Laurie & Joe Brofsky - Hewlett E. Rockaway Jewish Center
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our jewish future<br />
nursery school<br />
CHERYL KARP<br />
The following quote from The Little<br />
Prince has served me well as an educator<br />
and nursery school director:<br />
“That which is essential is invisible<br />
to the eye.” It always reminds me<br />
that the measure of our worth is<br />
inside our heads and hearts and not<br />
in what we possess. It is a message to<br />
all parents and anyone associated<br />
with education that the thoughts and feelings of children<br />
are what truly matter. As we near the end of<br />
school, I am comforted to see our children move forward<br />
with more compassion and a kinder heart, a better<br />
sense of responsibility, and an ever-growing love for<br />
learning.<br />
Children should always be our prime concern. We<br />
need to create peace in the world by first creating peace<br />
in our families and schools. We all must provide the<br />
richest environment possible so that our children grow<br />
up to express their fullest humanity. At HERJC Nursery<br />
School, our teachers and I try to teach children the art<br />
of relating to each other with kind words that express<br />
their feelings. Our number one concern is to make sure<br />
every child is provided with enough decision making<br />
and problem-solving experiences that will one day<br />
serve him or her well as an adult.<br />
It is said that while you grow out of everything else<br />
in life, you never recover from childhood. Adult behavior<br />
indelibly marks the hearts of kids. It is critical we<br />
make time to listen to our children so they will learn<br />
how to do the same for others. We must give our children<br />
the gift of time, which allows them to learn how to<br />
solve a problem on their own. Our teachers spend a<br />
good part of each day, stooping down to listen to the<br />
children.<br />
I would like to thank all the nursery parents who<br />
believe as we do that there is only one rule to follow<br />
each and every day, and that is to BE KIND! Your support<br />
and kindness for my entire professional staff and<br />
me is both inspirational and motivational. We truly feel<br />
your partnership in this incredible journey.<br />
A special thank you goes to the entire HERJC School<br />
Board, the professional staff and my wonderful secretaries<br />
for the outstanding job they do to make this a<br />
“happy home” for both children and parents.<br />
Early childhood educators know that in our work the<br />
rewards aren’t in dollars earned but in knowing that our<br />
love makes a difference in children’s lives and in the<br />
world at large. My deepest thanks to all my teachers<br />
who taught the children to sing, dance, learn, love and<br />
care for one another. Thank you for seeing your work as<br />
a “hug above” other jobs.<br />
Marie Montessori said “The aim of education should<br />
not be to teach how to use human energies to improve<br />
our environment, for we are finally beginning to realize<br />
that the cornerstone of education is the development of<br />
the human personality. In this regard, education is of<br />
the immediate importance for the salvation of<br />
mankind.” Our future rests in the caring and loving<br />
deeds we show our children and the encouraging words<br />
we give them. This will plant the seeds for a rich harvest<br />
for tomorrow’s adults and the world they’ll live in.<br />
Have a wonderful summer!<br />
The Nursery School and Religious School would like to thank TERRI AND STEVEN GOLD<br />
for their generous donation of Gold’s Horseradish for all of our school seders.<br />
No one else could ever make the “bitter” so sweet!<br />
page 18 MAY/JUNE 2011 www.herjc.org HAKOL