The Job of Making Mensches: Campers with Integrity and Honor
This article delves into the massive undertaking of “making mensches.” Author, Avi Orlow, talks about how it was necessary to break the concept into component parts to make it more manageable and more teachable. Using the taxonomy of psychologist and educator Martin Seligman, as well as the work of filmmaker Tiffany Shlain in “Science of Character”, Orlow develops a short film called Making of a Mensch (2015) and supporting materials, such as the visually stunning Periodic Table of Character Strengths.
- Mussar
- Positive Psychology
- Character Strengths
- After School and Beyond
- Congregational Learning
- Day Schools and Yeshivas
- Camp
- Teen Engagement
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Mensch-ify is an alternative learning program that is held twice a month for families with children in Pre-K to 6th grade. It is a developmentally appropriate program, built upon the parent-child co-learning experience, that combines stories, songs, art, movement, and play to provide families with the tools they need to live a Jewish life that works for them.
Congregation Kol Ami White Plains, NY. Mesorah (tradition) is a choice-based model for 7th-12th graders that includes CORE learning and hands-on, experiential, project-based learning electives.
Jillian Coppley Darwish provided the 3rd part in this Thriving Jewishly Series. This is a deep dive into the VIA Institute's Character Strength system, and how it can be used in Jewish educational sites. PRE SESSION THREE READINGS Video about Mayerson Academy as an introduction to Jillian Coppley