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Mission: Possible - #DoingThePossible

We at Einstein Academy believe in the power and the potential of the individual and the community. We believe that students, no matter th...

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Small Acts of Kindness and the Force of Possibility

Lord Rabbi Jonathan Sacks once said, “Passover is the story of the defeat of probability by the force of possibility. It defines what it ...

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Defining Excellence: For Community

As we’ve been discussing for the last few weeks, Einstein Academy was created to be an excellent school; so far we have looked at what th...

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Defining Excellence

Greek philosopher Aristotle once said, “Excellence is never an accident. It is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, and i...

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What’s Jewish About Einstein Academy?

Winston Churchill once said, “Some people like the Jews, and some do not. But no thoughtful man can deny the fact that they are, beyond ...

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The SuperPower of Kindness

In an episode of the sitcom Friends, two of the characters have a debate based on the theories of philosopher Immanuel Kant about whether...

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Finding the Joy in a Dark Month

The Jewish calendar can be funny sometimes. During the month of Tishrei (which almost exactly lined up with October this year), we had th...

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Learning about Community from the Holiday of Sukkot

We at Einstein Academy love fall. We love the crisp mornings and pumpkin spice everything. We love the changing colors and how different ...

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Einstein for All: A Look at Our Admissions Policy

The Pew Research Center put out a study in 2013 entitled “A Portrait of Jewish Americans,” which looks at various aspects of Jewish iden...

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At Einstein Academy, We Love What We Do

We recently participated in a webinar about organizational culture, which focused on intentionally developing and fostering the kind of c...

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Putting a Feeling Into Words

Think about the feeling you had the first time you held your child...or when you summited that fourteener...or when you took a bite of a ...

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The Marvelous Individual

We love back to school pictures that flood social media around this time of year. We love seeing the creative signs kids are holding and ...

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Getting Your Kids to Talk After School

Now that the school year has begun, parents everywhere are grappling with the same question: “How do I get my kids talking about their da...

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Just Do It (“The Right Thing”)

My favorite Biblical character (we all have one, don’t we?) is King David. He is an incredibly human character, known just as well for hi...

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Visualizing a Great Year

With the new school year right around the corner for some and already here for others, how can you work to ensure this is a wonderful yea...

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Finding that “Just Right” School for your Child (and You!)

Choosing the right school for your child can be complicated, especially as Denver grows, and there are more and more options (public, pri...

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Embracing (Rather than Avoiding) Summer Boredom

It is reported that Albert Einstein, renowned physicist and namesake of Einstein Academy, would spend hours studying bugs on the sidewalk...

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Meet Mark and Sarah

Meet Mark and Sarah You might know Dr. Sarah Levy and Mark Parmet as the co-founders of Einstein Academy, but who are they? We asked them...

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What is Progressive Education, and Why Isn’t it New?

When asked to describe Einstein Academy, we often start by telling people that it is a model of progressive education, but what does that...

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EPIC Values

In a study led by Rick Weissbourd through the Harvard Graduate School of Education through the Making Caring Common Project, students wer...

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