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A Three-Pronged Approach to Boosting Day School Enrollment in a Low-to-Slow-Growth Market
by Guest | Oct 20, 2014 |
This post is cross posted from the PEJE website By Harry Bloom Jewish day school growth is getting harder and harder to come by these days. According to a 2006-2010 survey of 50 cross-denominational schools across nine communities, enrollment declined by 14% in...
Ivriyon 2014
by Guest | Sep 22, 2014 |
This article was cross-posted from the Schechter Day School Network By Cheryl Stone Cheryl Stone, Judaic Teacher at Gross Schechter in Cleveland, attended Ivriyon this past summer. The Ivriyon program strengthens the Hebrew language proficiency skills necessary for...
Living Judaism in the World: Interview with Harry Pell
by Deborah Fishman | Sep 5, 2014 |
This interview is a continuation of a series featuring leaders who participated in AVI CHAI-sponsored professional development opportunities this summer. In this interview, Harry Pell discusses the Jewish mission of the Solomon Schechter School of Westchester, where...
Starting the School Year with Soul
by Guest | Aug 26, 2014 |
This post is cross-posted from eJewishPhilanthropy. By Sarah Blattner and Miriam Brosseau There is something sacred about the start of the school year. Who doesn’t love the smell of freshly sharpened pencils and the crisp new notebooks eagerly awaiting the next...
As school resumes, how to talk to children about the Gaza war
by Jack Wertheimer | Aug 20, 2014 |
This post is cross-posted from JTA. By: Jack Wertheimer With the new school year nearly upon us, Jewish educational leaders are scrambling to prepare their teachers to discuss this summer’s Gaza War. The most pressing challenge is to design age-appropriate...
The Spirit of Education: A Message for the Start of School
by Guest | Aug 12, 2014 |
As we think about the events of this summer and the beginning of the coming school year, Micah Lapidus here presents an inspiring call to action regarding the power of education. The post is cross-posted from his blog, Rabbi's Pen. Rabbi Lapidus is rabbi and Director...
Jewish Diversity as Mosaic: Interview with Amanda Pogany
by Deborah Fishman | Aug 7, 2014 |
This interview is a continuation of a series featuring leaders who are participating in AVI CHAI-sponsored professional development opportunities this summer. In this interview, Amanda Pogany discusses the Jewish mission of the school where she serves as Head, the...
Building Bridges, Leading Journeys: Interview with Rabbi Fred Elias
by Deborah Fishman | Jul 31, 2014 |
This interview is a continuation of a series featuring leaders who are participating in AVI CHAI-sponsored professional development opportunities this summer. In this interview, Rabbi Fred Elias of the Solomon Schechter Day School of Bergen County, New Jersey...
Cutting-Edge Consumer Marketing Meets the Middle-Income Tuition Crisis Challenge
by dperla | Jul 28, 2014 |
This post was cross posted on eJewishPhilanthropy By Dr. Harry Bloom and Daniel Perla Is your Jewish day school contemplating middle-income programming? Based on our review of middle-income programs currently in the field, our advice is to design a plan...
Top 5 Soft and Fuzzy Social Media Lessons
by Guest | Jul 25, 2014 |
Cross posted from the Darim Online blog By: Lisa Colton The most valuable mile marker of an organization’s social media maturity is how they integrate the tools, content and social experience into their organization’s operations and overall strategy. Technology (of...