Formation | November 2009 |
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Dissolved | July 2020 |
Location |
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Founder | Yocheved Sidof |
Website |
www |
Lamplighters Yeshivah was a Jewish Montessori-style school for Jewish children located in Crown Heights, Brooklyn that was founded in 2009. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] In 2020, the school was closed due to financial difficulties. [6]
Lamplighters Yeshivah was one of the 47 plus Jewish Montessori-style Hebrew day schools or yeshivas in the United States. Lamplighters is located in Crown Heights, Brooklyn and is catered to parents from the local Chabad Hasidic community. [2] [7]
The school was founded in November 2009, with just four families. [8] As of now, the school has shut down as mentioned above.
The name "Lamplighters" was chosen for the school based on the Hasidic teaching [9] that each person can better the world and "transform darkness into light". [5]
Lamplighters incorporates both Jewish and general topics in their curriculum. Teaching methods are heavily influenced by Montessori educational methods. Lessons often blend traditional Jewish topics with general Montessori activities. [2] [10]
Formation | November 2009 |
---|---|
Dissolved | July 2020 |
Location |
|
Founder | Yocheved Sidof |
Website |
www |
Lamplighters Yeshivah was a Jewish Montessori-style school for Jewish children located in Crown Heights, Brooklyn that was founded in 2009. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] In 2020, the school was closed due to financial difficulties. [6]
Lamplighters Yeshivah was one of the 47 plus Jewish Montessori-style Hebrew day schools or yeshivas in the United States. Lamplighters is located in Crown Heights, Brooklyn and is catered to parents from the local Chabad Hasidic community. [2] [7]
The school was founded in November 2009, with just four families. [8] As of now, the school has shut down as mentioned above.
The name "Lamplighters" was chosen for the school based on the Hasidic teaching [9] that each person can better the world and "transform darkness into light". [5]
Lamplighters incorporates both Jewish and general topics in their curriculum. Teaching methods are heavily influenced by Montessori educational methods. Lessons often blend traditional Jewish topics with general Montessori activities. [2] [10]