A Jewish Day School in Northampton, Massachusetts
Students at Lander-Grinspoon Academy have a new space to allow their creative sides to shine. Two former classrooms in the school’s basement have been converted to a “makerspace,” equipped with hardware tools, abundant art supplies, and plenty of counter space.
LGA has always promoted hands-on problem-solving/learning, but this year the school will take it up a notch with a state-of-the-art Makerspace that combines elements of a science lab, woodshop, computer lab and art room.
Read more in the Jewish Ledger: LGA to get Makerspace
LGA students and music teacher Felicia Sloin will be featured in an upcoming documentary about “The Lonely Child,” a song written during the Holocaust. The film’s producers recently visited the school to speak to students and record a performance of the song.
Lander-Grinspoon, together Congregation B’nai Israel of Northampton, Gan Keshet, Abundance Farm, Beit Ahavah, and PJ Library Western Massachusetts hosted a Sparkle Havdalah event with author Lesléa Newman, local drag queen entertainer Jenayah De Rosario and LGA music teacher and local musical edutainer Felicia Tzipora Sloin.
Read more: This Jewish day school is hosting a drag queen Shabbat ceremony
“In honor of Martin Luther King Jr., activist and musician Katryna Nields spread the message of the power of change and peace to a crowd of young children and their parents” at a PJ Pals event hosted by LGA.
Read More: Lander-Grinspoon youngsters take King’s message with music (Daily Hampshire Gazette)
At Lander-Grinspoon Academy we teach our students to be engaged citizens, and alum Jonathan Goldman, who was recently elected to the Massachusetts Democratic State Committee, is a great example. “It’s important for young people to be involved and to realize they can make policies happen through their activism,” Goldman said in an interview.
Read more: Northampton man elected as youngest to Democratic State Committee (Daily Hampshire Gazette)
Lander-Grinspoon fifth-grader Isabel started a project to knit scarves and hats for the homeless, which grew into a community endeavor with knitters from the around Valley and as far as Baltimore offering their time and knitting talents.
Read more: Northampton youngsters spread warmth with knitting project (Daily Hampshire Gazette)
Watch: Students knit scarves to help the homeless brave the cold (Western Mass News)
5th graders knit scarves and hats for the homeless (WWLP)