The Whole Student

One way that day schools stand out is the attention they can provide to each and every student, as expressed in the classic line from Proverbs, “Educate the youth according to his or her path.” Authors here offer numerous ways for schools to address the multi-faceted student to ensure that s/he is nurtured academically, spiritually, creatively and socially.

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Winter 2012

Articles From This Issue

From the Desk of Arnee Winshall, RAVSAK Chair

Arnee Winshall
Learning, Doing, Becoming: A Journey to Jewish Identity

Juli Kramer and Naomi Lev
Good & Welfare

RAVSAK
Innovative Curriculum and Scheduling for Students’ Benefit

Dr. Shimshon Hamerman
Listening to Students’ Voices

Sivan Zakai
What Happens When Schools Teach (Jewish) Law

Michael Broyde and Ira Bedzow
The Jewish Religious Nature of the Child

Rabbi Dr. Michael J. Shire
Jewish Differentiation

Dr. Bryan Conyer
Looking Closely The Value of Child Study for the Elementary Teacher

Nili Pearlmutter
Understanding and Working with Vulnerable Students

Michael Ben-Avie
Secure Attachment: A New Cornerstone for Learning

Elana Katz
Integration: Closing the Loop on Holistic Jewish Growth

Dr. Jeffrey Kress
Four Steps to Building an Army of Student Advocates

Jim Blankstein
“I Have Chosen the Path of Emunah”: Seeing the Whole Child

Rabbi Daniel Siegel
The New “In Loco Parentis”

Jonathan Levy
Listening to Student Voice: The Batsheva-David Story

Philip Dickstein
Reshet JD: A New Professional Network for Judaic Studies Leaders

RAVSAK
Peer Mediation Strengthens Children and Community

Debra Danilewitz
From the Editor

Dr. Barbara Davis
Beyond the School House: Applying Jewish Values to Social Action

Clara Gaba and Ilana Gaba-Maine