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The Mysteries Of Science
David Jefferies, Dean of Faculty
We have many missions at Brandeis Hillel—instilling pride in Jewish heritage, nurturing effective communicators. We are also in the business of growing scientists. How do we go about doing that? When our students do the research necessary to complete their Integrated Projects, they find that scientists come from all sorts of backgrounds. Marie Curie grew up in a Poland that forbade girls to attend school, but her passion to learn was too strong to obey that law. She went to secret, illegal schools. In contrast, Rachel Carson’s mother was her first teacher, often taking her for walks along a river that ran next to the family’s back yard. Clearly, there is no formula.
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The Advantages of Learning a Second Language
Chaim Heller, Head of School
We achieve long-term academic success for our students and dramatically increase rigor in our program through our commitment to daily foreign language instruction—Hebrew—beginning at age five. As an independent school, we give our children the top-tier educational programming that the very best schools provide. But our academic uniqueness is in our commitment to teaching Hebrew, five days a week, from the earliest age.
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The Importance Of Developing Financial Literacy
It’s hard to pick up a newspaper these days without reading about the on-going difficulties in the housing and mortgage industry. The impact of this crisis on so many reminds us all of the importance of developing financial literacy in today’s world. With that in mind, I’d like to take a break from the usual topics covered in issues of Hashavua and look at an important though seldom discussed item: children and money.
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