My first Magazine Lamplighters Yeshivah Annual Report 2015-2016 | Page 7

Our Story
In November 2009, humble seeds of change were planted. A group
of Crown Heights parents allowed themselves to dream, to envision a new educational experience for their children.
And so they banded together to create a new school that would
turn the famous adage by King Solomon, “Educate a child respecting his or her individuality” from a slogan into a reality; a place
where the whole child would be nurtured and cultivated; a space
where teachers would be empowered and provided tools that enable them to reach every child; an environment where parents and
educators would work in unison, with aligned values and putting
the children first - always first; a home full of warmth and love
where every student would be seen -- and celebrated -- as an individual, a unique world.
To gather, and to raise, a vibrant community of children as well as
adults, empowered to be confident, committed Jews instilled with
the responsibility to light up the world.

is transforming Jewish education across the spectrum of Jewish
communities.
In the heart of Crown Heights, Brooklyn, a revolution has been
born. Not just brightening one school or one community, it’s illumination is already reaching Jewish communities everywhere.
Through the dynamic synthesis of Chassidus, Montessori methodology, and behavioral science, Lamplighters Yeshivah is learning
how to reveal the essence of every student; to encourage him and
her to discover and pursue their interests; to facilitate the formation of their own identities and interpersonal relationships; and
to cultivate a deep sense of responsibility to themselves, to family,
community, humanity -- and to G-d.
This is Lamplighters Yeshivah.

To be Lamplighters.
Our inaugural class consisted of twelve boys, ages 3-5. Within a
few short years, Lamplighters Yeshivah houses over 130 students
including a growing preschool, boys and girls elementary schools,
a revolutionary training center for educators in Jewish Montessori, as well as ongoing research and development of a replicable,
fully-customizable model of education that addresses the needs
of every child in the classroom. We are creating a paradigm that

our administrative offices, teacher classroom,
blocks away, for our lower elementary girls classes.

We launch Open Camera
Viewings for every class

We launch a new communications channel via Whatsapp for each
of our students, to record and document student progress