Homework has been a topic of debate for generations. How much is too much? How much is too little? How much is effective? Homework has also been the source of frustration for many families: It takes away from family time, but some parents worry their child will fall behind academically... read more →
Sep
11
Sep
03
This week marks the beginning of the Jewish month of Elul, the month in which we prepare for the High Holidays. It is a time of introspection and repentance. To prepare for these approaching Yamim Noraim (Days of Awe), we are instructed to look inward and reflect on the year... read more →
Aug
27
I hope you had a wonderful first week of school with your children, because we had a fantastic first week with them here at Lerner. Our first week was filled with smiles, learning, and kindness. As we do every year, we again have new students in each class. Our returning... read more →
Aug
20
Welcome back to school everyone! It was such a pleasure for me to stand at the front door and welcome our students back into Lerner Monday morning. It has been two and a half months since school ended in June, but it seems much longer. While the building is rarely... read more →
Nov
20
As the Judaics and Hebrew team meet over the 2015-16 school year one of our major goals for the school year is to formulate a vision statement of our expectations of what a Lerner graduate should know, feel, and have experienced in relation to Judaics and Hebrew taught over their... read more →
Nov
20
My first year, last year, I had the opportunity to step back and take a look at the academics of Lerner and start to plot an academic vision for Lerner. I have extraordinary resources at my disposal and the words of Pat Basset, past President of NAIS, and research about... read more →
Nov
20
At Lerner, we consider ourselves incredibly fortunate to have the opportunity to work with students from countries throughout the world. Students who speak English as a second (or third) language face challenges adjusting socially, academically, and logistically to school, and we endeavor to make Lerner a welcoming, supportive environment for... read more →
Sep
11
Each Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday morning the 4th and 5th grade students gather in the library to pray. Since the beginning of the school year, we have marked the conclusion of prayers by blowing the shofar. This causes the students to erupt into a joyous laughter. The act of listening... read more →
Sep
11
As many of you know, Go Triangle, a partnership of public transportation agencies and organizations funded to promote commuter benefits in the Triangle, has been working on a proposed Durham-Chapel Hill Light Rail Transit Project. We wanted to take a moment to provide the community with an update on where... read more →