Hidden Sparks

Hot of the press from our colleagues MATAN https://matankids.org/training/bnai-mitzvah-curriculum/

So gratified to see these beautiful Heart Maps created by students at Ramaz, inspired by an activity shared as a part of our SEL initiative. Email us to find out how your school can participate.

Thank you to Barbara Hollander of Hebrew Academy of Nassau County for sharing this great pre-Pesach SEL resource. https://thebluedovefoundation.org//mental-health-passover-

We are excited to announce that Hidden Sparks has been tapped by the New York City Department of Education (DOE) to open a Parent Education Center (PEC) in Queens, launching in time for the new school year. We are looking forward to supporting families in Kew Gardens, Kew Gardens Hills, Forest Hills, Jamaica Estates, Rego Park and Far Rockaway. Parents or Title I eligible children can receive guidance, counseling and participate in workshops at no cost. The individual se...ssions and workshops, will offer support and mentoring for parents seeking help with homework strategies for their children, help them to promote their child’s extracurricular reading, as well as organizational and executive functioning skills. They will also offer parents support in helping guide their child’s emotional development in areas like building self-esteem, effective communication skills, positive discipline, and setting boundaries. Look out for the announcement of the center's opening!

Check out the recording of our webinar for parents, presented in partnership with OHEL. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k16aLu27cVg

Thanks to the Queens Jewish Link for sharing our SEL Tips!

Rabbi Pesach Raymon Yeshiva 1st grade faculty has been incorporating a lot of the elements they've acquired through our SEL Initiative this year.

Book your SEL workshop now! https://www.hiddensparks.org/professional-development-pr//

Register now for next week's webinar on resilience in children: Helping Children Cope, with the renowned Jeanine Fitzgerald. https://www.hiddensparks.org//hidd/teachers-registrations/

Helpful videos on Ed Tech Tools in the Judaic Studies Classroom https://prizmah.org//resou/edtech-tools-judaics-classrooms

Mazal tov to Claire Wurtzel (Co-Educational Director of Hidden Sparks) and her husband Bill on the publishing of (the very funny and joyful) Meshuggah Food Faces. https://www.amazon.com/Meshuggah-Food-Faces-C//ref=sr_1_1

Nice piece on using scavenger hunts in your distance learning classroom. http://www.spencerauthor.com/scavenger-hunts/

Here's the recording of the OHEL Children's Home and Family Services Therazoom we co-sponsored last week https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMHWTDCLcQY&feature=youtu.be

Nice video on using weebles to teach the concept of resilience. https://www.youtube.com/watch

Great idea for your students Zooming in.

Excited to be partnering with OHEL Children's Home and Family Services Tuesday evening to discuss the timely issue.

Shana Tova from Hidden Sparks! Learn to make a heart map with your students and family. https://www.youtube.com/watch

Excellent coverage of our Back to School SEL session for Yeshivat Noam https://jewishstandard.timesofisrael.com/learning-to-be-co/