[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Following a national search, Tamar Appel has been named Hidden Sparks’ incoming Director of Education, a position she will assume in the summer of 2022. Mrs. Appel comes to Hidden Sparks with extensive classroom and school leadership having taught…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]This winter, Hidden Sparks will be launching a new peer coaching training program for teachers in the NY/NJ Metro area. Participant dyads or small groups will learn to work together as a team to support each other in more deeply…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Hidden Sparks, in partnership with Catapult Learning, will be opening a Parent Education Center (PEC) in Queens. The program will be the first in the borough to serve parents within the Jewish day school community and will officially begin offering…
Media outlets from Israel to Arizona are covering Hidden Sparks’ first ever virtual retreat for an international audience. The retreat, typically held annually at the Museum of Heritage in NYC, went online this year and hosted nearly 100 educators from…
With the formal addition of Lily Howard Scott to the Hidden Sparks team as an SEL Coach, Hidden Sparks’ national SEL initiative kicked off with virtual full faculty sessions in 16 day schools across the country from Miami to Rhode…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Hidden Sparks’ virtual summer summit held in July garnered broad press coverage from New York to Baltimore to Arizona. There is broad communal interest in exploring how day school educators are preparing for September and the Hidden Sparks summit was…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Hidden Sparks is in the midst of presenting a 6-day summit for 100 educators focused on the social emotional learning and instructional skills that they will need to ensure a smooth and impactful return to school. The summit, presented in…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In response to school closures and the shift to distance learning, over the past two months, Hidden Sparks presented four support sessions for parents featuring educational and psychological experts that were met with hundreds in attendance. In addition, support and…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Hidden Sparks coach, Dr. Sara Reichman, began coaching at Torah Academy for Girls in Far Rockaway, NY and Hebrew Academy of Nassau County in Plainview, NY in the fall- the beginning of a five-year intensive program at both the schools.…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The 30 members of Hidden Sparks Cohort ’20-21 completed the 4-day Learning Lenses course this week, the first leg of their journey in becoming Hidden Sparks resources in their schools. Participants from HANC West Hempstead, HANC Plainview, Torah Academy for…