MJDS Annual Report 2017-18

OUR PROMISE IN ACTION
LIVING JEWISHLY
MJDS STUDENTS EXPLORE AN ENGINEER’S MINDSET
MJDS students experienced the “After circulating the room and
power of persistence, practice connecting with each student, it
and failure when they were
struck me that every student was
challenged to concoct solutions for engaged in a truly meaningful
engineering challenges. Through way…every student was thinking
this learning cycle, students are deeply. Every student was taking a
empowered to test, analyze and risk and challenging one another.
reframe to find answers to solve Every student was excited about
the task at hand. Third graders learning.” Gev. Jirovetz
worked in teams to put their heads
MJDS urges students to make
together to clean up an oil spill
mistakes, try again, fail and then
on a budget; seventh graders
practice and develop higher
embraced an engineer’s mindset
order thinking skills. Through this
when they were challenged with
teaching and learning cycle,
designing or redesigning a product
students are given control of their
for the MJDS Invention Convention
learning to develop skills to become
Showcase and fifth and sixth
creators, innovators, problem solvers
graders worked together in groups
and collaborators.
to build Rube Goldberg machines.
Students at MJDS enter a
vibrant and inclusive learning
community where they’re not
only taught about Judaism
— they live it!
Jewish values punctuate nearly
every aspect of the school’s
culture: Jewish artwork is
displayed throughout the school,
Jewish music that inspires the
heart can be heard in the halls
and class curricula are steeped
in Jewish values. Students gain
an enriching experience that
moves them from ME to WE,
with a focus on acts of empathy,
wonder and tikkun olam
(repairing the world).
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