Taking the Time and Making the Investment to Thrive
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How are we helping our learners today draw on their Jewishness to live more meaningful lives? Thriving and positive psychology provides us new vessels to deliver our ancient tradition in a way that will help our learners - indeed, our whole communities - live more fully, meaningfully, and responsibly.
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.