Finding the Balance: Jewish Holidays and Emergent Curriculum
This workshop examines how to integrate the Jewish holidays in classrooms that use emergent curriculum or are Reggio-inspired. We will use the Fall High Holy days to guide our thinking during this workshop.
It will be co-facilitated by Jennifer Carvajal, Senior Educational Director of Teaching Beyond the Square and Amy Martin, Senior Manager of Early Childhood Education at The Jewish Education Project.
Please reach out to Alaina Shuman with any questions.
- Educator Training
- Early Childhood
Amy Martin is the Director of Early Childhood Education and Family Engagement at The Jewish Education Project.
Over the course of her career, Amy has experience as a teacher in day schools, early childhood, and congregational settings and in administration of congregational schools and synagogue family engagement. Amy is passionate about supporting educators to be reflective practitioners and has served as a teacher mentor for day school, congregational school, and nursery school educators. She has participated as a Fellow in both the Mandel Teacher Educator Institute and M2: Institute of Experiential Jewish Education. Amy received her BA from Bryn Mawr College and her Masters in Jewish Education from Hebrew College and holds a Certificate of Advanced Studies from Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies.
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