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September 29, 2020

National SEL Initiative Kicks Off in Back to School Season

With the formal addition of Lily Howard Scott to the Hidden Sparks team as an SEL Coach, Hidden Sparks’ national SEL initiative kicked off with virtual full …

August 3, 2020

Virtual Summit Garners Broad Press Coverage

Hidden Sparks’ virtual summer summit held in July garnered broad press coverage from New York to Baltimore to Arizona. There is broad communal interest in exploring …

July 26, 2020

100 Educators @ Virtual Summer Summit

Hidden Sparks is in the midst of presenting a 6-day summit for 100 educators focused on the social emotional learning and instructional skills that they will …

May 11, 2020

COVID-19 Support for Teachers and Parents

In response to school closures and the shift to distance learning, over the past two months, Hidden Sparks presented four support sessions for parents featuring educational …

March 24, 2020

Hidden Sparks Coaches Go Online

Hidden Sparks coach, Dr. Sara Reichman, began coaching at Torah Academy for Girls in Far Rockaway, NY and Hebrew Academy of Nassau County in Plainview, NY …

February 11, 2020

Hidden Sparks ’20-21 Cohort Completes Initial Training

The 30 members of Hidden Sparks Cohort ’20-21 completed the 4-day Learning Lenses course this week, the first leg of their journey in becoming Hidden Sparks …

January 13, 2020

Record Annual Retreat Attendance

The Hidden Sparks  retreat held on January 8th at the Museum of Jewish Heritage hosted over 100 educators from participating schools who had returned for our …

November 20, 2019

Partnership with Better Lesson with Support from the Avi Chai Foundation

With support from the Avi Chai Foundation, Hidden Sparks has embarked on a partnership with Better Lesson,  a nationally recognized professional development agency that brings research-based …

November 20, 2019

Debbie Niderberg on Expert Panel Discussing Education in Israel

Hidden Sparks’ Executive Director, Debbie Niderberg, spoke on a panel of experts hosted by American Friends of Kidum. At the Kidum conference, held in New York, …

July 8, 2019

5th Annual Course in Israel

Our 5th annual course in Israel kicked off this week with 23 educators from 9 participating schools. Since our expansion into Israel in 2015 we have …