Educational Approaches to Commemorating Trauma
In this workshop for educators in Jewish settings, the Jewish Education Program of Facing History and Ourselves will explore how schools may choose to commemorate the events of October 7, 2023. What do we already know about memory and legacy that we can apply to the history unfolding in our own time? Why is memory important, and how is our memory of history shaped and influenced? How can we ensure that this memory and history is not forgotten?
Participants will examine how we confront and acknowledge mass atrocities by considering the stories of survivors and how we understand events of the past and their enduring legacies in our collective grief and healing.
- Educator Training
- Community Trauma
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Here are some ways to integrate Jewish values into your lesson plans around commemorating October 7.
Mayim, our initial example of "Additional" Models, could be placed in a Multi-aged, Project-Based Learning, or Experiential Learning bucket. Mayim is a K-5 learning community in which depth of relationships and depth of learning are intentionally fostered and visible everywhere.
Peninsula Temple Beth El (PTBE), San Mateo, CA. Families in small groups with similar age kids begin learning together, move into separate groups for parallel study and then come back together for a family activity followed by participation in Shabbat worship.