# Paul Penna

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An Evolving Jewish Education

Director of Middle School, Eric Cohen, joins hosts Dr. Amy Platt and Jay Rosenthal to discuss how Paul Penna DJDS infuses fresh judiac life into the Middle School curriculum through celebrating coming-of-age milestones in the B’nai Mitzvah program, and the inclusiveness of the Hebrew language study…

Looking Back On An Incredible Year

Hosts Dr. Amy Platt and Jay Rosenthal close out our first season of the podcast by sharing their favourite moments from the 2021/2022 school year, and looking ahead to the 25th year of Paul Penna DJDS.

The 6 inches between your ears - Paul Penna

Sports Psychologist Paul Penna joins the pod to take a closer look at the impact of mental health on athlete performance as well as detailing how and when ball players should look to engage a mental health practitioner.

The Epic Tale

As we enter our 25th year as an institution, the faculty had the opportunity to tell the Epic Tale of Paul Penna DJDS. Using our different experiences to guide us and our years of service to group us, we present the story of our special school from its earliest moments as a vision of our founder, t…

Truth & Reconciliation at Paul Penna DJDS

Hosts Dr. Amy Platt and Jay Rosenthal are joined by our Director of Core Curriculum, Kate Sable, and Paul Penna DJDS parent and board member, Sarah Flicker, as they share the many ways our students are marking National Day for Truth and Reconciliation through meaningful age-appropriate learning and…

Athletics at Paul Penna DJDS

Let’s go Panthers! Hosts Dr. Amy Platt and Blair Rotstein are joined by Vice Principal Rena, Head Coach Moreh Avee, and student athletes Aiden and Yael as we celebrate this year’s success of our athletics program.

Paul Penna DJDS Takes the Stage

As we approach the winter season, we’re looking forward to our annual Chanukah concert and are starting to get our Middle School musical off the ground! Director of Middle School, Eric, and music teacher, Moreh Mark, join hosts  Dr. Amy Platt and Blair Rotstein to talk about how our students will b…

Learning to Read and Write with Sounds-Write

Our Director of Student Services, Lindsay, our Primary Resource Specialist, Rachel, and Paul Penna DJDS parent, Jon, share the successes of the new literacy program we've implemented in our core curriculum called Sounds-Write. Stream this episode and more on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and Google Podca…

Turning Accreditation into a Leadership Tool with Dr. Amy Platt

Accreditation often feels like a bureaucratic exercise for school leaders. But what if it could actually become a powerful tool for strategic growth? In this episode of Leadership Lenses, I speak with Dr. Amy Platt, Head of School at the Paul Penna Downtown Jewish Day School in Toronto, about how…

Back to school: TanenbaumCHAT and OJCS's two new heads of school on Jewish education, safety and joy

This fall, two well-known Canadian Jewish schools will introduce new heads of school—and both leaders share similar visions for what students and parents and staff can expect when classes begin the first week of September. TanenbaumCHAT, Canada’s largest pluralistic Jewish high school, in Toronto,…