January 30, 2022

Scholastic® Literacy Pro

HWIS has purchased Scholastic® Literacy Pro, which provides 24/7, personalized access to over 2500 titles for students and teachers to set and monitor reading goals. Data on time spent reading, comprehension and level advancement helps students, parents and teachers support students’ reading advancement.
December 30, 2021

Achievement and Well-being

How do we teach our children to be successful? What does success look like? How do we help our children "function on the highest end of their scale (Dr. Vivek Murthy, Surgeon General)"? Watch this TED talk "The Happy Secret to Better Work".
December 6, 2021

On Well Being, Achievement, and Living a Good Life

In defining well-being, Dr. Murphy considers that part of thriving in life is doing the things that allow us to function on the highest end of our scale. These include being true to who we are, enjoying life, and contributing to society.
November 29, 2021

Team Abe chess tournament winners

Congratulations to HWIS chess students Jaime Jariton, Israel James, Dylan Rosa, Benjamin Marshall and Julia Gibaja-Fritz who competed against national champ students in a tournament this past Sunday, November 21.
November 29, 2021

Thanksgiving and Other Cultural Celebrations

We want to celebrate, we want to honor people and history, and we want to be grateful. Yet, history is complex. Many holidays and celebrations overlook this fact. Understandably, it is easier to celebrate the surface story than it is to try to figure out how to incorporate context, and still celebrate. It is particularly difficult to do this with young students.
November 15, 2021

Halloween Celebrations @HWIS

Check out our picture gallery of Halloween celebrations @HWIS
November 14, 2021

Hispanic Heritage Celebration of “Rainbow of Cultures”

On October 24, HWIS hosted a free virtual celebration showcasing a “Rainbow of Cultures”. One of the highlighted HudsonWay projects was a multidisciplinary project led by NJ Spanish teacher Maria Campana...
November 14, 2021

Field Trip to Liberty Science Center

The students explored many different kinds of exhibits during this field trip. They observed a variety of fish that are found in the Hudson River, monkeys that are not indigenous to our state, chameleons, cockroaches, praying mantises, and snakes OH MY!