As the weather heats up (at least for today) and February turns to March, we look to the last third of the school year. Next week is interim week, “A Capital Week,” which for many students is the “beginning of the end.” Interim week, a signature program of the Cardin School, takes our students and faculty out of the traditional classroom to learn together for a week of intensive, experiential programs around a specific theme. This year we are exploring our nation’s capital, which is practically in our own backyards. The entire school population will travel to DC to tour governmental facilities, meet with government officials, visit museums and monuments and attend a luncheon at the Israeli embassy. I am sure you will read more about interim week both here and in our school eNewsletter.
Interim week also serves as a renewal week, recharging students and faculty to enthusiastically complete the year. When we return to the classrooms on March 14, we move at lightning speed to the end of the school year. Within what seems like a blink of an eye, we celebrate Purim, Pesach and Shavuot; we remember the Holocaust, reflect on the transition to Medinat Israel, and remember those Israeli soldiers who fell to keep Israel, and those American soldiers who fell to keep us, free. We produce Our Town, acknowledge our athletes at the sports banquet, and celebrate our entire student body at the Awards Ceremony. The junior class travels to look at colleges. The seniors are the busiest, preparing for AP Exams and finals, the prom, their senior Israel experience and graduation.
Come and join us as we complete the final third of the 2011-2012 school year!
~Barbie Prince
Head of School
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