Inaugural Minimester Program

Dear Students,

As you take your midterms this week, I am excited to officially share with you the details of our inaugural Minimester program!

Our Minimester, which will take place from January 4th through January 6th, is built on the Jewish value of Torah Lishma, learning for its own sake. This program will give you the opportunity to take short, targeted courses in areas in which you have a passion, are unfamiliar with or want to study further. The courses are diverse and taught both by our own faculty and professionals in the community.

There are no tests or grades accompanying these courses. We want you to explore the ideas and areas that spark your interest and expand your base of knowledge.

As part of the program, we are offering over 40 courses coming from a range of disciplines. There are courses in Business, Science/Technology, Healthy Living, Life Skills, Pop Culture/Media, Social Sciences, Theater Arts, Visual Arts and Jewish Studies. Please click HERE to access the course catalog.

Although this is a new program with its own schedule, these days are counted as regular school days and our absence policy remains the same. All students are expected to be in school. We will return to our regular schedule of courses on Thursday, January 7th.

On behalf of the Minimester Committee, our faculty and our guest teachers, I look forward to welcoming you back to school on January 4th and to your participation in this new and exciting program for our school.

B’shalom,

Rabbi Marshall Lesack