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SUMMARY:S.T.E.A.M. Festival of Light
DESCRIPTION:title: S.T.E.A.M. Festival of Light\ndescription: On Sunday\, December 10 from 2 to 4 p.m.\, Community Day School and PJ Library Pittsburgh will host the first-ever S.T.E.A.M. Festival of Light. Hundreds of children and their families from across the Jewish community will participate in an illuminating afternoon of science\, technology\, engineering\, art\, and math (S.T.E.A.M.) in celebration of Chanukah\, the Festival of Lights. This free public event will take place at Community Day School\, 6424 Forward Avenue\, in Squirrel Hill. \nAt various activity stations\, children will build modular robots using Cubelets\, explore light through prisms\, build Lego/K’NEX dreidels\, see a menorah being created using a 3D printer\, and design light-generating circuits using the Arduino electronics platform. Families will then come together in a candlelight-building competition\, where they will be challenged to design a 4-foot-tall candle that ignites using simple circuitry and recycled materials. Their work will be judged by engineers from Argo AI\, Carnegie Robotics\, Uber\, Ingmar Medical\, and other leading tech-sector companies in the Pittsburgh area. \nS.T.E.A.M. Festival of Light is generously funded by a grant from the SteelTree Fund of the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh’s Jewish Community Foundation. \nTo RSVP\, visit comday.org/light or contact CDS Admission Director Sarah DeWitt at sdewitt@comday.org or 412-521-1100\, Ext. 2114.\nstart-date: 2017-12-10\nstart time: 02:00 PM\nend date: 2017-11-10\nend time: 04:00 PM\nall-day event:\nrecurring event: —\nevent address: 6424 Forward Avenue\, Pittsburgh\, PA 15217\nevent organizer: Sarah DeWitt\nevent website: http://comday.org/light\nevent cost: $0
URL:https://jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.com/event/s-t-e-a-m-festival-of-light/
CATEGORIES:education
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171213T190000
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CREATED:20171204T162218Z
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SUMMARY:Snaps\, Sexts\, Selfies and Self-Esteem:  The Tongue-Twisting World of Girls and Social Media
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, Dec. 13\nSnaps\, Sexts\, Selfies and Self-Esteem:  The Tongue-Twisting World of Girls and Social Media\, presented by the Jewish Women’s Foundation\, in partnership with Community Day School.  Parents and educators are looking for resources and strategies to better support\, educate and encourage the girls in their lives.  Lisa Hinkelman\, a nationally recognized researcher\, speaker and author who is a foremost authority on educating and empowering girls\, will share her original research from the first-of-its-kind\, groundbreaking nationwide survey of nearly 11\,000 girls\, unveiling compelling data on the topics and issues girls face.  Also supported by the Jewish Community Center and Jewish Family and Community Services.\nThe program is free and will be held at 7 p.m. at CDS\, 6424 Forward Ave.\nFor more information or to RSVP:  contact Judy Cohen jcohen@jwfpgh.org or Jenny Jones jjones@comday.org.
URL:https://jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.com/event/snaps-sexts-selfies-and-self-esteem-the-tongue-twisting-world-of-girls-and-social-media/
CATEGORIES:education,meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180120T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180120T230000
DTSTAMP:20260606T010223
CREATED:20171220T170535Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171226T171728Z
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SUMMARY:Sun & Schmooze: A Tropical Gala
DESCRIPTION:title: Sun & Schmooze: A Tropical Gala\ndescription: Beat the winter blues and party like you’re on an island vacation at Community Day School’s ‘Sun & Schmooze: A Tropical Gala’ on Saturday\, January 20\, 2018. The 8th annual gala fundraiser will be held at the August Wilson Center at 980 Liberty Avenue in Downtown Pittsburgh. \nThe gala is the school’s largest fundraising event of the year\, and it will bring together more than 400 esteemed community members in celebration and support of Pittsburgh’s only co-ed\, independent Jewish day school. All money raised will go directly to support educational programs at CDS and to provide tuition assistance for families in need. \nThe night will include a short video program\, dancing with DJ Sosa\, and gourmet dinner stations with tropical flavors. The “Sun & Schmooze” theme will evoke the style of the tropics\, and guests will be encouraged to dress in island festive attire. The focus of the evening will be on three Community Day School honorees: \nCommunity Leadership Award winners and CDS alumni parents State. Rep. Dan and Debbie Frankel. During his more than 17 years as a legislator serving Pennsylvania’s 23rd Legislative District\, Rep. Dan Frankel has been an outspoken proponent of civil rights\, environmental issues\, and public health. Debbie Frankel makes a positive difference in the lives of others each day through her role as a licensed clinical social worker specializing in mood and anxiety disorders. The Frankels will be honored for their transformational leadership in caring for those in need in our community and as advocates for the vital role of Jewish education in Pittsburgh. \nCDS Volunteer of the Year and alumni parent Dana Himmel. Over the past decade\, Dana Himmel has taken on practically every available volunteer job at Community Day School\, from cross country team parent to Parent Association president. She will be honored for her tireless service to CDS and the Pittsburgh Jewish community at large. \nA luxury raffle at the gala will include a basket of fine spirits\, a gift card-filled treasure chest worth more than $1\,500\, and a tropical package (including a cooler\, margarita mix\, fabulous beach items\, and more). Corporate underwriters of the gala to date include Apter Industries\, Inc.\, The Giant Eagle Foundation\, Key Bank\, PNC Bank\, UPMC Health Plan\, Wagner Agency\, Office Furniture Warehouse\, Kidz & Company\, the Law Offices of Matthew S. Feinman\, and The Wilson Group. \nTo purchase tickets\, visit comday.org/gala or for more information on how to become an event sponsor while supporting Community Day School\, please contact Jenny Jones at 412-521-1000\, Ext. 3207 or jjones@comday.org.\nstart-date: 2018-01-20\nstart time: 07:30 pm\nend date: 2018-01-20\nend time: 11:00 PM\nall-day event:\nrecurring event: —\nevent address: 980 Liberty Avenue\, Pittsburgh\, PA 15222\nevent organizer: Community Day School\nFrom: \nevent website: http://comday.org/gala\nevent cost: $150
URL:https://jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.com/event/sun-schmooze-a-tropical-gala/
CATEGORIES:fundraiser
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180412T084500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180412T093000
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SUMMARY:Community Day School Yom HaShoah Commemoration
DESCRIPTION:Community Day School Yom HaShoah Commemoration\ndescription: Please join Community Day School Middle School for a Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) commemoration on Thursday\, April 12 from 8:45-9:30 a.m. \nThe moving event\, which is open to the community\, will include student-led music\, Hebrew prayer\, lighting of remembrance candles by local Holocaust survivors and their families\, as well as a flag-lowering ceremony. It will coincide with the annual commemoration of the Holocaust established by Congress and led by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington\, D.C. \nWith inspiration from the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust\, the theme will be “The Power of Words\,” focusing on the impact that words had in the Holocaust and subsequent genocides and how the words that we choose shape both our views and history. \nKeynote speakers will be Rup Pokharel\, who came to the United States as a refugee from Bhutan and is now the Service Coordinator for Jewish Family and Community Services in Pittsburgh\, as well as Leslie Aizenman\, Director of JFCS Refugee and Immigrant Services. \nThe event will be held at CDS at the site of the Gary and Nancy Tuckfelt Keeping Tabs: A Holocaust Sculpture at 6424 Forward Avenue\, Squirrel Hill. \nCall 412-521-1100\, Ext. 3207 or email Jenny Jones at jjones@comday.org to reserve seating.\nstart-date: 2018-04-12\nstart time: 08:45Am\nend date: 2018-04-12\nend time: 0930am\nall-day event:\nrecurring event: No\nevent address: 6424 Forward Avenue\, Pittsburgh\, PA 15217\nevent organizer: Jenny Jones\nevent website: http://comday.org\nevent cost: Free
URL:https://jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.com/event/community-day-school-yom-hashoah-commemoration/
CATEGORIES:Program
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180426T180000
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SUMMARY:Community Day School Art Show
DESCRIPTION:Community Day School Art Show\ndescription: The 3rd annual Community Day School Art Show will be held on Thursday\, April 26 from 6-7:30 p.m.\, and guests will have the opportunity to experience original and inspired artwork from every single student at CDS\, from the 3-year-old room to Grade 8. \nEach piece selected for the show reflects the art history\, problem-solving skills\, principles of design\, and personal creativity that students have used as a lens to produce their work in art teacher Jeremy Lerner’s classroom throughout the year. \nThe CDS all-purpose room will be transformed into an art gallery\, where you can browse the children’s work while listening to students perform live instrumental music in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. Refreshments will be served\, and the event is open to the community.\nstart-date: 2018-04-26\nstart time: 06:00pm\nend date: 2018-04-26\nend time: 7:30pm\nall-day event:\nrecurring event: No\nevent address: Community Day School\, 6424 Forward Avenue\, Pittsburgh PA 15217\nevent organizer: Jeremy Lerner
URL:https://jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.com/event/community-day-school-art-show/
CATEGORIES:education
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180429T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180429T093000
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SUMMARY:The Second Annual Walk to Remember
DESCRIPTION:title: The Second Annual Walk to Remember\ndescription: The Holocaust Center and Community Day School are proud to co­-sponsor the second annual WALK TO REMEMBER.This event brings together Holocaust survivors and their families\, honors the survivors\, and educates the public about the legacies of local survivors. \nParticipants walk the perimeter around Community Day School six times to memorialize the six million Jews killed in the Holocaust. The walk begins at the site of the Gary and Nancy Tuckfelt Keeping Tabs: A Holocaust Sculpture. \nAll proceeds from the WALK TO REMEMBER are split equally between the Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh and Community Day School\, to fund Holocaust education at both organizations. This is a family­ friendly event\, and light refreshments will be served. The event will also include meeting with survivors and tours of the Keeping Tabs sculpture.\nstart-date: 2018-04-29\nstart time: 9:30am\nend date: 2018-04-29\nend time: 11:30\nall-day event:\nrecurring event: —\nevent address: Community Day School\n6424 Forward Avenue\, Pittsburgh\, PA 15217\nevent organizer: Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh\nevent website: http://hcofpgh.org/walktoremember/\nevent cost: Event is free for Holocaust Survivors and college/university students (with valid student ID) $18 for individual $36 for group of 2 to 4 $50 for group of 5 or more
URL:https://jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.com/event/the-second-annual-walk-to-remember/
CATEGORIES:Program
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180930T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180930T113000
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CREATED:20180917T141452Z
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SUMMARY:S.T.E.A.M. Senses of Sukkot
DESCRIPTION:title: S.T.E.A.M. Senses of Sukkot\ndescription: Children ages 2-5 and their families are invited to join us as we explore the beauty of Sukkot through science\, technology\, engineering\, art\, and math (S.T.E.A.M.) \n* Explore the gooey insides of deconstructed gourds.\n* Create and share a friendship fruit salad\n* Build a kid-size Sukkah with recycled materials\n* And much more! \nEngage your senses to discover the wonder and beauty of Sukkot! This event is free and open to the community. \nFor questions or more information\, please contact Sarah DeWitt at sdewitt@comday.org or 412-521-1100\, Ext. 2114.\nstart-date: 0018-09-30\nstart time: 10:00 AM\nend date: 2018-09-30\nend time: 11:30 am\nall-day event:\nrecurring event: —\nevent address: 6424 Forward Avenue Pittsburgh\, PA 15217\nevent organizer: Community Day School\nevent website: http://comday.org/sukkot\nevent cost: Free and open to the community
URL:https://jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.com/event/s-t-e-a-m-senses-of-sukkot/
CATEGORIES:Children,education,Holidays
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181018T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181018T193000
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CREATED:20180926T212034Z
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SUMMARY:Beyond the Buzzwords: Kindergarten Information Session
DESCRIPTION:title: Beyond the Buzzwords: Kindergarten Information Session\ndescription: Play-based. Child-centered. Hands-on. Readiness. Thinking about kindergarten can be an overwhelming experience for parents. How do you make sense of the educational buzzwords to find out what they actually mean in the classroom and what is really important? Community Day School teachers and parents will help you sort through the noise at this important transition time and share how the kindergarten program at CDS is designed to meet your child’s needs. \nFree babysitting will be provided. \nRSVP at comday.org/buzz\nstart-date: 2018-10-18\nstart time: 06:00 PM\nend date: 2018-10-18\nend time: 07:30 PM\nall-day event:\nrecurring event: —\nevent address: 6424 Forward Avenue\nPittsburgh\, PA 15217\nevent organizer: Sarah DeWitt\nevent website: http://comday.org/buzz\nevent cost: Free
URL:https://jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.com/event/beyond-the-buzzwords-kindergarten-information-session/
CATEGORIES:education
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190106T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190106T100000
DTSTAMP:20260606T010223
CREATED:20181220T194844Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181220T194844Z
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SUMMARY:PJ Invention Time: Save The Trees
DESCRIPTION:title: PJ Invention Time: Save The Trees\ndescription: Please join Community Day School and PJ Library Pittsburgh with your child (ages 2-5) on Sunday\, January 6 at 10 a.m. in the CDS Annex for a PJ Library Tu B’Shevat story\, snack\, and an opportunity to build inventions with recycled materials.\nstart-date: 2019-01-06\nstart time: 10:00 AM\nend date: 2019-01-06\nend time:\nall-day event:\nrecurring event: —\nevent address: 2740 Beechwood Boulevard\, Pittsburgh\, PA 15217\nevent organizer: Sarah DeWitt\, CDS Admission Director\nevent website: http://www.comday.org/pjinventiontime\nevent cost: Free and open to the community
URL:https://jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.com/event/pj-invention-time-save-the-trees/
CATEGORIES:Children
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190121T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190121T091500
DTSTAMP:20260606T010223
CREATED:20181220T193444Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190103T155735Z
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SUMMARY:Martin Luther King Jr. Day at CDS Featuring The Afro-Semitic Experience
DESCRIPTION:title: Martin Luther King Jr. Day at CDS Featuring The Afro-Semitic Experience\ndescription: On Monday\, January 21\, Community Day School will be in session for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Instead of taking the day off\, for the fourth consecutive year\, CDS will take on the essential themes of race in America as we honor the life and legacy of Dr. King. Join us as our day begins with special morning tefillah (prayers) and a concert featuring The Afro-Semitic Experience\, an ethnic world music group merging Jewish and Afro-diasporic melodies and groove to combine the core concepts of àse and shalom―power\, action\, unity\, and peace. Free and open to the community\, but RSVP required at comday.org/MLK. Post-concert\, please linger with us for an opportunity to learn as our students do.\nstart-date: 2019-01-21\nstart time: 08:00 AM\nend date: 2019-01-21\nend time: 09:15 AM\nall-day event:\nrecurring event: —\nevent address: 6424 Forward Avenue\, Pittsburgh\, PA 15217\nevent organizer: Jennifer Bails\nevent website: http://comday.org/MLK\nevent cost: Free and open to the community
URL:https://jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.com/event/martin-luther-king-jr-day-at-cds-featuring-the-afro-semitic-experience/
CATEGORIES:Youth
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190126T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190126T193000
DTSTAMP:20260606T010223
CREATED:20181210T170814Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181210T193859Z
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SUMMARY:Jammin' In The Jungle: A Safari Adventure
DESCRIPTION:title: Jammin’ In The Jungle: A Safari Adventure\ndescription: We’re going wild … Community Day School presents Jammin’ In The Jungle: A Safari Adventure! Join us Saturday\, January 26 at 7:30 p.m. for a roaring good time in support and celebration of the school as we honor Community Leadership Award winners Lester and Barbara Parker and Volunteer of the Year Derek Smith at the 2019 CDS gala fundraiser. At an all-new location\, Nova Place in the North Side\, the event will feature a silent auction\, fabulous raffle prizes\, delicious food\, and dancing to the jungle beats of DJ Sosa. RSVP at comday.org/gala or contact Jenny Jones at jjones@comday.org for questions or ticket information. Safari festive attire is welcome\, with dietary laws observed.\nstart-date: 2019-01-26\nstart time: 07:30 PM\nend date: 2019-01-26\nend time:\nall-day event:\nrecurring event: No\nevent address: 100 S Commons\nPittsburgh PA 15212\nevent organizer: Community Day School\nevent website: http://www.comday.org/gala\nevent cost:
URL:https://jewishchronicle.timesofisrael.com/event/jammin-in-the-jungle-a-safari-adventure/
CATEGORIES:entertainment,fundraiser
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