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3 Questions For Our New Toddler Center Head Teacher, Jessica Bieber

The best part of launching a new program? Growing our community. Our Educational Alliance Preschool staff is busy hand-picking toddler-sized furniture to welcome our inaugural Fall 2016 Toddler Center class, and we are thrilled to welcome three new amazing teachers, Jessica Bieber, Miriam Farciert, and Sami Schwaeber, to our Preschool family. We asked each of our new…...

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Meet Faculty Show Artist: Painting Instructor, Jodie Niss

About the Artist Born in Long Island New York, Faculty Art Show artist Jodie Niss has been an artist for as long as she can remember. Her early exposure to galleries and fine museums helped shape her constant love of art. As a child, she took classes at the Artist…...

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Inter-generational Chesed Fridays at Manny Cantor Center

Every Friday morning, our Preschool Summer Session Director, Mickey Bronstein takes her preschoolers to the Weinberg Senior Center for Inter-generational Chesed Day. Today, the seniors and preschoolers made shortcake pops to give to the porters to thank them for all they do (above). Mickey says, “The idea is to foster a strong sense of community within…...

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NBA’s Chris Paul, Karl Anthony Towns surprise our teens

Reported in Sports Illustrated, NBA’s Chris Paul, Karl Anthony Towns surprise our teens at the Educational Alliance Boys & Girls Club Edgies Clubhouse at Manny Cantor Center last week. During the 2015–16 regular season, State Farm and the NBA partnered to create the NBA Cares State Farm Assist Tracker, which contributed…...

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Meet Our New Preschool Summer Session Director Micaela Bronstein (Interview)

Micaela (aka Mickey) has been a beloved member of our Educational Alliance Preschool Staff for two years, and we are so excited to have her step into our 2016 Summer Session Director position. Tell us a little bit about yourself for those who don’t know you. Well, I’m a nearly native New…...

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