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The MakerSpace at NYU Tandon School of Engineering became a shark tank of sorts on Tuesday, April 30, when high school students dove into entrepreneurship to pitch their robotic inventions to a panel of experts. The event was the finale of the second annual NYU ITEST InnoVention competition, a National Science Foundation-funded project aimed at showing metropolitan-area high schoolers and their teachers how robots can turn STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) into a scintillating team sport with real-world applications.

Blood Drives are usually not inviting events. The acrid metallic smell instantly brings a needle penetrating the skin to mind. The dim whirring leads one to recall the sight of bags full of blood kept in constant motion.

HANC High School students participated in a yom iyun program and siyum dedicated to the theme of Attitude of Gratitude right before Pesach break. The entire morning was a huge success.

Digital Citizenship day, recently celebrated at HAFTR Middle School, was an empowering and inspiring day for students, educators, and parents alike.

Mr. Tibor Kupferstein, a Holocaust survivor from Budapest, Hungary, spoke with the middle school students at the Bnos Malka Academy on Yom HaShoah. Mr. Kupferstein captured their attention with his incredible life story.

On Wednesday, April 24, MTA talmidim, rebbeim, alumni, and families enjoyed a Chol HaMoed Pesach trip to watch the New York City Football Club take on the Chicago Fire. The trip was organized by MTA’s Sports Management Club, which provides the unique opportunity for talmidim to learn about careers in Sports Management from experts in the field, as well as participate in exciting trips to tour sports stadiums and arenas.