Joy and Judaism: A Parent Experience for Family Education
Through learning about and experiencing Jewish holidays, parents will reflect upon how these regular moments in Jewish time can provide a container for their and their children's’ development. This capstone addresses the needs of parents to feel educated in their role as their children’s most influential teacher of Judaism. More so, this program exists to contribute to the parents’ personal life journey towards meaning, appreciation and connection through a Jewish lens, beyond the educational role they provide for the next generation.
- Parents
- Parenting
- Jewish Holidays (Chagim)
- K - 5
- Family 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.
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.