Peter Gordon has only been the head of Pardes Jewish Day School in Scottsdale since August 2017, yet when you speak to him, his passion for both his position and the school are evident. “Our faculty is incredible, they are the ones who inspire their students to pursue excellence and achieve their best,” he says…
Tremayne Smith has become a very outspoken advocate for Israel lately. His passion for American-Israeli relations from a political perspective began in college at East Carolina University, where he was the student body president. It came alive for him when he participated in Jewish National Fund’s Caravan for Democracy Student Leadership Mission in January of…
Sherrie Zeitlin was an artist in the schools in the 1990s when she first noticed funding for the arts was dissipating. She decided then that when she could, she would put her money “where her mouth was.” The result is the Art Resource Center. Since 2004, The Art Resource Center, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) corporation, collects…
Many people will never need the services of Ricki Light, M.Ed., but if you have a child who is struggling in school, she is a valuable ally to have on your side. Ricki is an educational advocate and strategist based out of the Melmed Center where she is the director of education. She has been…
BASIS Charter Schools 20 schools in Arizona 480-289-2088 • enrollbasis.com Come tour one of our campuses to learn more about the BASIS Curriculum. BASIS charter schools feature a critically-acclaimed liberal arts curriculum that inspires students to love learning, to develop a fascination for critical inquiry, to be independent and formulate their own goals, and to…
Limmud means “to learn” and is an international movement that began in Great Britain in 1980. Today, there are more than 80 Limmud communities in 40 countries, including Israel, and in 21 cities in North America. The fourth annual Limmud AZ will be held on Feb. 11 at the Memorial Union Conference Center on the…
CCS Presentation Systems, one of the largest audio visual integrators in the country, announces that along with their manufacturing partners, they will be gifting a free high-tech classroom to one lucky Arizona school. CCS welcomes students, teachers, parents, and the community to vote online for the school of their choosing up to five times per…
It’s that time of year again. High school seniors across the country are feeling relieved as most would have completed and submitted their college applications by now. Therefore, it is time now to shift attention to the juniors, for this is an excellent time to start thinking about what they are looking for and what…
By Lee Franklin College isn’t just a dream, it’s a plan. Just ask Griselda and Breanna Rivera, a mother-daughter duo from Phoenix who turned their college dreams into reality with help from Phoenix Public Library’s College Depot – a free, one-stop shop for assistance with college admission, scholarships and financial aid. Griselda, who didn’t complete…
On Nov. 16, 2016, Adam Goodman, president & CEO of Goodmans Interior Structures in Phoenix, co-authored an op-ed piece titled “Make full-day kindergarten an optional grade in state” in The Arizona Republic with Phil Francis, retired chairman & CEO of PetSmart and John O. Whiteman, president of the Whiteman Foundation and former CEO of Empire…
