[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Now in our third year in Israel with programs running across five cities, we capped the year off with an evening for prospective principals. In an interactive and engaging evening, principals and educators from elementary, middle and high schools gathered…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On February 8th, Hidden Sparks welcomed the 27 educators from 11 schools that began their Internal Coach Program training facilitated by Co-Director of Education, Claire Wurtzel and Senior Coach, Andrea Rousso. The educators from Bais Yaakov of Boro Park, Hebrew Academy of Nassau…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]This year, at the Hidden Sparks’ annual retreat held at the Museum of Jewish Heritage, 85 teachers and administrators from partnering schools came together to participate in professional development workshops and celebrate the 10 years of impact that Hidden Sparks…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On November 30th, Dr. Rona Novick, Co-Educational Director of Hidden Sparks and Dean of the Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education and Administration at Yeshiva University, will be presenting to educators in Israel on the topic of Supporting Students with Social-…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Hidden Sparks is excited to be listed as a semi-finalist in the inaugural Lippman Kanfer Prize for Applied Jewish Wisdom. The purpose of the Lippman Kanfer prize is to, “shed light on the inspiring variety of ways that the philosophy of applied…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]For the third summer in a row, an Internal Coach Program training was held in Israel, facilitated this year by Roxanna Neiman, who oversees our programs in Israel and Hollis Dannaham, a NY based coach and course facilitator. The 19…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]This summer’s blended format Learning Lenses Course, now in its third year, got off to a great start with a live day on June 29th. The five-week version of our signature course is framed by an in-person training day the…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The 25 educators who completed our Learning Lenses and Coach Training course this year, have now completed their shadowing experiences and the first leg of their training. Starting in the fall, these coaches-in-training will begin to receive monthly on-site mentoring…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Senior Hidden Sparks Coach, Esther Fradel Schwartz, presented at this year’s Torah U’Mesorah convention on the topic of Demystifying Learning: Helping our students understand how the learn. The 45 educators at the workshop participated in a series of hands-on “learning about learning”…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]This week, second year Internal Coaches participating in our Polinger Program took part in the second in a series of full day workshops focusing on coaching skills. The day’s program, presented by External Coach and mentor, Andrea Rousso, addressed issues related…