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Please join CDS and PJ Library Pittsburgh on Sunday, December 2 at 10 a.m. in the CDS Annex for a Chanukah story, snack, and an opportunity to build inventions that can spin. RSVP here
CDS News
Our CDS family and friends will come together on Tuesday, November 27 for a shared purpose: to give back to our school community that gives us so much.
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CDS Head of School Avi Munro reflects on the Pittsburgh Jewish community tragedy and the response of love and compassion.
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CDS faculty shared their expertise at the recent Pennsylvania Association of Independent Schools Biennial Conference.
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Wonder about that trailer parked in our lot recently? It was the Carnegie Science Center's Mobile Fab Lab, which brought to CDS an exciting STEAM learning experience for our 8th Grade class.
![Head Shot of Head of School Avi Munro]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1539275054/comdayorg/r24x9v9pg2xbqa17rxch/AviMunro.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1539275054/comdayorg/r24x9v9pg2xbqa17rxch/AviMunro.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1539275054/comdayorg/r24x9v9pg2xbqa17rxch/AviMunro.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1539275054/comdayorg/r24x9v9pg2xbqa17rxch/AviMunro.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1539275054/comdayorg/r24x9v9pg2xbqa17rxch/AviMunro.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1539275054/comdayorg/r24x9v9pg2xbqa17rxch/AviMunro.jpg","width":2200}])
Pittsburgh Quarterly invited the heads of the region’s top independent schools to address the question: What is your school’s biggest challenge and how are you addressing it?
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The CDS 8th graders will complete 400+ hours of hands-on community service in honor of donors to their Pay It Forward campaign, raising funds for their Israel trip in the first-ever Tikkun Olam-athon.
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Save the date for Saturday, January 26, 2019 for Jammin’ in the Jungle: A Safari Adventure, the Community Day School gala event. It’s the biggest CDS party of the year, with plenty of surprises in store that you won’t want to miss.
In the headlines:
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These teenage ‘Minyan Makers’ prayed every week with Pittsburgh shooting victims, The Forward
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Students come together to remember victims, survivors of synagogue shooting, WPXI-TV
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At Squirrel Hill school, students shine ‘light into the darkness, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
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Jewish students at Community Day School honor victims of Tree of Life shooting, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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How a Jewish school in Pittsburgh teaches about anti-Semitism, NPR
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Jewish students honor Pittsburgh’s victims at homemade Holocaust memorial, The Forward
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Refusing to put fear at the center of Jewish identity, The Atlantic Monthly
- What's the big idea? Independent school leaders address their challenges, Pittsburgh Quarterly, Fall 2018
- Senses of Sukkot, Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle, October 12, 2018
- Sukkot Fest at CDS, Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle, October 12. 2018
