shira
The mom of two children who are now in their twenties, Shira is the CEO and founder of Discovery Village, a premier childcare center and preschool in Tarrytown, N.Y. Known for her expertise in educational leadership, project based learning, and character education, Shira is co-author of the book The Coach Approach to School Leadership: Leading Teacher's to Higher Levels of Effectiveness. She served for twenty years as elementary school principal of schools throughout New Jersey, Westchester, and New York City. Shira holds a Ph.D in Education and serves as an adjunct faculty member and dissertation advisor for doctoral students at Northeastern University's graduate school of education.
Handwashing, Mindfulness, and the Rhythm of Our Lives
For the past several months, running a childcare center that has remained open throughout the pandemic, one simple action has kept me grounded: washing...
Finding the Best of Ourselves in the Worst of Times
It was another age, and a different terror - September 11, 2001.
We were celebrating “Do the Right Thing Day,” launching our new character education...
Ordinary People in Extraordinary Times
These past weeks I have been experiencing the surreal sense of playing the part of a character in a historical fiction novel or movie,...
The Day I Destroyed a Picasso
It was a mothering moment that now makes me cringe with embarrassment and remorse.
The basement, where my then five (now 24-year-old) daughter played, was...
Working Mom Life Reversed: Meet Shira
After twenty-four years basking in the blessings and tribulations of life as a working mom (my daughter is 24 and my son is 20),...