07/01/2026
Day School Students Shine Through Innovation and Achievement
Thanks to our community's generosity to the annnual Campaign for Jewish Needs, Federation-supported Jewish day schools like Hebrew Academy of Cleveland are able to provide innovative educational opportunities that inspire creativity, critical thinking, and leadership. These investments help ensure students have the tools, resources, and experiences they need to thrive in the classroom and beyond.
Read how their hard work is being recognized locally and on the national stage.
Hebrew Academy Students Present PBL Showcases
Article reprinted with permission from Cleveland Jewish News
An artistic island display created by students at Hebrew Academy of Cleveland's Student Showcase. Submitted photo
Hebrew Academy of Cleveland held three separate project based learning showcases, bringing hundreds of parents, grandparents and students to the school’s auditoriums at two campuses.
At the girls’ elementary showcase, some students displayed exhibits which relied heavily on the arts, according to a news release from the school. Others took innovative models or even developed business designs and marketing plans. First graders explored habitats, while second graders studied extreme weather including learning about typical damage to safety protocols. Third graders learned about how the community has changed over the past few centuries, and fourth graders learned about what makes each state great, the release said. Fifth grade students studied entrepreneurship, economics and innovative ideas.
At the younger grades boys’ showcases, first graders shared what they learned about animals. Second graders displayed countries, and third graders engaged in novel study. The boys divisions’ presentations showcased diverse student engagement, with projects spanning building, engineering, architecture, writing, reading, art, graphic design and research empowering students to recognize their unique voice and contribution to the world, the release said.
Yavne High School Students Win Top Prizes at National Engineering Competition
Article reprinted with permission from Cleveland Jewish News
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Ninth graders from Beatrice Stone Yavne High School in Beachwood won top prizes in the National Center for Initiatives in Jewish Education STEAM Innovation Day competition on May 28 at the American Dream Mall in New Jersey. Competing against 1,000 other students from 40 national schools who submitted over 400 projects into the competition, Yavne students scored two top prizes – Rikki Tenenbaum, Chani Schwartz and Chayala Greenberger with a second place recognition in the engineering for children category for “Safely Snuggled,” and Liora Brummer, Shana Schur, Ora Traube and Devorah Kane with a first place recognition in best engineering for their presentation on the “Thermo Rav.” Competitors were tasked with conceptualizing, creating, and engineering their own inventions. Yavne students demonstrated confidence, knowledge, positivity and clarity, as they presented their projects and engaged with judges, peers, and visitors, according to a news release from the school.
