Jewish Life Digital Edition June 2015 | Page 47

EDUCATION 48 44 44 62 A SONG AND A DANCE Reaching for the stars by teaching through music 48 NO CHILD GETS LEFT BEHIND Innovations in curricula for all kinds of kids 52 PHOTOGRAPHS: BIGSTOCPHOTO.COM; SUPPLIED 44 THE DUAL NATURE OF JEWISH SCHOOLS Local principals explain the kodesh-secular balance 58 58 ADVOCATING FOR ISRAEL Today’s students are tomorrow’s leaders 62 WHAT MAKES A GREAT TEACHER? Exceptional teachers never give up on a child 65 REMEMBERING OUR TEACHERS Paying tribute to those who helped us get to where we are IN ASSOCIATION WITH