Edjewcation Station
Meet the NEW edjewcation station –
A New Direction in Jewish Education!
After spending years as a layleader and educator in a popular West Broward synagogue, I began to see how ineffective today’s synagogue programs are. Also, in the last 10 years, I have seen families by the dozens choosing to leave synagogues, leaving them without options for educating their children. I knew there was a need for an education program that
- ✔️ Engaged and interested students.
- ✔️ Provided flexible schedules that complimented a busy lifestyle.
- ✔️ Focused on a core curriculum of Mitzvoth, Ethics, Prayer, and building a relationship with G-d.
I decided to create small groups of children that would encourage dialogue and interaction, enhancing the learning experience, engaging family members, and overall – making Hebrew/Jewish education FUN!
So – I launched “edjewcation station” providing South Florida families access to quality, fun, and engaging Jewish education programs.
FAQs
Well, we form small groups of 10 students – not a large class, so this is a highly personal experience for your children. The small group size fosters a full 1.25 hour session of engaged Jewish learning and sharing through dialogue, crafts, video, cooking, and role-play. I have every student’s attention for the full class period, and learning is exponentially greater than a typical Hebrew school class. I found that in Hebrew School, a teacher spent 80% of their time quieting a class, and 20% teaching. I am able to utilize a full 95-100% of my class time teaching, and engaging my students.
Sure. Class meets every other week, so we have 10-12 classes per semester, 22 in total. Classes generally focus on one area (Holidays, Mitzvoth, Prayer, Torah, Cooking), but often we combine topics, so as to reinforce how all of these things must be balanced in our daily lives. Students are provided a safe space for sharing, as they are required to make a pledge of respect, and consideration to others in the classroom. Everyone has an opportunity to share and contribute, and students feel important to the process.
- ✔️ Our cooking classes celebrate the foods of Hanukkah (latkes), Purim (Hamentashen), Passover (charoset, matzoh clusters, etc.) and a Challah-day (holiday). We also have a Tu B’Shevat Seder (festival of the trees).
- ✔️ Mitzvot classes focus on the teachings of the Torah regarding the 10 Commandments, and other worldy mitzvoth such as Acts of love and kindness, praying with sincerity, Tikkun Olam (repairing the world), and many more.
- ✔️ Holidays cover the major holidays, history, their foods, Biblical characters, and cultural inclusion in our lives today.
- ✔️ Prayer – students not only learn to recite our most important prayers, but more importantly, learn what they mean, and how they are relevant to our lives. We spend a great deal of time applying the teachings of prayer to our lives.
- ✔️ G-d – When do you recall being taught HOW to pray to G-d? How does prayer work? How do you build a relationship with G-d? I work diligently to help my students form that relationship, with the understanding that as they embark on their teen years, they will need that relationship more than ever, to help them make positive choices for their lives.
The cost of the program is $860 per year. We have a flexible payment plan and scholarships for some families who are unable to pay the full tuition. But this is a very affordable way to have your child engaged in such a highly personalized program.
It’s a lead in – not an either-or. edjewcation station continues through 5th grade, and Bar/Bat Mitzvah lessons and preparation take place in 6th and 7th. For students entering the program with prior Jewish education, we will evaluate each student individually, to make sure we are creating a program that meets your needs, specifically, saving money and time. Individual Bar/Bat Mitzvah programs are priced separately – and prices depend on the # of classes, and style of private tutoring to reach a family’s goal. Please inquire separately on our Bar/Bat Mitzvah programs.
We will learn music and songs, and travel to a nursing home once/twice a school year to provide my elderly patients an opportunity to be uplifted by Jewish song. We also take a field trip day for the 5th/6th grade to the Miami Beach Holocaust Memorial, and have a family picnic at a beautiful park that day. Many other options exist for creative planning of events – just let me know what you’d like to do – and we’ll plan it!
Well, up until this year – yes – however, until I figure out how to clone myself, I cannot be in so many places at once. So, through my many years in Jewish education, I have sought out other educators that share my passion for teaching children, and my skill for connecting with them, and inspiring them to their highest capacity of Jewish learning. Along with my good friend and long term teaching partner, Miss Lisa, and other wonderful teachers in the community, we are a super-powerful team of educators, with complimentary strengths that will maximize your child’s learning and enjoyment.
edjewcation station classes meet bi-weekly:
Tuesday, Wednesday at 3:30pm
Thursday at 3:30pm, 5:00pm
Sunday at 9:30am
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