An integral part of a child’s education and development is the ability to connect to their emotions and develop appropriate social skills. That’s why we host programming for our students as part of the Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) initiative. Through weekly learning sessions and discussions, our students build knowledge and skills to help them succeed in …
When Talia Dror was a senior at North Shore Hebrew Academy High School (NSHAHS) in 2020, the school’s website was hacked, and riddled with antisemitic slogans and slurs. The incident had a lasting impact on her. She wrote about the experience in her college application, stating she wanted to go into labor and employment law, …
When the March for Israel was announced just a week before it took place, North Shore Hebrew Academy decided that it was not only vital to attend — but to do so with as many middle school and high school students, faculty, and community members as possible. So, at 5:45 am on Tuesday, November 14, …
On a Wednesday morning under the warm sun, 35 North Shore Hebrew Academy High School students cast their fishing lines into the Manhasset Bay, waiting patiently for a tug. Every now and then, they’d reel one in and find that it was usually a porgy, and sometimes a flounder or bass. This wasn’t simply a …
Amid the horrifying events and devastating losses in Israel, President Biden’s strong support has been a lifeline for the Jewish community in the United States, in Israel, and across the world. To show their gratitude, several Jewish day schools across Long Island and Queens recently teamed up to write 10,000 letters thanking the President for …
It has been a devastating week for the Jewish nation and its allies. With the news coming out of Israel many of us are feeling helpless and horrified. We are anxiously waiting to hear from loved ones, worrying about friends on the front lines, and mourning more than 1,300 heart-shattering losses. At NSHA, we are …
If you saw an NSHA student pushing an egg down the hallway in a tiny stroller a few days ago, you weren’t imagining it. The AP Psychology students are completing the annual “Eggsperiment,” which requires them to parent an egg for a seven-day period. They must take their egg with them at all times, or …
Whether it’s building a gravity-propelled car that hurtles towards a wall, constructing a bridge that can support a thousand times its own weight, or diving deep into the cosmos with images from the James Webb Space Telescope, NSHAHS students showed off their science chops with a third place overall finish at the recent BJE Science …
Jerusalem’s hills are breathtaking, which eighteen North Shore Hebrew Academy High Cchool students now know better than most after experiencing them during Jerusalem’s annual marathon. This March, NSHAHS sent their eighth group of runners to Israel as part of a fundraiser for Shalva, an Israeli organization for children with special needs. “This is an incredible …
North Shore Hebrew Academy High School 10th graders Talia and Jordana have a lot to do during their short lunch break: they’ve got to eat, discuss the daily Daf Yomi, and write and record a podcast about their daily learning. “Yo yo yo my yomis!” the 15-year-olds start off each episode of “Daf Punk,” a …
The sheer scope of the devastation was unlike anything they had ever seen. Houses were flattened. Giant trees were toppled, their exposed roots clawing the air. More than 80 people died in the Category 4 hurricane, the fifth-strongest ever in the US, and the 150 mph wind caused billions of dollars in damage. Thousands of …
The faces of 20 children from Cameroon were the first thing visitors saw in November when they walked down the stairs at the Great Neck Public Library on Long Island, New York. The portraits, painted in vivid colors and as realistic as photos, looked straight at their viewers with shy smiles. The super-lifelike paintings on …
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