Thank you to the Lauder School Community!
I would like to thank Ildiko Szarvas for opening up her art classroom to me and providing me with her expertise and knowledge in the fine arts and art education. It has been an absolute honor to work with her in the classroom and with her students. I would like to thank the students at The Lauder School for all their hard work in participating in the Morim Project. Your enthusiasm, energy, and commitment is first rate and I cannot thank you enough. Thank you to all the staff, faculty, and administration for opening up your doors and welcoming all of us to your lovely school community.
I am going back to Maryland, taking with me an experience that will last a life time and I cannot wait to share your student artwork with my own students and the school community. Thank you!
Today, Ildi and her students help set up our art exhibit of student work in the school community. They did a fabulous job and it was nice to see the projects come together. It completely came to life within the school and got the kids, parents, and teachers talking about the art classes this week. It was really wonderful to be apart of the exhibit.
We met with the head of school, Gabor, and spoke with him about the school community and our impressions and reflections, sharing back and forth about Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School and what the school culture is like compared to the Lauder School.
We also met with the new Israeli Ambassador to Hungary today. The Ambassador shared his thoughts on several topics including the relationship between the Jewish communities of both Israel and Hungary and spoke on various topics including education, politics, and his background and why he choose to become an ambassador.
We had Shabbat dinner with about twelve young millennials at Moishe house. Moishe house is a commune for young Jewish adults in their 20’s:
https://www.moishehouse.org/houses/budapest
Moishe House – Budapest
www.moishehouse.org
We had a chance to speak with the residents, professionals, and students who are just starting their Jewish journey and learning more about their Jewish identity. The dinner was lead by Paul who did an amazing job and the evening was filled with great food, celebration, and enthusiasm.
We have some free time on Saturday in the morning. I am going to be having lunch with Ildi and Natalie and her partner teacher and then we are off to do more sight-seeing this afternoon around 2PM!
