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This Is A Growth Story

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28 GRADE SIX TA N A K H C E R E M O N Y After years of study, parents watch in wonder as their children walk with the Torah, lead in prayer and celebrate the gift of Tanakh. B U I L D I N G L E A D E R S H I P F R O M T H E G R O U N D U P Students spend two days at a nearby camp on an adventure that teaches leadership and builds spirit. The kids participate in survival exercises, work in teams to build fires and put up tents and navigate the outdoors. It's an experience that sets the right tone for Middle School. "We've always been friends," says Cooper, a Middle School student. "But after this trip, we feel more like a family." H O W D I D Y O U D O T H AT ? Each year, RHA classes take on a STEM mini-challenge. In sixth grade, it's all about robotics. To the amazement of parents, the students program their robot to navigate the area of a triangle drawn on paper. Our classes twin with a school in Eilat to tackle the challenge, bringing different perspectives and teamwork from across the world. Y E A R 9 T H E M A G I C O F L E A R N I N G T H R O U G H T H E A R T S In Arts Block, students study visual art, stop motion, coding and drama. In the music rotation, students learn drums and ukulele. That's because drumming enhances problem solving, and rhythm strengthens visual, auditory and motor brain function. Ukulele combines the linguistic and mathematical precision of the left brain with the creative capacity of the right. Kids also learn to write music which improves memory, reduces stress and even increases overall grade average. Now that is something to sing about.

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