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Science Brings two Hartford area day schools together

HAGH 7th grader Leora Trencher is presented an Honored Inventor certificate by Charles Baumgartner of the CT Invention Convention

HAGH 7th grader Leora Trencher is presented an Honored Inventor certificate by Charles Baumgartner of the CT Invention Convention

Last week, with family and friends looking on, students from Solomon Schechter Day School (SSDS) in West Hartford and the Bess & Paul Sigel Hebrew Academy in Bloomfield came together for the first time recently to share their knowledge and accomplishments in science.
“I have organized our Science Night since I started teaching at the Bess and Paul Sigel Hebrew Academy 14 years ago. Working with the Solomon Schechter Day School has added a new dimension to this fun and exciting evening,” said Hebrew Academy science teacher Dr. Emily Buch, who presided over the Feb. 6 event, held at the Bloomfield school.
SSDS science teather Sue Prihar agree. “This was a lovely opportunity for us to celebrate our students’ accomplishments together. What a meaningful way for us to demonstrate to our students that their achievements in science are significant,” she noted.
David Chameides, an advocate for collaboration between the two schools and a parent at both schools saw the fair as benefiting both schools.
“With two relatively small but strong day schools like Solomon Schechter and the Hebrew Academy, it seems only natural that they should interact on any level they can so that the kids and families can have a wider group of Jews to interact with within the community,” he said. The joint fair, he added, will introduce both sets of students to new ideas. “It really is a win-win situation and it’s my hope that this is just the beginning of future interaction between the two schools.”

SSDS 8th grade winners (l to r) Rachel Fiedler, Daniel Brocke and David Hersh

SSDS 8th grade winners (l to r) Rachel Fiedler, Daniel Brocke and David Hersh

Among the evening’s presentations: SSDS and HAGH 8th graders designed and conducted their own experiments, and presented the results at Science Night. Some of the results rendered left those in attendance considering whether it was a good idea to drink coffee, eat sugar, listen to music while studying, or exercise more. Seventh graders from both schools took part in the HAGH Invention Convention. Charles Baumgartner, vice president of the CT Invention Convention was on hand to hand out “Honored Inventor” certificates.
The two schools plan to get together again for Science Night next year when the event is held at SSDS.

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