User:Clou2epstein/The Epstein School
| The Epstein School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
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| Information | |
| Type | Independent |
| Motto | Two Languages, One Community |
| Established | 1973 |
| Mascot | Eagles |
| Website | http://www.epsteinatlanta.org |
The Epstein School is an independent Jewish Day School located in Sandy Springs, Georgia[1] for children from 18 months through eighth grade and is a member of the Solomon Schechter Day School Assocation[2]. The Head of School is Stan Beiner.[3] The school has two campuses.[4]The Main Campus is located in Sandy Springs and an additional Intown Preschool campus is located in Buckhead.[5] The school has a summer camp that is open to the public. [6] The school's mascot is the Eagle.
History
[edit]Founded in 1973,[7] Epstein is a bilingual[8] (English-Hebrew) school. The school was originally housed in the Ahavath Achim Synagogue. In 1987, the school purchased a new building and began plans for rennovation and expansion.[9] The building that was purchased was originally a Fulton County Elementary School, then called Underwood Hills Elementary.[9]
Academics
[edit]The Early Childhood Program
[edit]In the Early Childhood Program headed by Principal Cathy Borenstein, exploration plays a major role in the curriculum. Hands-on activities that require children to use senses such as sight, sound, smell and touch define the schools’ early learning programs.[10] The Early Childhood Program Principal has a Masters Degree from Emory University in Educational Audiology[11]. Prior to joining Epstein, Borenstein spent 20 years with the Marcus Jewish Community Center,[12]of Atlanta.[11]
Middle School
[edit]The Epstein Middle School is headed by Principal Myrna Rubel. The school is idealogically conservative, but teaches cultural diversity, tolerance and acceptance of all.[13] In 2008, Epstein Middle School particpated in the Faith on Wheels Project, a cultural and religious exchange with three different schoools with 3 different religious faiths: Jewish, Christian and Muslim.[13]
Bilingual curriculum
[edit]The Middle School curriculum is a rigorous bilingual curriculum.[13] Recognizing academic challenges for students of a dual language curriculum, the school also offers additional support in the learning lab and Sha'ar, a Learning Styles program.[14] Each year, the school holds its annual middle school celebration of Hebrew Song and Dance, Shiriyah. [15] At the end of each school year, 8th grade students visit Israel, as a culmination of their studies.[16]
Language arts
[edit]In 2009, a hard bound book previously published by Epstein Middle School students, Go Where Your Eyes Take You: Creating a New Future after the Holocaust was archived by the USC Shoah Foundation Institute for Visual History and Education. [17] The book was part of the students' Language Arts studies and features stories about 23 survivors of The Holocaust and how they rebuilt their lives. [17]
In 2009, an Epstein sixth-grader, also became one of five nationwide winners in New York-based publisher Scholatic Corporation's Perfect Teen Book Club Contest.[18]
Technology/video production
[edit]Epstein's Media and Technology program's primary focus is on information literacy.[19] Students are immersed in technology in all subject areas across the curriculum. [19]The school has a wireless mobile technology lab; every classroom is equiped with computers that are internet-enabled. Elective classes such as digital photography, website design and robotics offer students additional ways to enrich their studies. [19]
As part of the school's technology program, The Epstein School has the Genz Television Production Studio, in which middle school students produce and direct a weekly TV broadcast for the school.[20] Students are also the featured on-air talent, writers, anchors and camera operators. Each year, students culminate their broadcast studies with a visit to Fox 5 News - WAGA -Atlanta.[20]
National recognition
[edit]- In 2005, Epstein was identified as a U.S. Department of Education Innovator[21] and is one of only three Jewish day schools in the nation to be honored as a 2004 Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education.[22]
- In 2009 the National Wildlife Federation recognized The Epstein School's Sustainable Educational Garden and Teaching Pond as a Certified Wildlife Habitat.[23]
Accreditation
[edit]The Epstein School has dual accreditation from Southern Association of Independent Schools (SAIS) and Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS).[24]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ http://www.epsteinatlanta.org/podium/default.aspx?t=17062
- ^ Directory of Schools
- ^ http://www.ajula.edu/Content/ContentUnit.asp?CID=1200&u=3027&t=0
- ^ http://www.privateschoolreview.com/school_ov/school_id/7995
- ^ http://www.interfaithfamily.com/elgg/pg/groups/2645/the-epstein-school
- ^ http://www.newcomeratlanta.com/articles/2007/07feb_education.html
- ^ http://shalomatlanta.com/IR/Listing.aspx?id=271
- ^ http://www.webmd.com/parenting/news/20041013/being-bilingual-boosts-brain-power
- ^ a b http://www.jova.com/projects/education/epstein/epstein.htm
- ^ http://www.newcomeratlanta.com/articles/2009/09feb_education.html
- ^ a b http://shalomatlanta.com/page.aspx?id=97441
- ^ http://www.atlantajcc.org/
- ^ a b c http://www.ajc.com/ajccars/content/printedition/2008/03/08/faith0308.html?cxntlid=inform_artr
- ^ http://www.shalomatlanta.org/page.aspx?id=38409
- ^ http://sandysprings.lps2.com/1galleryembedbody.lasso?-response=%2f1galleryembedbody.lasso&-token.galnumeric=45002.112113&-token.autoadvoff=yes&-token.specificitem=&-nothing&-Skiprecords=187&-token.autoadvoff=yes&-token.specificitem=
- ^ http://www.jewishagency.org/JewishAgency/English/Israel/Partnerships/Regions/Yokneam/News/2008/news-0808-Epstein.htm
- ^ a b http://brookhaven.reporternewspapers.net/Articles-c-2009-05-01-155969.113118_Epstein_book_becomes_a_part_of_history.html
- ^ Student news
- ^ a b c http://www.ed.gov/news/newsletters/innovator/2005/0516.html
- ^ a b http://sandysprings.lps2.com/1galleryembedbody.lasso?-token.galnumeric=44253.112113
- ^ The Epstein School Offers Strong Academics to Achieve Derech Eretz
- ^ http://www.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/2004/2004-schools.pdf
- ^ "The Jewish Georgian" (PDF) (May/June 09 ed.). p. 39.
- ^ https://m360.sais.org/frontend/search.aspx?cs=204
External links
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