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Online Offerings Extend Learning Beyond the Curriculum
Beyond Scheck Hillel’s online instruction schedule of school day classes, a menu of enrichment sessions presented by our talented faculty is extending education and strengthening a grateful community of learners.
In High School, options include a four-part Career Paths & Job Application workshop led by Cristina Florez, Capstone faculty and Experiential Learning and Internship Coordinator; Jewish Mysticism & Pesach, Arabic Writing & Calligraphy, and Talmud Berachot offered by Yaakov Boyd, Upper School Judaic Studies teacher. Rabbi Uri Pilichowski is connected virtually all the way from Israel, and his courses include The Lives of the Rabbis and Insider’s Look at Israeli Politics and Issues. With social-emotional well-being at the heart of Scheck Hillel’s student-centered program, Christopher Johnson, High School director, holds virtual Bagel Breaks to check in with students - to learn how they have been adjusting to this new reality.
Social connections in Middle School are being reinforced through physical, emotional and spiritual programming. Rabbi Elias Hochner has taught about the Haggadah and Megillat Ruth; students have enjoyed yoga with Dean of Students Jessica Best, workouts with Coach Liz Morgan and art with Lucia Toer; green thumbs have been polished in gardening classes with Design/STEM teacher Scott Savet; and Florida Plants and Animals are in the spotlight thanks to science teacher Nikki Gutierrez.
In Lower School, faculty and staff are closely connected with students via weekly phone calls home, live afternoon storytime with Morah Roberta Meisels and art workshops with Morah Rosa Biton. Parents were treated to a virtual Coffee With Counselors with Laurie Parker and Esther Poler to talk about parenting in today’s new reality.
Amazing school counselors, from Early Childhood through High School, have been deeply engaged with students, providing comfort and guidance as the community navigates this crisis together. Similarly, students have been able to connect with each other through Student Life programs with Yishai Cohen and chessed projects with Talia Eisenberger, including weekly virtual visits with the nursing home.
In March, Scheck Hillel Community School transformed its entire academic program for more than 1,100 students into a virtual school as an effort to keep the campus and community healthy and to uphold its commitment to continued academic excellence. With this nearly overnight transition, students and teachers are continuing to maximize learning while not physically on campus, making us a true virtual learning community.
