisraelChai #StandWithIsrael

We had a beautiful Kitah Alef Kabbalat HaSiddur The OJCS. An oasis of Jewish joy in what has been a desert of a Jewish year. Brief blog post of my "charge": "Public Acts of Judaism Are a Prayer We Answer Ourselves" - wp.me/p8iW0B-1D7 #TheOJCSDifference #TheJDSDifference

We had a beautiful Kitah Bet Chaggigat HaTorah The OJCS this morning. A ray of light in what has been a dark Jewish year. Brief blog post of my "charge": "A Time to Be Counted" - wp.me/p8iW0B-1Di #TheOJCSDifference #TheJDSDifference

New blog post: "The Transparency Files: Annual Parent Survey" - wp.me/p8iW0B-1Dq #Transparency #Feedback #TheOJCSDifference

New blog post: "Being 'Ready' for High School Used to Mean Something Different" - wp.me/p8iW0B-1DJ #TheOJCSDifference #Graduation

Today's the LAST DAY of School The OJCS for the 2023-2024 school year. It may not have been the year we would have chosen, but I cannot be more proud of the year we had. Great thanks to our parents, students, volunteers, donors, board, Jewish Ottawa & TEACHERS. #AmYisraelChai

Final blog post for 2023-2024 (yes, we only finished school today!): The Transparency Files: The 2024-2025 Faculty - wp.me/p8iW0B-1DO #ASchoolIsOnlyAsGoodAsItsTeachersAndOurSchoolRocks #Transparency #TheOJCSDifference

Yes! Silvia Rosenthal Tolisano (of blessed memory) was so far ahead of her time. This is why The OJCS is so committed to blogs and blogfolios.

At the airport headed to #NYC for #DSLTI. I never take it for granted. TY Prizmah-CJDS for giving me the opportunity to serve. TY The OJCS for giving me the time. DSLTI is the rare win-win-win for leader-school-field. Can't wait to see #Cohort13!

Guess who got to finally see their new classrooms The OJCS today? #TheOJCSDifference #Schehekhiyanu #BackToSchool

New blog post: "OJCS Faculty Pre-Planning 2024: Disconnect to Reconnect" - wp.me/p8iW0B-1E5 #BackToSchool #TheOJCSDifference

New blog post: "Coming Attractions" - wp.me/p8iW0B-1Er #BackToSchool #ExtremeSchoolMakeover #TheOJCSDifference

Here is a new blog post on the resources and lessons we are using The OJCS library to help our students find their media balance. ojcslibrary.edublogs.org/2024/09/09/fin…

New blog post: "The 2024 OJCS Middle School Retreat: Disconnect to Reconnect" - wp.me/p8iW0B-1EI Wait Until 8th #TheAnxiousGeneration #TheOJCSDifference

New blog post: "The Transparency Files: How We Grow Our Teachers" - wp.me/p8iW0B-1ES #PD #ProfessionalGrowth #TheOJCSDifference #Teachers