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Educators Institute

The National Educators’ Institute for
Jewish Service-Learning
sponsored by
The Center for Jewish Service-Learning
at PANIM: The Institute for Jewish Leadership and Values

DC-Area Educators, Click Here!

Applications Now Available!

Registration is now open for the Institute!

Join educators from around the country in a week-long training designed to prepare you to create and teach Jewish service-learning programs in your community.

Best Practices
• What works in formal education? informal education? family education?
• How can institutions best reach out to teens? children? adults?
• What are the elements of the most successful service-learning programs in the country?

Jewish Text Study
• Learn the top 10 texts that every Jewish service-learning professional should have at his/her fingertips
• Discover how to make Jewish values come alive through service.
• Explore how Judaism can inspire deep engagement with social problems around the world.

National Experts
• Learn with leaders in the fields of service-learning, Jewish education, and civic engagement.

Explore Washington, DC

CEU's: There will be approximately 30 hours of instruction over the five days. Participants may receive 3 Continuing Education Units from the University of Maryland.

Tuition: The 2009 tuition has been held at the 2008 rate of $835. Tuition includes housing and the majority of meals.

Location: Classes and workshops will take place at UMD's Meyerhoff Center for Jewish Studies. Participants will also benefit from the resources of the Washington, DC, area by meeting with local experts, educators, and officials.

Scholarship: The Scholarship forms are now available! Download the application in Word or PDF or for more information, please contact Lia Katz, Director of Jewish Service-Learning, at (301) 770-5070 ext. 202.

Applications: Applications are now available! Download the application in Word or PDF or for more information, please contact Lia Katz, Director of Jewish Service-Learning, at (301) 770-5070 ext. 202.

Click here to see 2006 Program highlights and Rave Reviews.

Participant Information: Personal Logistical Forms are availabe in Word and PDF.

Qualifications: If you are interested in Jewish service-learning, the National Educators’ Institute is the program for you. You need not have past experience with Jewish service-learning, but you must have a demonstrated commitment to the Jewish community. A background in service is a plus, but not a requirement. Past participants have come from the range of Jewish educational settings and experience levels, including principals, classroom teachers, supplemental and Day school educators, educational agency representatives, and more! An undergraduate degree is required for participation.

Funded in part by the Howard and Geraldine Polinger Family Foundation