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Hidden Sparks To Launch New Peer Coaching Program

[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…

Media Covers Hidden Sparks Virtual Retreat

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…

National SEL Initiative Kicks Off in Back to School Season

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…

Virtual Summit Garners Broad Press Coverage

[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…

100 Educators @ Virtual Summer Summit

[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…

COVID-19 Support for Teachers and Parents

[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…

Hidden Sparks Coaches Go Online

[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.…

Hidden Sparks ’20-21 Cohort Completes Initial Training

[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…