Making History Honoring
Outstanding Teachers
in New York City
Recommended
by principals, superintend ents and colleagues, 46 teachers
appeared throughout the year in the pages of the award-winning
monthly culminating in a ceremony at the Cornell Club on
June 28th, the last day of school. READ
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SPOTLIGHT
ON SCHOOLS
Corporate
Leaders In Education:
An Interview With Adam
Bronfman
By Sybil Maimin
Through its four major programs – the
Bronfman Youth Fellowships in Israel (BYFI), Hillel: the Foundation for Jewish
Campus Life, My Jewish Learning.com, and The Curriculum Initiative (TCI), the
Bronfman Foundation focuses on strengthening Jewish identity among young Jews
from a wide range of religious and cultural perspectives. READ
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EDITORIAL
I
Touch the Future; I Teach
By
Pola Rosen, Ed.D.
The words
in the title are those of Christa McAuliffe, the imaginative
and daring teacher who went up in a space shuttle that plunged
to earth in a ball of flame. Those words inspired me to think
of a way to honor outstanding teachers in New York City who
are influencing the next generation of students. READ MORE
METROBEAT
The Lesson I Learned
from Dr. Kenneth Clark
By CSA President Jill Levy
Dr. Kenneth Clark, noted
psychologist, educator and member of the NYS Board of Regents
in the 1970s passed away last month. When I saw the notice
about his passing, it was the day after I spoke about my only
personal encounter with him. READ MORE
MUSIC ART & DANCE
The
Berlin Philharmonic Back in Salzburg for Annual Festival
Masterful Music Making
By Irving Spitz
The Berlin Philharmonic made its
annual appearance in Salzburg with an exciting program comprising
three concerts and one opera. The emphasis this year was on
the British composer, Benjamin Britten. His opera, Peter Grimes,
is a gloomy saga about the proud, self-willed fisherman. READ
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MEDICAL UPDATE
Silver Hill Goes For
The Gold in Offering Psychiatric Care
By Joan Baum, Ph.D.
Tucked away, hidden actually,
on 45 glorious acres in the New Canaan, Connecticut countryside,
though well known in the medical community, 74-year-old Silver
Hill Hospital, a comprehensive diagnostic and treatment facility
for psychiatric and addictive disorders, has been undergoing
slow but focused change under the thoughtful direction of Sigurd H. Ackerman, MD, who joined Silver Hill two years ago
as President and Medical Director. READ MORE
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