Tag: youth and education

Join us as we prepare the grounds for our RainScape! A RainScape is a landscape design technique that helps reduce stormwater runoff. Since we are located next to Rock Creek we want to prevent stormwater and pollution from flowing into storm drains and the nearby stream. In the fall, we will be bringing our vision to life by planting various native plant species that will help trap the water runoff from the roof and let it soak into the ground instead of flowing into the parking lot and down the hill into the creek. But in order to be successful in the fall, we need to prepare the ground now in the spring! We will be spreading a thin layer of compost and then a thicker layer of woodchips on top. By the time we're ready to plant this fall, the ground will be well prepared, and our chances of success will be that much greater. Come out this Sunday (4/12) for some gardening and good cheer :) Garden rakes and equipment will be provided, but bring your own if you feel inclined. This event will start at 9am and go until 1pm. Look for us in the front parking lot next to the playground!

After our Tikkun Olam (Repair the World) Assembly, children, teens, and adult helpers will make Earth balls filled with native plant seeds to increase bird, bee and butterfly populations. Children will also create puddlers to help sustain butterfly populations while learning more about these important topics. We will work with Blankets of Hope to provide free blankets and cards for our local homeless shelter residents. Each activity will include a learning component. Community members (age 3 and up) welcome. RSVPs encouraged to oseheddirector@gmail.com.

Dare to Dream Jr. tells the story of Disney’s newest crop of imagineers learning the ropes. Join them and two experienced imagineers as they go on an adventure through Disney’s various stories and learn the importance of following your dreams.

Dare to Dream Jr. tells the story of Disney’s newest crop of imagineers learning the ropes. Join them and two experienced imagineers as they go on an adventure through Disney’s various stories and learn the importance of following your dreams.

Join Gesher JDS and Temple Rodef Shalom for a heartwarming afternoon dedicated to the Jewish value of Tz'ar Ba'alei Chayim - the mitzvah of caring for animals. Through music, movement, and play, we’ll explore how even the smallest hands can make a big difference in the lives of our animal friends. This program is perfect for curious kids who love to build, play, and learn about the world around them. While we'll be targeting ages 2-5, older siblings are welcome and will find the activities engaging! ​ What's in Store: Circle Time Connection Creativity & Conservation Discovery Center

Join the High School STEM Fellows for a FREE event with hands-on engineering, brain-bending puzzles, and codebreaking fun! Students will tackle interactive STEM challenges and mental riddles to earn clues, collaborate with teammates, and piece together a real mystery. This event is open to students from any school in grades 5-8.

Temple Rodef Shalom’s Early Childhood Center offers joyful, play-based learning for 2’s, 3’s, 4’s, Junior Kindergarten, and Kindergarten, with half-day, extended-day, and full-day options, plus parent-and-child programs. Join us for our ECC Open House on Tuesday, January 27 at 7:00 PM to meet our teachers, explore classrooms, and experience our warm, welcoming community. Families who do not attend the Open House may begin enrollment on Wednesday, January 28. Bonus: Refer a new family and receive $125 off your tuition for each referral. New families enrolling full-day, full-year for the 2026–27 school year receive an $1,800 enrollment discount. https://www.templerodefshalom.org/contact-trsecc/

Join us for a Parlor Meeting to learn more about Gesher Jewish Day School. Discover how Gesher builds a strong foundation of academic excellence and joyful Jewish values, and connect with other parents considering Gesher for their children. This event is for parents only. Any questions, please send them to Taylor May, Director of Admissions, at TMay@gesher-jds.org.

MILTON invites your 3rd-5th grader to come create and code with Ozobots! Please join us in the Design Lab at Milton Gottesman Jewish Day School for an exploration of Ozobots - tiny robots that love to follow your commands! Your children will learn how to code with colors, design creative tracks, and bring ideas to life as the Ozobots zoom, spin, and dance across the page. All skills levels are welcome - whether your child is brand new to coding or already loves to tinker and create! Come see how coding can be fun, creative, and full of surprises. We can't wait to explore with you! Kosher pizza will be served! This event has been designed as a series, but we welcome your children to come once or come to all 3 sessions. Dates: November 9*, December 14*, January 11 * - The first two sessions are just for the kids and on January 11, we will welcome the parents to experience what the children have learned. Time: 4:00-5:30 pm Location: MILTON's North Campus 6045 16th St NW Washington, DC 20011

CESJDS will observe the commemoration of October 7 on Thursday, October 9 in school. At CESJDS, our approach is to mark this day with solemn testimony, special prayers, remembrance of those who lost their lives, and with a renewed commitment to fostering the next generation of proud Jews. As with all commemorations at our school, our programming will be developmentally appropriate across divisions: Lower School – We will offer special words of solidarity with the people and state of Israel before our daily singing of Hatikvah/The Hope (Israel’s national anthem) and include prayers for Israel and the hostages in our daily prayer services. Middle School – Students will welcome Col. Karni Guez, a former IDF tank commander who served for six and a half years. She will share her story of bravery and leadership, the decisions she had to make, the responsibility she carried, and her reflections on the war. High School – Students will participate in a special assembly with award-winning Israeli journalist Lee Yaron, author of 10/7: 100 Human Stories, which was named the 2024 National Jewish Book Award Book of the Year, making her the youngest author ever to receive that honor. She will speak about her book and her experience as an investigative journalist in Israel. Upper School – Special prayers will be added to Z’man Kodesh in both Middle and High School.