Permission to Feel inspires a new mindset around the power of emotions to transform our lives. Using science, passion, and lively storytelling, this book serves as a guide for understanding our own and others’ emotions, as well as provides innovative strategies for developing emotional intelligence in adults and children so that emotions help, rather than hinder, our success and well-being.
This is the provocative conclusion of a new report from Harvard Divinity School Ministry Innovation Fellows.
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.
A documentary film that focuses on Israeli visionaries and their innovative ideas of how to confront the world’s water crisis.
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.
Intergenerational learning utilizing a mix of Shabbat dinner, Shabbat morning, and Havdalah sessions.
Explore the Hebrew roots and origins of a few environment-related words!
Community Synagogue of Rye (CSR), NY. Learners in 5th-7th grade meet weekly with a moreh derech (guide/teacher) in each other’s homes to explore Jewish answers to everyday questions. The model includes Family Limmud monthly.