Better to Serve, a high school curriculum written in 2022 by M2: The Institute for Experiential Jewish Education, was designed for a prominent national foundation to pilot a program across the United States with a focus upon Jewish teens engaging in service learning.
This curriculum guide will equip you with the tools to guide your students on their journey to understanding how Jewish text and tradition can enliven their connection to and experience with service. In these pages, you will find lessons deeply rooted in Jewish text and tradition that inspire students to process the social issues and service-learning experiences they encounter in this program in active and creative ways. Students will walk away from their learning experiences understanding that a rich knowledge of Jewish tradition can enrich their service experiences and how they engage with the world. We want students to look in the mirror and consider the values they hold most dear and how these values are tested in the face of life’s challenges. We also want them to be able to choose a meaningful service project and to apply the Jewish values they learn from this curriculum in their service work.
- Jewish Text and Thought
- Social Justice
- After School and Beyond
- Congregational Learning
- Day Schools and Yeshivas
- Teen Engagement
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Living Judaism is an all-inclusive experiential learning model of Jewish Education. The purpose of the model is to engage every learner, provide carefully constructed learning experiences, build a strong identity, root students firmly in tradition, and create memories to last for years to come.
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.
Temple Israel New Rochelle (TINR), NY. Chavaya uses camp language, feel, and a hands-on approach. Students form eidot (communities) to experience chuggim (electives) such as art, drama, and music.