Tag: community
Crisis and Possibility: Hope for the Future of Schools Following the...
Back in 2010, when I was serving as a lower school principal at Schechter Westchester (now the Leffell School), I participated in writing a...
Mom’s the Word Book Club Meeting Announcement :: Big Summer
Mom's the Word is Westchester County Mom’s (online) book club. Our goal is to provide an easily accessible place to socialize with other ladies,...
Books That Help Open Conversations With Your Kids
I remember when I was working as a teacher. I would look everywhere for interesting books for my students. I didn’t like getting traditional...
Ways to Help Children Understand How to Be Anti-Racist
Protests for racial justice and conversations about what it means to be anti-racist have led parents and educators throughout the world to soul search....
How to Be an Ally to the Black Community
Let me start off by acknowledging the confusion and fear that many of you are experiencing. As the world watches the rise of our...
The Normalcy of Modern Family
During these past months of quarantine living, we’ve been binging on past episodes of Modern Family. The show was never part of our prime-time...
Holler If You Need Help! You Are Not Alone
During this time of COVID-19, domestic violence has increased within the Tri-state area and across the nation due to social distancing and staying at...
Standing Together Because Black Lives Matter
Justice will not be served until those who are unaffected are as outraged as those who are. - Benjamin Franklin
The circumstances surrounding the death...
There Is a Light
There is a light…
The light may be a bit dim at this current moment, but if we can manage to keep the light going...
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...










