Rashi Graduation 2020
Rashi celebrated the graduation of our Grade 8 students, welcoming them into the Rashi alumni family. A little rain, clouds, thunderstorms, and social distancing did not stop graduation from being…
Category: Learning
Highlighting academic excellence at Rashi.
Generation to Generation
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, our students asked a question that is core to their Rashi student experience: “Who in our kehillah (community) needs support and what can we do…
Learning About the Past, Empowering Students for the Future
On one day in Grade 5 you might be reading about the quest of a boy to face mythological enemies and rescue Zeus’ lighting bolt in “The Lightning Thief,” and the…
Rashi Alumni Leading the Way in the Midst of COVID-19
The Spring of 2020 has been an unprecedented time, with social distancing, school and business closures, and sadly many losses as a result of coronavirus and COVID-19. In this time…
Rashi Online: Living Our Values
Rashi’s leadership had been planning for remote learning in the face of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic for several weeks, and was able to swiftly pivot from the spectacular program we offer in…
Making Animal Advocacy Personal
Nathan K is a Grade 5 student this year. He nominated one of this year’s Tamchui organizations, Four Paws. Today, his class was taught a lesson about Four Paws and…
Repairing Pottery as a Model for Repairing Relationships
By Erica Smiley, K-8 Art Teacher My God, guard my speech from evil and my lips from telling lies.Before those who say bad things about me, I will not respond;…
Building Relationships Across Generations
There are many things that make Rashi special, but one in particular is the multigenerational program with its neighbor, Hebrew Senior Life, NewBridge on the Charles. With its close proximity,…
