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Enrichment Clusters

Catalog Offerings Fall 2011

SAR’s Schoolwide

Enrichment Program

SAR’s Schoolwide Enrichment Program

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Table of Contents

Welcome To Our Enrichment Program 3

How Can I Help My Child Choose? 6

Multiple Intelligences 8

Enrichment Cluster Offerings 12

Phone: 718-548-1717

Fax: 718-601-0082

SAR Academy

655 West 254th Street

Riverdale, N.Y. 10471

SAR’s Schoolwide

Enrichment Program


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“Every child should have the

chance to be exceptional

without exception.”

~Dr. Joseph Renzulli

Dear Parents, With excitement we announce an Enrichment

Program for Grades 1-4. This program affords every

child an opportunity to participate in a weekly E-slot, or

Enrichment slot. This broad enrichment initiative re-

flects our deep commitment to enabling each student to

discover and take pride in the gifts and talents with

which she or he is endowed.

We are presently offering the first of two semes-

ters of Enrichment Clusters, for Grades 2-4, to begin

after the chagim, followed by a semester in the spring

for first grade. This program allows your children to ex-

plore an area of interest, talent, or passion in depth,

while in a small multi-age group with other students

and a facilitator who also share this interest. Enrich-

ment Clusters are organized around major disciplines,

interdisciplinary themes, or cross disciplinary topics.

They are built on inquiry and advanced content and

methodology, which allow students to secure and then

apply new skills to real-world issues that are personally

meaningful. Many clusters will have a visiting speaker

who is a professional in a related field of study to act as

both a resource for the students‟ inquiry as well as to


“Every child should have the chance to be excep-

tional without exception.” ~Dr. Joseph Renzulli

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model what is possible as a 21st Century real world

problem-solver. The challenging learning pursued is

grounded in the production of a product, performance,

or service for an authentic audience.

Our program is modeled after the Schoolwide

Enrichment Model designed by educational researcher,

Dr. Joseph Renzulli, who has been championing a

broader conception of giftedness since the 1970‟s. He

directs The National Research Center on the Gifted &

Talented, which works to design high-end learning ex-

periences for all children. In his model, Enrichment

Clusters are a delivery vehicle for disseminating enrich-

ment pedagogy to every student and is founded on the

belief that everyone has the potential to demonstrate

gifted behavior.

Our Enrichment Cluster Program, as Dr. Renz-

ulli suggests, aligns with Multiple Intelligence Theory,

and our many varied enrichment learning offerings ad-

dress the diverse abilities and strengths children pos-

sess. Our ultimate goal is to help children develop their

interests and talents and understand how they can

share their gifts with the world.

In addition to our enrichment program being an

exciting opportunity for children, it is also a wonderful

chance for you, the parents, to share passions and in-

terests with our students. Perhaps you have time next


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Student Selection Form For Enrichment Clusters

We are asking the children to think about the 3 Enrichment

Clusters they are most interested in attending. In reading

through the selections with your child, please guide him or

her in recognizing how he/she might be interested in several

different clusters. For example, if your child is “Word Smart”

then “Planet Poetry: Where Words Have Wings“ or “Write/

Click Photojournalism Group“ or “Tell It Aloud: Once Upon A

Time Storytelling Showcase“ might be exciting cluster

selections. Or, if their interest lies in the kinesthetic arena,

then perhaps he or she would be drawn to “Yoga-Kids

Edition” or “Whose Line Is It Anyway? Improvisation

Company” or “Institute For Sports Science: Exploring

Human Movement”. It is also OK to explore a new area of

study when it is compelling for your child.

Please make 3 selections on the online form by Tuesday,

October 4th.

Every student is guaranteed a place in one of his or her

three selections. Students will receive their cluster

registration prior to the first session.

If you have any questions, please contact Sharon Marson,

our Schoolwide Enrichment Program Coordinator, at

[email protected] or 718-548-1717 x 1212.

mailto:[email protected]

Enrichment Cluster Offerings . . .

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Performer". During that time, Tali learned what not to do on

stage. Tina Fey, Tali's long-time role model, recently wrote the

book, Bossypants. This was Tali's inspiration for her reentry

into the field.

Jenny Horowitz has been a teacher at SAR Academy for the last 16 years. During this time, she has worked with all ages to help students find their passions. Her interest in Improv has been reinforced by the classes she has taken in Circus Arts and Acting for Teachers, as well as through working with Tali Cohen.

Multiple Intelligences: Kinesthetic, Interpersonal,

Intrapersonal

Grades 2-4


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semester on Tuesdays from 12:05-12:55 to join us for 9

weeks to facilitate an Enrichment Cluster. Or maybe

you would like to share your expertise and passion for

a related discipline at one session as a visiting

speaker.

Please feel free to be in touch with Sharon

Marson at [email protected] or at 718-548-

1717 x1212 if you would like to be involved in this pro-

gram or if you have any questions.

Throughout the year, information about enrich-

ment learning including articles, photographs, and

video clips about our Schoolwide Enrichment Program

and of our students in action can be found on our web-

site.

We are excited to send along our Enrichment

Cluster Brochure for you and your child to together

consider their talents and interests. Then please fill out

the Student Selection Form to indicate his or her

choices among the offerings.

Enjoy!

Rabbi Binyamin Krauss

Principal

Sharon Marson

Schoolwide Enrichment Program Coordinator

mailto:[email protected]


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How Can I Help My Child Choose?

To help your child explore his or her interests

and strengths, you may want to consider the

accompanying list of Multiple Intelligences. Along with

each multiple intelligence description is a numeric list of

the Enrichment Clusters in which that intelligence is

engaged. There is also a Venn Diagram on the next

page to guide your child in making selections among

the offerings.

Most Enrichment Clusters are for students in

grades 2-4. A few are just for students in grades 3-4.

Please make sure your child(ren) are in grades that

match their cluster selections. We are also asking that

each child select 3 enrichment learning opportunities in

which he or she is interested.

Please fill out the online Student Selection

Form for each of your children in grades 2-4, by

Tuesday, October 4th.


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kids. She is excited to bring her love of this discipline to her

Enrichment Cluster. Multiple Intelligences: Kinesthetic,

Intrapersonal

Grades: 2-4

*Proper exercise clothing required: loose pants for boys and

leggings or pants under skirts for girls.

39. Whose Line Is It Anyway? Improvisation

Company

Do you love theater and improv? Are you creative? Would

you like to know the secrets and tricks of the improv trade

from a professional comedian and improvisation artist? Do

you want to learn ways to become more creative and most

of all, have fun? Through "Improv in all of Us" you will learn

the craft of improvisation. In this cluster, you will improve

your storytelling skills, develop techniques to think quickly

on your feet, and become more creative. This spirited, fun

cluster is designed for anyone who wants to improve their

teamwork and communication skills, the ability to take risks,

and wants to work at overcoming shyness. You will learn

how to be more spontaneous, trusting, and cooperative, and

how to listen in a fun, creative atmosphere. Come laugh out

loud with this improvisational fun.

Facilitators: Jenny Horowitz & Tali Cohen

Tali Cohen has been a teacher at SAR for the past 9

years. She found her love for Improv at Brandeis University,

when taking a class called, "Psychology of the Stage


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at a Young Inventor‟s Fair.

Facilitator: Kathy Kafer

Mrs. Kafer has invented and re-invented herself many times,

working first as a newspaper reporter, then as an IBM

speechwriter and finally as an SAR teacher. Along the way,

she has also "invented" characters for her plays and

screenplays, and is excited to now work with students on

creating inventions of a more concrete nature.

Multiple Intelligences: Logical-Mathematical, Spatial,

Kinesthetic

Grades: 2-4

38. Yoga-Kids Edition

Do you want to roar like a lion, hiss like a snake, or stand tall

like a tree? In Yoga-Kids Edition you will do all of this and

much more. Visit the Bronx Zoo to see creatures you‟re

posing as in action. You will strengthen your body, develop

flexibility, relax your mind, and laugh out loud. You will

discover ways to take care of yourself as well as the

beautiful people and world around you. Activities will include

sharing stories, listening to music, moving like a yogi,

drawing, acting, and having lots of fun!

Facilitator: Shifra Shafier

Morah Shifra, an avid runner, has also been practicing yoga for 8 years. She finds yoga to be a sanctuary in a busy world, a way to exercise, and a technique for creating inner calm for herself, with children, and as a mom at home with her own


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Use this Venn Diagram as a tool to consider

your child’s talents (strengths) and

interests:

Talent Interest

What did you discover?

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Multiple Intelligences

Linguistic Intelligence (Word Smart)

Using language, spoken or written, to make connec-

tions and derive meaning.

You may like to read, play word games, tell stories, dis-

cuss ideas, or learn foreign languages.

See Enrichment Clusters: 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9, 12, 13,

17, 19, 21, 22, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31

Logical-Mathematical Intelligence (Logic Smart)

Using numbers and reasoning to make sense of infor-

mation.

You may like to play chess, decipher strategy games,

brainteasers, or logic puzzles.

See Enrichment Clusters: 5, 6, 7, 13, 16, 18, 20,

24, 32, 37

Spatial Intelligence (Picture Smart)

Using mental pictures to learn and remember informa-

tion.


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36. Institute For Sports Science: Exploring

Human Movement Who is your favorite athlete? Have you ever wondered how

he or she moves? What makes the top athlete so much

better than others in their sport? Are you interested in the

human body, its muscles and bones? Have you ever

wondered why practice is so important? If you answered yes

to any of the above questions, then sign up for “Sports

Science: Exploring Human Movement”. Meet a Sports

Medicine doctor, analyze outstanding plays by your favorite

athletes, and show your friends how those best in the game

make a difference.

Facilitator: Brad Jerris

Mr. Jerris, SAR Physical Education Teacher, was a NASM

Certified Personal Trainer before becoming a Physical

Education Teacher. He has a passion for all things sports.

Multiple Intelligences: Naturalist, Kinesthetic

Grades 2-4

37. Invention Convention

Are you an inventive thinker or would you like to be? Here is

your chance to invent the remarkable device or service you

wish you had! Discover what some famous inventors

created to turbo-charge your own inventive process and

electrify your creativity. It‟s really amazing to make

something new! Create an invention individually or with

members in your cluster. You may share your final product


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and pairing them with photographs from school trips, family

smachot, or camp in order to portray personal experiences.

Ariana especially enjoys expressing her thoughts and

memories through art and is excited to share that passion

with children the age she was when she herself began

harvesting meaningful collections.

Multiple Intelligences: Spatial, Intrapersonal

Grades: 2-4

35. Percussion, Electronics & Other

Instruments: Creating New Music

What is musical composition? In what ways can a popular

song be arranged differently? Let‟s make music! Come

together with other music lovers as an ensemble to write or

recreate a piece of music. Maybe you will use the computer

app “GarageBand” or maybe you would like to create an

audio collage. Perhaps you want to use your voice,

keyboard, percussion instruments, and other musical tools

to improvise and create an original composition.

Facilitator: Rob Susman

Rob Susman is a professional musician who has toured

internationally and is a freelance teacher and performer who

has worked in the NY area for over 20 years.

Multiple Intelligences: Musical, Interpersonal, Kinesthetic

Grades: 2-4


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You may like puzzles, mazes, creating art, or building

models.

See Enrichment Clusters: 2, 4, 7, 10,11, 13, 16,

17, 19, 25, 27, 33, 34, 37

Kinesthetic Intelligence (Body Smart)

Using movement to express thoughts and ideas.

You may like physical activity, sports, dance, role-

playing, acting, or hands-on activities including building

things.


25, 26, 28, 31, 33, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39

Musical Intelligence (Music Smart)

Using rhythm, musical patterns, tones, sounds, or mel-

ody to understand information.

You may like to sing, play an instrument, compose

songs, remember songs, or are sensitive to noises or

sounds, and typically have strong language skills.

See Enrichment Clusters: 14, 22, 30, 31, 35


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Interpersonal Intelligence (People Smart)

Understanding and caring about relationships and

people and their moods and feelings.

You may like group games, working cooperatively in a

group, or have the ability to motivate people and

communicate well with them.


23, 24, 29, 31, 35, 39

Intrapersonal Intelligence (Self Smart)

Using thought and reflection to understand information.

You may like to be alone, are self-motivated, enjoy

your independence, and know yourself very well.

See Enrichment Clusters: 2, 8, 11, 12, 23, 27,

34, 38, 39

Naturalist Intelligence (Nature/Science Smart)

Understanding natural patterns and cycles to explain

how things work in nature and science.

You may like to learn about nature, enjoy being

outside, or appreciate the environment.


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to construct, from many pieces, a foot-long motorized

racecar of your own!

Facilitator: Nick Fadda

Nick loves to build and fix things and help all of SAR work. He

is a sports coach for his children’s teams and a soccer and

baseball player himself. Nick is looking forward to coaching

our kids at building things and the excitement of making them

go.

Multiple Intelligences: Spatial, Kinesthetic

Grades: 2-4

34. Collecting Jewish Memories:

Scrapbooking Torah and Traditions

Do you ever wish you could freeze a moment in time? Would you like to share your experiences and special memories with others? Together we will explore tradition by traveling through the Jewish calendar, making a pit stop at each Chag and reflecting on personally meaningful events of those celebrations by designing and creating our very own scrapbooks! We will use various artistic techniques such as painting, drawing, and paper cutting, as well as collecting various artifacts to decorate our books. You might enjoy finding graphics on the computer or using a digital camera to take photographs to tell your story. Let‟s get scrapbooking!

Facilitator: Ariana Reich

Ever since Morah Ariana was a young child she has collected

items such as ticket stubs, candy wrappers, and brochures,


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32. Blood & Guts: What’s Inside? Medical

Discovery Lab

Do you wonder where the food you eat goes and how it

helps our bodies? Ever wonder how our fingernails and hair

grow? Or why your heart beats faster when you exercise?

Are you curious about why your temperature gets higher

when you are sick? Or why we need boogers? Join us to get

the inside scoop on how our insides work. Find out how

doctors figure things out, use tools of the trade, conduct

some experiments, and explore the world of medicine.

Facilitators: Dr. Amy Ciner Weisberger, Dr. Jennifer

Fenster, & Dr. Yardaena Osband

SAR moms, Jennifer Fenster, Yardaena Osband, and Amy

Ciner Weisberger, are all pediatricians who enjoy empowering

kids with knowledge of how their bodies work.

Multiple Intelligences: Naturalist, Logical-Mathematical

Grades: 2-4

33. Motors & Mechanics: Making Things Go

Screwdrivers, pliers, drills, hammers, and drill bits. What are

they? How do you use them? Tools do all kinds of important

tasks. Discover how to fix things, how to build things, and

(wow!) how to make them go. Visit a mechanic shop and

experience experts in action. Explore and experiment with

motors, from the simple to the complex. Look inside an

electric motor. Then with a partner in this cluster, get ready


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Existential Intelligence (Religious Smart) Some proponents of multiple intelligence theory proposed spiritual or religious intelligence as a possible additional type. It certainly reflects our learning community and environment. You may like to learn Torah, think about G-d, pursue dedication to mitzvot, consider the workings of the universe, and make connections between Torah and life.

See Enrichment Clusters: 2, 6, 10, 23, 29


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Welcome to our Enrichment Cluster Program!

Semester Dates: Tuesday, October 25th

- Tuesday,

January 3rd

All the enrichment learning opportunities are inter-

disciplinary by nature. You will find a list of

Multiple Intelligences accompanying each cluster

description.

Have fun selecting among the offerings!

1. Lights, Camera, Action! Video Production

Company

We've all seen movies- whether home-made or in theaters!

Ever wonder what it takes to make one? Who is involved in

the creation of movies? Experience the magic of

moviemaking! Come feel the thrill of creating an original

video production. In the fall semester, we will begin to

explore the tools and features that cinematographers and

videographers use. Learn how to plan, storyboard, shoot,

and document a story for film. Meet with a professional

movie producer. Round out the first semester with an


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Cluster.

Multiple Intelligences: Linguistic, Musical

Grades: 2-4

31. Broadway & Beyond: Musical Theater

Company

Become a "triple threat"!* Are you a kid who loves to

perform? Do you like to sing or dance? Do you know what

type of training is needed for musical theater kids? Let‟s use

technology to discover musicals through the years and how

acting helps singing, which helps acting . . . and how people

tell stories through song and dance. Perhaps you would like

the role of set designer, or assistant director, or performing

in the cluster‟s mini-musical. Come to “Broadway & Beyond”

to have fun on stage or behind the scenes!

*A "Triple Threat" is a person who is an actor, singer, and

dancer.

Facilitator: Shoshana Bender

There are few things Morah Shoshana loves to do more than

singing, dancing, and acting. She was always a lover of

drama and has even performed in a few plays. Morah

Shoshana also ―performs‖ in class as a teacher and is

looking forward to having a great time studying and

performing in this Enrichment Cluster.

Multiple Intelligences: Musical, Kinesthetic, Interpersonal,

Linguistic

Grades: 2-4


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Beverly established her own not-for-profit organization, ―The

Major Stuart Adam Wolfer Institute‖ (www.msawi.org) in

memory of her brother, Major Wolfer (z‖l) to educate those of

us at home about the sacrifices our American troops make on

our behalf each and every day. She supports the troops with

care packages, and has been involved with a variety of not-

for-profit organizations since she was a child.

Multiple Intelligences: Interpersonal, Existential, Linguistic

Grades 2-4

30. Israel Is Real: Songs & Poems of Eretz

Yisrael

Do you love Israel? Do you love music? Then this cluster is

for you. Together we will travel through Israel‟s greatest

song lyrics and poems. Get ready to look and listen for the

fun and meaningful stories that live inside the best poems

and songs ever written about Israel! Feel the sun of the

Middle East, the sparkle of the Kinneret, and the smell of

falafel as you connect deeply to the land. As a special treat,

we will meet with a published modern day poet. Then,

before this cluster ends you will have the chance to write

your own poem or song for just yourself or for a Poetry

Reading about our beloved land of Israel. Eretz, Eretz,

Eretz, Shirei Eretz Yisrael!

Facilitator: Dassi Lewis

Morah Dassi Lewis, 4th

grade Hebrew teacher, brings her

passion and love for Israel and her Advanced Hebrew

Literature Degree from Barnard University to this Enrichment


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Introduction to Apple‟s video editing software application,

iMovie. Semester 2 will use iMovie, to focus on editing,

formatting, and assembling with music and text a video

montage from the media previously collected. Join us for

Semester 1, Semester 2, or both!

Facilitator: Melissa Rothwax

Morah Melissa, has always had a passion for taking pictures.

You can count on her to snap in! with her camera at every

photo-op. Over the past few years, she has transformed her

photos and short video clips into professional, entertaining

videos and video montages for Bar and Bat Mitzvahs, as well

as for an end of the year video for her students.

Multiple Intelligences: Linguistic, Kinesthetic, Interpersonal,

Spatial

Grades: 2-4

2. Artist Beit Medrash Program

Welcome to this “House of Study” for the artist in you. Our theme for the semester is SAR‟s theme of the year, “Areyvut”. Together we will explore Jewish sources and discover: What is the meaning of Areyvut?; Why is it so important in our lives?; Where is it mentioned in the Torah? Then, we will transform our discoveries into original ceramic tile art. As ceramic artists, discover what you are inspired to draw and paint based on what was studied. Create one-of-a-kind, meaningful tiles for collaborative display. Bring your love of Torah and your creativity!

Facilitators: Chani Jaskoll & Sarah Richter

http://www.msawi.org/


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Morah Chani Jaskoll, a professional artist, has been SAR’s art

teacher for many years. Her personal passion lies at the

intersection of art and Torah. Morah Chani loves bringing the

beauty of Torah to children through beautiful artistic

expression.

Morah Sarah Richter, SAR's Judaic Studies Associate

Principal, and creator of the "Spiritual Sparks" series, loves

learning and teaching Torah and sharing that love with

children.

Multiple Intelligences: Linguistic, Spatial, Intrapersonal,

Existential

Grades: 2-4

3. International Culinary Arts Institute

Transport your taste buds around the world and explore new

flavors of cuisines from exotic countries! International

cuisine is an exploration of a foreign country's history,

plants, animals, spices, and unique tastes. Let‟s discover

which ingredients are frequently used in the native country,

how the people typically cook their food, how specific dishes

reflect the countries‟ culture. Come make some of the foods,

and meet with a nutritionist to ask your culinary questions!

Perhaps you would enjoy applying your knowledge to

creating an International menu or to planning a special meal

for the SAR community.

Facilitator: Bina Brickner

Morah Bina has been cooking and baking since she was able


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tea or eating your favorite bowl of pesto pasta where the mint

and the basil came from? Come discover how herbs grow,

where they come from, the impact of organic gardening on

these tasty plants‟ size, beauty, and health, and all the things

we can do with herbs. Ask a guest speaker about the

importance of herbs in ancient Jewish times. Plant your own

indoor herb garden, become familiar with tools of the trade,

and have your own cuttings to add to food and drinks!

Facilitator: Roberta Fink

Morah Roberta was a 1st

grade teacher at SAR for 30 years

and loved every minute of it. If you know her, then you know

that she has a passion for gardening. She has cultivated

gardens in New York City, Connecticut, and the Hamptons.

Morah Roberta is excited to share this passion with children.

Multiple Intelligences: Naturalist, Kinesthetic

Grades: 2-4

29. Start It Up! Bringing Your Ideas To

Reality!

“Start it up! Bringing Your Ideas To Reality!” will focus on brainstorming and identifying a not-for-profit organization that you might want to start. What do you care about? Where do you want to make a difference? Perhaps that means building a business plan, a website, or a mission statement for your idea. Each student will have the chance to individualize their organization based on their interests.

Facilitator: Beverly Wolfer-Nerenberg


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Multiple Intelligences: Linguistic, Kinesthetic

Grades: 3-4

27. Picture This: Illustration As Storytelling

“A picture is worth a thousand words.” Every illustration is a story all on its own! Explore how an illustrator creates his or her story using a variety of materials. “Read” the illustrations of famous collage illustrators like Sara Fanelli, Ed Young, Michael Albert, Ezra Jack Keats, Laurent Blachier, and many more award-winning masters! Visit an exhibition on illustration at The Jewish Museum. Meet a renowned artist and discover the secrets behind what makes pictures come to life. Then create and publish your own illustrated story using some of their techniques and some of your own! Facilitator: Eva Broder

Morah Eva, 2

nd grade General Studies & Enrichment teacher

has always been interested in the intimate connection between art and literature, especially the magical way that illustration expands meaning beyond language. She brings her years of art training at S.V.A and The New School to the classroom to guide budding illustrators on their artistic journey.


Grades 2-4

28. Green Thumbs Up!

Did you ever wonder as you were sipping your minty iced


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to grip a spoon. She would stand on a step stool and help her mother cook for Shabbat. Her love for preparing all kinds of food stems from family traditions dating back to her great grandmothers who came to the United States and cooked for their large families. Morah Bina loves to travel and find interesting and delicious kosher restaurants.

Multiple Intelligences: Naturalist, Kinesthetic, Interpersonal

Grades: 2-4

4. 3D Castles: Princes, Princesses, Knights,

Dragons, and Architects

Discover all about castles, how to build them, and who inhabited them. Visit local castles, photograph and design your own, or concentrate on the real and fictional people who lived in them. Students focusing on construction may choose to meet with an architect and draw up plans to build 3D castles using a variety of construction materials, design their own structure on computer and/or make a Google Earth tour of castles they have studied. Students focusing on castle inhabitants may choose to use castles as an inspirational theme for digital storytelling through film or picture books. The direction of this project is up to you.

Facilitator: Rivka Heisler

Rivka Heisler has been reading books about castles and those who live in them ever since she was twelve, ranging from nonfiction about the Middle Ages, to historical fiction and fairytales. As a mother of four with curiosity about how things are built, she has built countless Lego/Connex structures, as well as innumerable sandcastles. As SAR's technology integrator, she looks forward to joining her tech expertise with her interest, and seeing the direction students


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take with this project.

Multiple Intelligences: Spatial, Kinesthetic, Linguistic element

Grades: 2-4

5. Whodunit? Mysteries, Clues, & Forensics

Have you ever wanted to be a secret agent or detective? Do

you enjoy a good mystery? Would you like to discover ways

to solve them? The techniques of forensic science will be

revealed in your quest to solve mysteries. Use microscopes

to examine and explore fingerprints, footprints, blood typing,

and DNA! You will do hair and saliva testing (your own!).

Get ready to use your observation skills to collect and record

what you find. Then solve a simulated mystery. Photograph

the scene, collect, examine, analyze, and keep track of the

clues and evidence to figure out whodunit.

Facilitator: Jennifer Sokol & Yonina Ciner

Jennifer Sokol is a science teacher at SAR with a Masters Degree in Science Education. She loves delving into the scientific mysteries found in all aspects of life. Yonina Ciner is a science teacher at SAR with a Masters Degree in Biology from NYU. She has worked in a Genetics Lab and has a love for genetics and forensics.

Multiple Intelligences: Logical-Mathematical, Linguistic,

Naturalist

Grades: 3-4


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the funny, the beautiful, even the simple things around us to photograph and write about.

Multiple Intelligences: Kinesthetic, Spatial, Linguistic

Grades 2-4

26. Living With Our Ancestors: Exploring

the Food, Clothing, Music, & Culture of

Ancient Civilizations

Do you want to meet Avraham and Sarah? Are you

interested in what life was like for them? Do you want to

make the things they made, cook the things they cooked,

eat what they ate? Then this cluster is for you! Before

setting out for Israel, Avraham and Sarah lived in the biggest

city in the world!.What kind of house did they live in? What

kind of writing did they do? What did they write on? How

does our time compare to theirs? Find out how exciting it is

to weave on a loom, grind grain, and bake bread the way

our ancestors did in Mesopotamia! Through hands-on

experiences we‟ll explore the history of that time and create

fun products or services to share our knowledge with others.

Facilitator: Pearl Taback

Morah Pearl Taback has taught "ancient" history at SAR for

20 years. She is not ancient, nor are our thoughts on

Avraham. She loves to think about Avraham's years growing

up in the "New York City" of his day: going to school, to the

library, to the laundromat, and doing everything else people

do!


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transatlantic crossing. She has played nearly every week

since then. Bridge is a partner game requiring four players,

so to make sure there are always players available, she has

taught all her daughters and sons-in-law how to play. With

four players, cards, and a table, you can play anywhere!

Morah Milly Rosner, Associate General Studies Principal at

SAR, is passionate about children, math, and having fun.

Playing the game of bridge is a place all three intersect.

Multiple Intelligences: Logical-Mathematical, Interpersonal

Grades: 2-4

25. Write/Click Photojournalism Group: Life

in Pictures

Imagine seeing something so beautiful or interesting or funny you want everyone else to see and know about it too. Get ready to grab a digital camera and an iPad and become an SAR photojournalist! Learn to shoot like a pro. Explore the history of photojournalism and how to use a digital camera and use camera tricks to get the best possible pictures. Welcome a guest speaker and professional photojournalist to your cluster. Visit the International Center of Photography. Join Write/Click Photojournalism Group to explore topics of interest, photograph them, write accompanying captions, and then publish your work. Facilitator: Chavie Wilner Chavie has been taking photos for Chadashot for more than

10 years. As a lover of reading, writing, and the arts, she is

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6. Junior Philanthropy: Harvest A Penny,

Heal A Heart

A penny really can change the world! Last year in SAR‟s first

ever Penny Harvest, second graders raised $2,500 that they

distributed to six worthy organizations. Come discover what

fundraisers do, meet with a philanthropist, and create a

marketing blitz to encourage people to donate spare

change. Then, make decisions as philanthropists do:

explore various organizations, distribute the collected

money, experience the responsibility of making these good

choices, and make a difference!

Facilitators: Lynn Zadoff & Sharon Sturm

Mrs. Zadoff has been teaching at SAR for over 30 years and

finds inspiration in seeing children deposit coins in tzedakah

boxes faithfully every day. She has helped children channel

their philanthropic inclinations by spearheading the 2nd

grade

―Penny Harvest,‖ and is bringing the great success and

significance of that program to this Enrichment Cluster.

Sharon Sturm has taught at SAR for 18 years. She loves incorporating mitzvot and how they affect our lives into daily teaching, and guiding students in understanding how the actions of our avot and emahot are examples for us to follow, including giving tzedaka every day at tefila!

Multiple Intelligences: Logical-Mathematical, Interpersonal,

Existential, Linguistic (element)

Grades: 2-4


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7. Mindbenders: Riddles, Puzzles, & Lateral

Thinking Consortium

Are you a wiz at solving puzzles? Is problem solving a snap

for you? Who makes up these puzzles? From number

puzzles to tricky math problems to brain teasers to logic to

optical illusions, you will be challenged while having fun!

Come stretch your mind as you discover the magic of

challenging your thinking. Play in groups, with partners, and

on your own. Puzzlers of all levels are welcome, from puzzle

experts to the puzzle perplexed. Meet a creator of brain

exercises and ask mind-bending questions. Who knows, you

might even create a brain stretching game of your own!

Facilitator: Chana Adatto

This is Chana Adatto's fourth year at SAR, where she has

engaged her brain in a variety of creative and out-of-the-box

ways. She studied psychology and appreciates how the brain

works. Chana enjoys challenging herself with brain teasers

and puzzles. More than anything, she loves to laugh and have

fun, whether she is on the basketball court or the dance floor.

Multiple Intelligences: Logical-Mathematical, Spatial,

Linguistic (element)

Grades: 2-4

8. Planet Poetry: Where Words Have Wings

Did you ever wonder if a poem must rhyme? Or read a poem that was in a special shape? Did you ever see a monster when you read a poem? Now is your chance to


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each year aren't able to attend school, and freedom of speech is restricted around the world. Together we will explore Social Justice issues, consider real world solutions, meet a social justice activist who dedicates their life to helping people-far and near-to live better lives. Come change the world in 9 weeks, as we do our best to become a team of real life kid superheroes.

Facilitator: Aaron Steinberg

Before coming to SAR, Aaron Steinberg spent 4 years at

Yeshiva University training college and high school students

in leadership and social responsibility. He has also been

involved in promoting youth leadership at Camp Moshava

and in Bnei Akiva of New York.

Multiple Intelligences: Interpersonal, Intrapersonal, Existential

Grades: 3-4

24. The Game of Bridge

Bridge . . . not the ones you drive over! Do you love playing cards? Discover the history of a card game you will be able to play your entire life with friends and family. Bridge is full of strategy and tactics. It‟s math, logic, reasoning, statistics, and problem-solving all rolled into one. And don‟t forget the fun! Perhaps you will teach your friends and run a local bridge tournament . . . because you‟ll be trumping, and bidding, and ruffing, and sloughing in no time!

Facilitators: Dr. Jayne Beker & Milly Rosner

Jayne Beker has been playing Bridge for 30 years. She and

her husband learned to play on the QE2 ship during a 5-day


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22. Zemirot Society: Singing Our Way

Through Shabbat

Don‟t just talk through Shabbat lunch, sing through

lunch! In fact-evening, morning, and afternoon-there

are songs for every time of Shabbat. Zemirot come

from all over the world and bring joy to the Shabbat

table. Come to this cluster to share a zemir you love, to

discover some new ones, and to explore the history of

zemirot. Make singing exciting and fun at your own Shabbat

table and be sure to let everyone watch the youtube

production of you and your friends singing zemirot led by

Shim Craimer, the chazan at the Riverdale Jewish Center.

Facilitator: Chazan Shim Craimer

Shim Craimer, chazan at the RJC, was classically trained in

Britain. He performs regularly with Neshama Orchestra at

concerts and events. He has performed internationally and is

a recording artist.

Multiple Intelligences: Musical, Linguistic

Grades: 2-4

23. Leadership & Social Justice Team: How

To Change The World In 9 Weeks

Can a kid be a super hero? Let's find out! Almost 1 billion

people don't have access to clean water, over 50 million kids


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meet a published poet, explore different kinds of poetry, and see

how poets paint very large pictures with very few words. Perhaps

you will be inspired to illustrate some of your favorite poems,

create your very own poetry collection, and share them with

others. Come on a journey to explore Planet Poetry- a place

where words have wings.

Facilitator: Debby Sondheim

Morah Debby Sondheim has always been wowed by

the wacky, wonderful ways words work! Ms. Sondheim, a

collector of poetry books, teaches both children and adults,

speaking poetically in many venues on Jewish and secular

topics.

Multiple Intelligences: Linguistic, Intrapersonal

Grades: 2-4

9. Hispánico!

Come and explore the wide world of Spanish language and

culture at Hispánico!. Master some basic Spanish

vocabulary while discovering exciting features of Hispanic

culture-- food, geography, music, and art. Living in New

York we are surrounded by people from all over the world-

the largest immigrant group are Spanish speakers from

across Central and South America. Come to this Enrichment

Cluster to enter a fiesta of Spanish Culture.

Facilitator: Ronnie Perelis

Ronnie Perelis is a professor of Sephardic Studies at Yeshiva

University. He first learned Spanish while growing up in

Miami Beach with his family from Cuba. He continues his


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connection to his ―mama-lashon‖ by speaking with his

children—Reyna (2), Abie (K), and Batsheva (N-8) in Spanish.

Multiple Intelligences: Linguistic, Interpersonal

Grades: 2-4

10. Torah, Art, & Garbage

Get ready for an idea explosion! Do you find recycling paper

towel rolls, hangers, paper lunch bags, bottles, cans, and

pasta boxes a bit overwhelming? Then bring them to school

and transform your recyclables into beautiful works of art!

Use your creative flair to design unique, personal objects of

mitzvot. As we discover creative alternatives for our ex-

garbage, we will explore with a guest speaker the Torah

perspective on caring for our environment.

Facilitators: Dina Rosenberg & Diana Liebler

Morah Dina is a Judaic Studies and General Studies teacher

on the fourth grade team. During the summers she delights in

exploring the intersection of two of her loves –teaching

chinuch and hands-on art.

Morah Diana has facilitated the After-School art program at SAR for twenty years. She discovered a passion for being a ―garbologist‖ and for reducing, recycling, and reusing objects by turning them into art.

Multiple Intelligences: Naturalist, Existential, Spatial,

Kinesthetic

Grades: 2-4


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25 years as a trader and now consults and does expert

witness work in securities.

Multiple Intelligences: Logical-Mathematical

Grades: 3-4

21. Chocolate! How Sweet It Is

Do you love chocolate? Did you know it comes in lots of

varieties? Do you wonder what the differences are between

Israeli, American, and European chocolates? Then this

cluster is for you. Where does chocolate come from and

what is its history? Who was Milton S. Hershey? What

challenges does a professional chocolatier encounter when

making confections? Meet a chocolatier to find out and

make some of your own chocolates. Perhaps you will enjoy

creating a computer generated brochure about chocolate,

leading a chocolate tasting seminar, or inventing a chocolate

project all your own.

Facilitator: Miriam Pell

Morah Miriam Pell, SAR ELC educator and developer of curriculum for 13 years, has a love of chocolate, is a budding chocolatier, and is knowledgeable about not only English chocolates, but chocolates from around the world. She is excited to share this passion with children in a fun, interdisciplinary experience on the history, science, and art of chocolate.

Multiple Intelligences: Naturalist, Linguistic

Grades: 2-4


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Morah Beth, 2nd

grade GS teacher, has a passion for stories

and books that chronicle people’s lives and record personal

as well as collective history. In her free time, she enjoys

designing photo books of her family and their experiences.

Morah Alana, Reading Specialist from Bank Street, looks to capture special moments throughout her life. She found that designing photo books is an avenue for making memories come alive and is a way to revisit them over and over again.

Multiple Intelligences: Spatial, Linguistic

Grades: 2-4

*25-35 personal photographs related to a theme are required.

Photos need to be brought in digitally on a USB flash drive.

20. Wizards Of Wall Street

“Money doesn‟t grow on trees.” “Money makes the world go „round.” “Save for a rainy day.” Money is pretty fascinating, isn‟t it? And by the way, where does it come from anyway? What would you do with $100, how about $1,000? How much is a dollar worth yesterday, today, and possibly tomorrow? What does an investor do? How do you read a stock market page and what do all those symbols mean? What does a bull and a bear have to do with money? If you want to explore earning, borrowing, saving, bartering, how to invest $1,000, and become a Wall Street Guru, come to this cluster where money makes "cents".

Facilitator: Mr. Stanley Fortgang

Mr. Stanley Fortgang, M.B.A., worked on Wall Street for


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11. Graphic Design Institute: Meet The New

Easel

Did you know that computers can draw? In fact, what would

van Gogh‟s Starry Night have looked like if he used a

computer to paint? Let‟s explore the work of various artists

and the techniques they used to imagine what the design

and composition of their art might be if they were living in

the 21st Century and had a computer to create. Join the

Graphic Design Institute and use interesting and fun

computer programs, apps, and software on various digital

devices to create computer generated masterpieces of your

very own. Perhaps you will choose to put them on gallery-

display alongside the work of some of the great masters!

Facilitator: Debbie Schloss

Debby Schloss, a veteran SAR faculty member will be combining her love of art and computers in Graphic Design Institute: Meet The New Easel. When Debby is not at SAR Academy, she loves spending time with her family, trekking around Manhattan, or tiyuling around Israel.


Grades: 2-4

12. Tell It Aloud: Once Upon A Time

Storytelling Showcase

Do you love to listen to stories? Do you beg your teacher or

parent to read one more page? Great stories can make us


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laugh and make us shiver. Great stories can help us dream

before we sleep. Now, join Morah Yael for the chance to use

your own storybook imagination. We will listen to stories,

play fun storytelling games, and even act some of them out

using a magical stage trunk of props. Discover the secret of

how to tell a great story. If you dare, you will have the

chance to weave tales together and become a master

storyteller yourself! This cluster includes a special surprise-a

meeting with a professional storyteller! Who will it be? What

stories will he or she tell? Choose this cluster to find out!

Facilitator: Yael Edelstein

Morah Yael has been teaching at SAR for a long time. Her

favorite activity is telling stories! When she was in Bank

Street Graduate School, Yael took a class with famous

folktale storyteller, Nina Jaffe. She is excited to share her love

for storytelling with children.

Multiple Intelligences: Linguistic, Kinesthetic, Interpersonal,

Intrapersonal

Grades: 2-4

13. Risk, Monopoly, and Life, It’s How You

Play: Become A Game Designer

Which game is your favorite to play? What makes a board

game very popular? What makes you want to play again

and again? You probably love playing a particular game, but

what goes on behind the scenes in creating that game? Use


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your own. Come explore the “hows”, “whys”, and “what-ifs”

of basic scientific principles by combining kitchen chemistry,

a little bit of magic, and lots of fun!

Facilitators: Vivian Graetz & Ailie Schmulowitz

Ailie Schmulowitz is back teaching at SAR after living in Israel

for 4 years, where she completed an Educator’s Fellowship.

Ailie loves experimenting in the kitchen and figuring out how

ingredients become a product.

Vivi joins SAR from Germany and is loving teaching at the

Academy. She enjoys having fun with children and is excited

to create magical kitchen experiments with students who

have that interest as well.

Multiple Intelligences: Naturalist, Logical-Mathematical

Grades: 2-4

19. Photographs & Memories Online

Publishing, Inc.*

Tell your personal story in a creative way! Do you have

photographs of a time or place or people that you cherish?

Would you like to create a photo book you can revisit over

and over again of that favorite part of your life? Then you will

enjoy using the on-line publishing program, My Publisher, to

turn your favorite memories into a custom-made book!

Explore various ways to arrange your photographs in a

unique layout, and design and embellish your backgrounds.

Then string it all together with text. Come preserve and

publish in the Photographs & Memories Enrichment Cluster!

Facilitators: Beth Pepper & Alana Gelnick


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17. The Quilting Connection: Hands-On

History, Art, & Storytelling

If you enjoy crafts and learning about history, art, and

stories, then come to this cluster to collaborate on a quilting

project! Meet a professional quilter and virtually visit a

1940‟s Quilting Bee from the South. Discover how quilts

explore history, families, and sharing among friends. We‟ll

read stories about quilting, look at quilts as works of art, and

understand how quilts tell the fascinating history of different

times. Come to this cluster to design your own facsimile of a

quilt displaying your own unique story!

Facilitator: Shani Gold

Morah Shani is a social worker who has been working with

children for over 20 years, the last 10 at SAR. She particularly

enjoys working with children in groups and connecting with

them through stories, games, and creative activities, and then

―putting all the pieces together,‖ a basis for quilt-making and

her passion for the discipline!

Multiple Intelligences: Spatial, Linguistic

Grades 2-4

18. Snap, Crackle, Pop! Kitchen Chemistry

Ever wonder what makes soda fizz, bread rise, and Mentos

explode like a volcano? Think like a young scientist and

taste test too! Problem-solve, probe scientific principles, and

think creatively. Meet a professional kitchen chemist and

create some delicious and edible chemistry experiments of


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the SMART Board to explore these questions and the world

of the game marketplace. Meet a professional in the game

industry to discover what makes games fly off the shelves.

Then, apply your knowledge and individually or with

members in your cluster, design the next slam-dunk original

game using a variety of materials. Come up with your own

rules, gameboard, and pieces. Then teach your game to

others!

Facilitator: Renata Cohen

Morah Renata Cohen is an artist, a curious math thinker, a

scientist, and an innovator. She taught biology for many

years and now works with all the SAR Specialty Teachers

with students in grades 1-5.

Multiple Intelligences: Spatial, Interpersonal, Linguistic,

Logical-Mathematical

Grades: 2-4

14. The Young Violinists’ Ensemble *

Ever dream of playing in the New York Philharmonic? Do you

love the beautiful sounds of the violin? Have you ever

wanted to try something new? If so, join, “The Young

Violinists‟ Ensemble”. This cluster is for students with little or

no violin training, just an interest is enough! Explore the

sound of violin masters, meet a professional violinist and

discover the basics of how to play the violin while having a

great time making new friends.

Facilitator: Abby Brody


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Abby is a graduate student at New York University, studying

Music Education. She is a pianist, vocalist, violinist, and

violist. She joins SAR as a student teacher through NYU.

Abby is looking forward to meeting all of our young violinists!

Multiple Intelligences: Musical, Kinesthetic, Interpersonal

Grades: 3-4

*Violin rental required from one of many (school) instrument

rental companies. Suggestions upon request.

15. At Your Service—Rufff! Service Dog

Society

How smart are dogs (VERY!) and why are they called “man‟s best friend”? Explore how dogs can assist people with special needs and how they are trained to be wonderful companions. Training them is a labor of love as is caring for them. Discover what it takes to raise a puppy to be a grown working dog. Research the organizations that train the dogs for the disabled community. Meet a service dog and hear from experts who spend their days training dogs so that one day, the puppies can help people to become independent.

Facilitator: Heidi Greenbaum

Heidi Greenbaum has been related to a service dog for the

last year, and has developed a profound love for assistance

dogs and great respect for their trainers. Heidi would like to

share this experience with others. She is mom to two SAR HS

grads and two current students. Heidi is also Director of


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Development at SAR.

Multiple Intelligences: Naturalist, Interpersonal, Kinesthetic

Grades: 2-4

16. Building Bridges 360° Institute

How do bridges stay up? Why do we need bridges, what

different types of bridges are there, and what are the

advantages and disadvantages of each type? What natural

forces affect bridge design and construction? Let‟s build

some to find out. Using colorful K'Nex bridge building kits

and basswood sticks, experience firsthand basic bridge

building principles, how to follow detailed instructions, how

to build teamwork and, most of all, that the word "fail" is only

a technical term that means, "Let's try to build this bridge

another way." Students are also invited to consider the

remarkable variety of ways that we bridge all sorts of gaps,

with people, with places, and with ideas, each and every

day.

Facilitator: Yehuda Najman

Yehuda Najman crosses the George Washington Bridge to

teach science at SAR. He has always been fascinated by the

literal and metaphorical ways in which we think about and

use bridges to connect us from place to place, from idea to

idea, and from person to person.

Multiple Intelligences: Spatial, Logical-Mathematical,

Kinesthetic

Grades 3-4

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