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FEDERATION NEWS January 2020 3A

Building for a better tomorrow

hen the middle school stu- Noah’s enrollment. tury learning, an expanded garden sentatives from a handful of cities have
dents of the Hershorin For Colleen, education is every- and greenhouse, full-size gymnasium reached out to Head of School Dan
WSchiff Community Day thing. She was a self-proclaimed “GE and outdoor athletic fields, a catering- Ceaser to learn more about the school’s
School walk into their new school [General Electric] brat” who moved quality kitchen, art studio, access to a operations and educational philosophy.
building on The Larry & Mary Green- every three years. Her parents insisted professional-grade theater and perfor- Mitch – who calls the plans for
spon Family Campus for Jewish Life on investing every penny they could mance spaces, and so much more. the new campus “state of the art, with
in August 2021, they’ll be entering the into putting five children through pri- Beyond current or future facilities, innovative design concepts” – can’t
Blumenthal Building, with the lead vate school, foregoing family vaca- what has truly gotten – and kept – the wait for the students to enjoy all of the
gift provided by Sarasota’s Blumen- tions and other luxuries. Blumenthals involved with the school educational and enrichment features to
thal family. And, as Colleen Blumen- “Private education is an invest- is its commitment both to educational come.
thal said, “This isn’t going to be your ment you make in your children,” she excellence and purposeful pluralism. “These kids, going from where
grandfather’s Jewish day school.” said. “What I like about Community “At Community Day School, each they are now to the new campus, are
Colleen is a former president of Day School is that it’s not just about person is valued for who he or she is,” going to be so thrilled,” he said. “It’s
the school’s Board of Trustees; Mitch teaching facts and figures, but it’s also Colleen said. “There is a respect for very exciting to see the community
Blumenthal is a current co-chair of about developing people who give others that is sorely lacking in today’s coming together around the campus.
the board. Their sons Sam and Noah – back to the community. We believe the society.” There’s something for everyone!”
as well as a cousin – graduated from most effective way to change the world The Blumenthals note that the For more information about how you
the school, formerly known as Gold- is to educate children, guided by Jew- school is becoming known as a model can support The Larry & Mary Green-
ie Feldman Academy (GFA), in the ish values and ethics. Community Day for pluralism and diversity, catching spon Family Campus for Jewish Life,
2000s. School is doing that and very well!” the attention of Jewish day school contact Ilene Fox at ifox@jfedsrq.org
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