Page 14-THE NEWS-February 1992
Lubavitch of N.C.
What’s Right about Education
Have you ever been asked to
name your favorite teacher? If
so, you probably recalled some
one like Courtney Pickett, a
truly gifted teacher. Just ask her
first and second grade students!
They come to school anxious
to start each school day because
they never know what wonderful
delights await them. Will it be
a vaudeville show? Will they
become scientists and follow the
scientific process to discover
how water is displaced? Will they
create their own spider maps
using coordinates and a map
key?
There are no limits to what
her students can accomplish
because Mrs. Pickett believes
that existing parameters are
there simply to be stretched.
Seeing is believing, and you have
to visit the classroom to see how
involved the students are in
learning. Courtney Pickett’s
Courtney Pickett
classroom is an example of
what’s right about education.
Students Experience Economics
Educators today believe that
children learn best through
direct experience. At Lubavitch
School, first and second graders
in Mrs. Pickett’s classroom learn
economics first-hand because
their classroom functions on a
strong economic base. If stu
dents work, they get paid. If they
want “extras,” they must pay for
them.
The money used is printed at
Pickett’s City Bank and resem
bles actual one, five, ten, twenty
and fifty dollar biiis. Students
earn a basic weekly salary of $40,
subject to raises and cutbacks.
They have opportunities to earn
extra dollars by publishing a
book, producmg quality home
work, working on projects and
activities, taking tests, etc.
After earning $100, each stu
dent can purchase a business.
Three students have each bought
a computer and printer. Each
time a computer is used, the
“owner” of the computer must
be paid $5. One student owns
the classroom library and issues
library cards — for a fee, of
course. Two students own head
phone companies and make $5
each time “their” headphone is
used for listening to language
arts tapes. One student owns the
Energy Company. If students
forget to turn off the bathroom
light, they are fined. Their
business enterprises include the
Bathroom Company, the Read
ing Rug Company, the Mainte
nance Company (an incentive to
keep the desk area clean because
if the Maintenance Company
has to pick up trash around a
desk, get ready to pay!), and the
Bingo Company (people using
incorrect grammar have to pay
the price — “Bingo” means pay
$1).
Does the system sound famil
iar? Only as familiar as real life.
Many life skills are learned,
including responsibility and the
child’s relation to our basic
economic system. Children are
excited about the project, and,
most of all, it’s fun!
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Lubavitch School Open House
Brought World Closer to Home
An exciting program hosted
by Lubavitch Day School and
Preschool attracted over 200
people to visit and discover life
around the world. Eight coun
tries were represented at the
international tour; each country
featured its food, garb and
music.
Two locations were utilized
for this event, one at the Chabad
House on Jefferson Drive, and
the second was at the new
Lubavitch property at 6619
Sardis Road. The program en
titled “It’s a Small World” was
a miniature world’s fair which
involved both young and old.
As visitors were welcomed to
the school, they were issued
“passports” which allowed them
to “travel” around the world.
Each country offered the visitor
the opportunity to participate in
activities unique to its culture,
more importantly, to create
replica artifacts of the land
visited.
Most prominent was the land
of Israel, which was set up in
the largest room at the Chabad
House. There were scenes from
Israel, a replica of Jerusalem of
gold, and the Holy Temple in
the center of the room with
people from different countries,
clothed in their distinctive garb
making Aliyah to permanently
live in Israel.
Visitors enjoyed authentic
Israeli foods along with fruits
that have made Israel famous.
Chayah Feigenson and Chanie
Weiss, both Judaica teachers at
the school, guided visitors
through the various displays on
Israel and shared information on
geography, society and history
of Israel.
The upper grades at Luba
vitch Day School converted
their room to a little Mexico,
where facts, pictures and maps
were on display. Mexican music
and delicious kosher Mexican
food greeted eager visitors, who
had their “passports” stamped as
they enterd the country. Mexico
was hosted by Leslie Pruce, third
and fourth grade teacher. Mrs.
Pruce had been teaching a unit
on Mexico to her students, and
used this opportunity to share
it with her visitors.
From Mexico, people traveled
Preschool and Dayschool
Arc Registering for ’92-’93
Lubavitch Preschool and Day
School are currently accepting
applications for the 1992-1993
school year. The preschool pro
gram includes one-year-olds (the
Exploration and Play program),
two, three and four-year-olds.
Lubavitch Day School in
cludes kindergarten through
fifth grade.
Inquiries can be made by
telephoning the school at 366-
3984. School visitations are
encouraged.
Mrs. Pickett’s class performing a Broadway play.
What a choral group! Hollywood’s future hopefuls!
Jeanne Steele conducting Chinese teatime.
back in time to visit with native
Americans and learn about their
culture and customs. Visitors
participated in baking bread and
painting about life in native
America. Courtney Pickett, who
teaches first and second grade,
tastefully decorated her class
room to represent Native Amer
ican culture.
As the world has been focus
ing attention on the economic
success of Japan, kindergartners
at Lubavitch Day School were
being introduced to the lan
guage, customs, art and unique
dress of Japan. For several
weeks, children were learning
about the history and geography
of Japan. Susan Doobrow, kin
dergarten teacher, collected
colorful Japanese posters and
authentic artifacts which were in
abundant display. Japanese
dolls in full gear, Japanese huts
and palaces adorned the class
room. Signs in Japanese and a
huge dictionary made visitors
feel welcome in the far east
region of the world.
From Japan, visitors moved
in to China, where Jeanne
Steele, a Lubavitch preschool
teacher, helped visitors design
bright, colored Chinese cos
tumes. Children enjoyed the
kosher fortune cookies.
Italy, France and Argentina
were all located at the Sardis
Road property. Ms. Jeanne
Feigler had decorated her room
with Italian flags and shared
delicious pasta coated with
tomato sauce with visitors who
ranged from age one to eighty-
five. Martha Huxter, early child
development, and Beverly Wak-
field helped visitors with a little
bit of Spanish as they toured
Argentina and learned about its
history.
Mary Anne Lynn, who
teaches the three-year-olds, wel
comed her visitors to France,
where visitors enjoyed delicious
French croissants and studied
some French culture and cus
toms.
The event was an opportunity
for visitors to become better
acquainted with the excellent
quality in education offered at
Lubavitch Day School and Pre
school. It also allowed the
parents, many of whom volun
teered to make the event the
success it was, to meet with each
other and share in the joy and
pride of the work of their chil
dren and their teachers. Many
grandparents were visibly
moved by what they saw and
experienced.
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