The Corner of Spadina and Bloor: Exploring Paul Penna DJDS

Our Middle School recently had their inaugural Tikkun Olam Day, and what a success it was! Shira, a Middle School teacher and Tikkun Olam Day leader, Jason, a Middle School student teacher, Kate, our Director of Core Curriculum, and Principal Amy discuss our school’s value of social justice, and share more about this special day, how it was structured, and what our students got up to.

As we transition back to school from our mid-winter break, our faculty gathered for 2 days of Professional Development. Principal Amy and Samantha Florence, one of our middle school teachers, discuss the value of PD, as well as their main takeaways and teachings from this dedicated time. 

Our annual Day of Giving campaign is taking place on March 1. David Koffman, Co-Chair of our Institutional Advancement Committee, Jay Rosenthal, a board member and matching donor, Principal Amy and Elana Paice Lidsky, our Director of Institutional Advancement, shed light on the importance of this special day and highlight the many ways to give.

Our science curriculum is more creative and innovative than ever before. Kate, our Director of Core Curriculum, and Jeremy, the Middle School science and math teacher discuss updates to our science program, standout student experiments, and highschool readiness.

Our first episode of 2023 is international! Principal Amy, Morah Elana, and Dan Held, the chief program officer at UJA Federation of Greater Toronto, share their experience and takeaways from the Prizmah Conference in Denver, Colorado, where they are joined by over 1000 North American Jewish Day School professionals.

We made it to the winter break! Francine, our School Counsellor shares her best self-care tips to ensure students and parents make the most out of their break, and come back to school in the New Year feeling refreshed.

Our Director of Student Services, Lindsay, our Primary Resource Specialist, Rachel, and Paul Penna DJDS parent, Jon, share the successes of the new literacy program we've implemented in our core curriculum called Sounds-Write. Stream this episode and more on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts.

As we approach the winter season, we’re looking forward to our annual Chanukah concert and are starting to get our Middle School musical off the ground! Director of Middle School, Eric, and music teacher, Moreh Mark, join hosts  Dr. Amy Platt and Blair Rotstein to talk about how our students will be taking to the stage!

Let’s go Panthers! Hosts Dr. Amy Platt and Blair Rotstein are joined by Vice Principal Rena, Head Coach Moreh Avee, and student athletes Aiden and Yael as we celebrate this year’s success of our athletics program.

Meet our ShinShiniot! This week, Mika and Lotem join hosts Jay Rosenthal and Dr. Amy Platt to share their experience so far at Paul Penna DJDS, and their goals within the UJA ShinShinim program. For more information about hosting Mika or Lotem next term, please reach out to alumni parent, Jo Pukier [email protected]or Morah Rena [email protected]. If you would like to host them for a weeknight dinner, please reach out to Mika and Lotem directly, [email protected] and [email protected]. Listen to this episode and more on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or Google Podcasts.