School Life | Solomon Schechter Academy

Complementing academic classes are those we call Specials - classes like art, music, and physical education. These, along with sports and clubs, provide a staging area for the multiple intelligences at work in each child. Supporting and enriching learning, they stretch and challenge as well.

Art

“What motivates me most as an art teacher is the desire to expose my students to the creative process and transform them into lifelong participants. Projects are carefully orchestrated for guaranteed success because the focus is on the artistic process rather than the product or end result.” — Nicole Naylor, art teacher

Music

“Teaching music to children has brought more joy into my life than I could ever have imagined—watching the child who struggles in math learn fractions as she learns note values, the child who shuns dance suddenly put movement into his song, and best of all, the shy child who does a solo for the first time and smiles from ear to ear with pride. The children at Solomon Schechter learn so much more than music in music. They learn that they can accomplish things they never thought they could.” — Marcia Reinhard, music teacher

Athletics

Athletics should be taught as a lifelong commitment. Our curriculum stresses fitness, fun, family and friends. The activities focus on the physical and emotional well-being of each individual student. - Ada Fillippeti

Library

The library is a place not just for books. You can rest, relax, watch a good movie, have a quiet conversation, conduct research for an assignment, or read a good story. It's the ultimate hang out space! - Betsy Sharack

Computers and Technology

A working knowledge of Word, Excell, Power point, web research and website evaluation must be part of every child's portfolio of skills by graduation to be prepared for middle school. Then, too, the technology program at SSA is integrated with the classroom curriculum. Each lesson is designed with a curriculum component as well as a technology skill in mind. Each grade comes to the computer lab at least one hour a week.
Computer skill is a fundamental in the 21st century. - Deb Benson


	Printer-friendly version Send to friend School Life Complementing academic classes are those we call Specials - classes like art, music, and physical education. These, along with sports and clubs, provide a staging area for the multiple intelligences at work in each child. Supporting and enriching learning, they stretch and challenge as well. Art “What motivates me most as an art teacher is the desire to expose my students to the creative process and transform them into lifelong participants. Projects are carefully orchestrated for guaranteed success because the focus is on the artistic process rather than the product or end result.” — Nicole Naylor, art teacher Music “Teaching music to children has brought more joy into my life than I could ever have imagined—watching the child who struggles in math learn fractions as she learns note values, the child who shuns dance suddenly put movement into his song, and best of all, the shy child who does a solo for the first time and smiles from ear to ear with pride. The children at Solomon Schechter learn so much more than music in music. They learn that they can accomplish things they never thought they could.” — Marcia Reinhard, music teacher Athletics Athletics should be taught as a lifelong commitment. Our curriculum stresses fitness, fun, family and friends. The activities focus on the physical and emotional well-being of each individual student. - Ada Fillippeti Library The library is a place not just for books. You can rest, relax, watch a good movie, have a quiet conversation, conduct research for an assignment, or read a good story. It's the ultimate hang out space! - Betsy Sharack Computers and Technology A working knowledge of Word, Excell, Power point, web research and website evaluation must be part of every child's portfolio of skills by graduation to be prepared for middle school. Then, too, the technology program at SSA is integrated with the classroom curriculum. Each lesson is designed with a curriculum component as well as a technology skill in mind. Each grade comes to the computer lab at least one hour a week. Computer skill is a fundamental in the 21st century. - Deb Benson