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LOCATION AND FACILITIES

The Flo and Morris Mizel Jewish Community Day School, founded as Heritage Academy, is housed in the Charles Schusterman Jewish Community Center (CSJCC.org), located on the Zarrow Campus of the Jewish Federation of Tulsa (www.jewishtulsa.org).

The Jewish Federation manages the school’s facility and provides a safe and secure building, with many opportunities for the school to use the various campus facilities. Heritage Academy, founded in 1975 and housed at Congregation B’nai Emunah, moved to the Jewish Community Center, having outgrown the synagogue facilities. Since that time, the school has been provided the opportunity to use a number of spaces in the Schusterman Center, including the classrooms which were extended into a school wing on the south side of the building.

In addition to the classrooms, the school utilizes:

The gym for Physical Education programs, as well as the Jeanette Altman Frieden Sports Complex for outdoor sports and other activities.
the Center’s kitchen for a lunch program and enrichment activities such as baking holiday meals and foods, hosting a Thanksgiving dinner for family and friends, often at capacity which has been approximately 100 guests
the replica of a synagogue sanctuary where students and faculty meet on Monday and Thursday mornings for Tefillah (morning prayers) in the Sherwin Miller Museum of Jewish Art (jewishmuseumtulsa.org)
tours of appropriate exhibits at the Sherwin Miller Museum of Jewish Art provided by museum staff
the Barbara and Dave Sylvan Auditorium at the Schusterman Center for school programs such as PTO events, Science Fairs, annual Havdalah program (Jewish religious ceremony marking the end of weekly Shabbat) fundraising programs, school performances, Graduation and other school activities
the Lecture Hall which is the location for daytime programming, including weekly Shabbat programs
the annual decorating of the Center’s Sukkah which provides not only an art program for the students, but a location for eating lunches in the Sukkah and learning about the Sukkot holiday
the Jewish Federation Community Garden, learning about growing food which is donated to the Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma (okfoodbank.org)
programming with residents at Zarrow Pointe (zarrowpointe.org), including Shabbat and holiday activities, reading to seniors, crafting and other creative activities with residents, songfests and performances.
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FACULTY

Amanda Anderson

Executive Director

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Amanda Anderson
Executive Director

· B.S. Degree, University of Oklahoma, Elementary Education

· M.A. Degree, University of Oklahoma, Math Specialist

· M.A. Degree, University of Oklahoma, Instructional Leadership and Administration

· Taught 4th and 5th grades, Norman, OK

· Interventionist, Enrichment and Remediation Coordinator, Norman, OK

· Administration, Elementary School & Middle Schools, Oklahoma City Public Schools, OK

· Joined Mizel JCDS in 2021

Drew Netzer

Executive Assistant

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Drew Netzer
Executive Assistant

· Relocated here from South Florida to be part of the Jewish Community

· Previously was an executive assistant for my family’s production company.

· Night School Coordinator for Palm Beach County

· Experience with hospitality and the food and beverage Industry.

Alin Avitan

Hebrew and Judaism Studies Instructor

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Alin Avitan
Hebrew and Judaism Studies Instructor

· Studied at Marie Victorian College – World Geography, Tourism, French and Early Childhood Education at Jewish Adult CEGEP

· Hebrew teacher at a Toronto Jewish Day school

· Owned and ran a Child Care program in Montreal for 5 yrs

· Taught at Montreal Talmud Torah School for 5 yrs as Kindergarten teacher, Hebrew teacher, and sub for all classes

· Taught at B’nai Emunah Pre-School for 3 years

· Taught Hebrew and Judaic Studies at B’nai Emunah Hebrew School and the Tulsa Adult Institute of Jewish Studies for
the past 15 yrs

· Joined Mizel JCDS 2012

Emily Carepentar

Classroom Teacher

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Emily Carepentar
Classroom Teacher

· Lived in Tulsa for 6 years

· Worked with TPS for the last 5 years

· Avid reader, animal lover

· Loves crafting and playing board games

Adam Weingarten

Physical Education & Music Teacher

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Adam Weingarten
Physical Education & Music Teacher

· Jewish Educator, Musician, Sound Engineer

· Counselor at Camp Ramah in the Berkshires.

· Moved to Tulsa from New York

· Hebrew School Teacher at B’nai Emunah

Lauren Drover

Preschool Teacher

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Lauren Drover
Preschool Teacher

· Early Childhood Education

· Total years in education: 14

· Joined Mizel JCDS in 2013

· Been with Camp Shalom since she was 3 years old!

Chelsea Sexton

Teacher's Assistant

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Chelsea Sexton
Teacher's Assistant

· Homeschooled my whole life

· Been with Morah Drover for the past 6 years

· I like spending time with my family and traveling when I can.

· Excited for my son, Tommy, to be a student at Mizel this year.

· Joined Mizel Faculty: 2017

 

Veronica Berkowitz

Cooking Teacher & Teacher Assistant

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Veronica Berkowitz
Cooking Teacher & Teacher Assistant

· I have 4 kids, with one at Mizel JCDS.

· Culinary degree

· Early childhood experience for the past ten years.

· I grew up in California.

· I have a service dog named Tracker!

· I love cooking!

Angela Smith

Classroom Teacher

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Angela Smith
Classroom Teacher

Jennifer Nsiah

Classroom Teacher

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Jennifer Nsiah
Classroom Teacher

Gigi Grimes

Classroom Teacher

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Gigi Grimes
Classroom Teacher

Seraphina Bode

Art/STEM/Aftercare Teacher

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Seraphina Bode
Art/STEM/Aftercare Teacher

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TESTIMONIALS

“Small class size and teachers’ attention to each student’s needs were big factors in choosing Mizel….(my daughter) succeeded because the teachers believed in her.”
- Mizel Parent
"Heritage Academy (Mizel JCDS) helped lay the foundation for my entire life. Steeped in tradition that I've carried over through my own children. I sent my children to school there."
- FORMER STUDENT, NOW PARENT OF STUDENTS
"She succeeded because the teachers, staff and her family believed in her."
- MIZEL PARENT
"I am Facebook friends with many past students....I had a conversation several months ago that included "What do you like about Shabbat?" It made me smile."
- FORMER DIRECTOR OF SCHOOL
"Emily hopes that students learned the importance of the rule of law, the purpose of voting, the importance of the Constitution and expression of civility and compassion."
- FORMER TEACHER
"The benefit of self-confidence, a thirst for learning, and a true sense of being a thoughtful, kind person who respects Judaism, fellow students and others in the community."
- FORMER DIRECTOR OF SCHOOL
"His daughter was in a wheelchair....I remember how the children couldn't wait for their turn to wheel her about the school."
- MIZEL PARENT
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