Teens Speak Their Truth
Make a statement for the books
About this Lesson
Peer pressure. Academic expectations. Family dynamics. Digital overload. Identity exploration. Uncertainty about the future.
As if being a teen wasn’t hard enough.
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Resources on the situation in Israel and Gaza from M² and The Jewish Education Project.
Congregation Tifereth Israel (CTI), Glen Cove, NY. CTI learners and their families participate in hands-on experiential learning. The curriculum focuses on Jewish values learned through our stories (both modern and ancient).
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.
Our Village takes a learner-centered approach in everything they do. Learners’ questions and concerns are the starting place for each lesson and faculty engage in comprehensive training to support this orientation. An essential component of this approach is the development of deep relationships
Merrick Jewish Centre, Merrick, NY. Established congregants meet with families to share their personal stories about a mitzvah they are passionate about. Then families engage in an activity that focuses on that mitzvah.
The sampling we offer here is designed to push us and the line between study and action.