This PowerPoint contains a description of a program I wrote for our Jewish disability community. There are six activities that can easily be adapted to other communities.
For decades, as part of the admissions process, many yeshiva high schools in the Greater New York area have required 9th grade applicants to take a standardized exam in both General Studies and Judaic Studies.
Pamela Schuller discusses the importance of bringing mental health dialogue into Jewish education.
A collection of sheets on the topic of gratitude and thanking.
Texts representing a Jewish journey of forces and feelings that cause us to offer thanks.
A guide that provides ways to respond (and how not to respond) when someone comes out to you as transgender.
This resource explores how traumatic events impact students' learning, behavior, and relationships.
This Candian site is short and relevant, with a great graphic on the bottom to guide educators on their roles and responsibilities vis-à-vis mental health (“Aligned and Integrated Model”).
This is a model policy (from Virginia) from 2013, which is a 14-page document (+ 25 pp appendix). The chapters include: 1. Defining Bullying 2 .Prevention and Intervention 3. Reporting, Investigating and Recording Incidents
For children, separation and divorce can be an especailly sad, stressful, and traumatic time. But there are ways for cargivers, parents, and educators to help children cope during this difficult time period.