1405 Point will play host for a special Pop-Up Art Exhibition featuring Charlotte Culot this coming weekend. From 11am-7pm, on both Friday and Saturday, October 18 and October 19, stop by 1405 Point to view this French artist’s work. Charlotte will be introducing her latest paintings, as well as a collection of rugs and tapestries based on her original work. Add it to your calendar and come check out Charlotte’s work. For more details, click here.
When Anna Klein’s daughter, Mia, was a four-year-old preschooler at Beth Tfiloh Dahan Community School (BT), her class was asked to bring in brown bag lunches for the homeless. The bags were being delivered to Beans and Bread, a soup kitchen in Fells Point, not far from where the family was living at the time.
“I volunteered to drop them off,” recalls Klein. “And when I did, it was because these are the values I want my children to learn. I want them to know that they have an obligation to give back, not only to the Jewish community, but also to the global community. And, Beth Tfiloh emphasized the values of going out in the world and doing good.”
It was this commitment to civic responsibility, coupled with the knowledge that a Jewish private school education* developed the Jewish identity of its students, that was instrumental in her desire to see her children attend BT.
“I attended Jewish private schools through 12th grade and am the grandchild of a Holocaust survivor so my Jewish identity was always very strong and a big part of who I am,” she adds.
“A Jewish day school education has proven to be one of the most important entities in securing the next generation of Jews – no matter how they choose to identify as Jews,” says Michael Elman, who co-chairs The Associated’s Day School Commission with David Hurwitz.
“The value added,” he adds “is that Jewish day schools also allow Jewish students to grow their Jewish identity without sacrificing academics but actually enhancing them.”
Recognizing the impact Jewish private schools have on the next generation of Jews, The Associated: Jewish Federation of Baltimore provides scholarship assistance to students at 11 Baltimore day schools to ensure students interested in attending can receive a Jewish education.
Absolutely extraordinary setting – 1000 acres with seven miles of shoreline, two-thirds of the land undeveloped and owned by the Gibson Island Corporation, one third residential home sites. Click here for a spectacular video tour of this gorgeous paradise, located less than an ho
ur from Annapolis, Washington D.C. and Baltimore. Situated on the Western shore of Maryland, with no Bay Bridge crossing and close proximity to BWI Airport and the Amtrak Train Station! The Island is home to a 44-acre fresh water lake and features a private country club (membership by invitation) which offers fine dining, golf, tennis, yachting, and swimming as well as a fitness center, croquet, skeet shooting, garden club, summer camp and more. Boaters will love the full-service yacht yard. A staffed gatehouse and the Gibson Island Police Department ensure privacy and security. The Island also has a museum detailing the Island’s unique history and a Service Department that offers a variety of services to Island homeowners.
Want to see more? Check out these wonderful Gibson Island homes for sale!
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The 150-seat True Chesapeake Oyster Company has opened at 3300 Clipper Mill Road in the renovated Whitehall Mill. At 4500 square feet, the restaurant encompasses two dining rooms with wraparound bars made of oyster shell, an elevated shucking station in weathered copper, an outdoor bar with patio seating, open kitchen, and wine cellar. Opening hours will be Tuesday through Sunday, 4:30pm-11pm. Free parking is available. Reservations available on Open Table or visit truechesapeake.com. Follow @TrueChesapeake on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
All coughs are not created equal.We know this, right? I mean, some kids cough so loud and hard that you’re fairly sure part of their lungs will come up, whereas others seem like they need a firm pat on the back and a lesson in “just cough it up already.” And there’s everything in between. As for my own kids, I have the two extremes: one child seems only able to muster up what I’d term as “half a cough” and I feel compelled to cough myself after I hear the lame attempt, and the other one tests my psychological stability with an ongoing cough that lasts for days and reverberates throughout the entire house.
And how do I handle the situation of “her cough is really loose and keeps getting worse?” Because this is what I see often in my practice. Allow me to share my classification scheme here in the hopes that it will provide some insight should you find yourself hearing that dreadful noise from your child’s room late one night.
In 2017, Baltimore City officials removed controversial public statues, including that of Andrew “Stonewall” Jackson and Robert E. Lee, which stood in Wyman Park Dell for 69 years. But what happens next? Who deserves a public monument? Whose stories should be told? And who decides? Join us to continue this ongoing conversation in a fun and unique way. Free.
Notre Dame Preparatory Offers an Innovative, Interdisciplinary Program that Prepares Students for In-Demand CareersDissecting animals is one of the most anticipated activities in every high school biology class. At Notre Dame Preparatory School (NDP), that experiential laboratory assignment looks a little different than at most schools. As each biology student hovers over her specimen—in this instance, a rat—and slices into it, an NDP art student stands nearby, closely observing. She may ask her lab partner questions as she draws a representation of the subject’s vital organs on display. The moment presents an opportunity for the two students from different classes to engage in a dialogue from which they can both learn. This collaborative, interdisciplinary learning experience exemplifies NDP’s STEAM program.
Not to be confused with STEM, which stands for Science-Technology-Engineering-Math, STEAM incorporates art into the mix. At NDP, students and faculty have embraced this curious and relatively new acronym, which represents a blended curriculum that allows students to develop an interest in seemingly divergent subjects like art and science that they soon learn can, in fact, be rather complementary.
Thrift-store addicts, sale searchers and fashionistas – make sure to stop by the Best Dressed Sale & Boutique, slated for Friday, October 25 – Sunday, October 27. A fundraising project from the Women’s Board of The Johns Hopkins Hospital, shoppers can browse through new and gently used designer and vintage clothing pieces, accessories and more from featured designers including Ralph Lauren, Tahari, Michael Kors, Prada, Lily Pulitzer and many others. A Preview party will be held on Thursday, October 24. Tickets can be purchased here. The Sale will continue from Friday, October 25 – Sunday, October 27. Shopping for a good cause is the best shopping!
Unified Community Connections, a nonprofit agency serving children and adults with disabilities, will hold its signature event, Hoodstock XVI, on Saturday, October 19. Hoodstock is considered to be an anti-black-tie charity event where guests “Just Say No to Black-Tie and Yes to Tie-Dye!”. This casual, laidback, family-friendly event features live music, good casual food, beer, and wine all for a modest ticket price. This concert fundraiser benefits Unified Community Connections and all they do to advance the independence of children and adults with disabilities. For more information and to purchase tickets, click here.
From the pages of our fourth annual Guide to Baltimore Independent Schools comes this special section about student leaders. To obtain a copy of the school guide, contact us at [email protected]
School Spirit
Today’s independent schools are characterized by their student leaders. From the masterful mathematician to the aspiring actor, the outspoken activist to the recalcitrant role model, meet the boys and girls who lead area independent schools and carry forth their missions.
