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fter conducting all
religious school class-
es at Berkley's Avery
Elementary for nearly
20 years, Congregation
Beth Shalom will cut its use
of the building to one day a
week and use its own space
more creatively.
Shoshana Ben-Ozer, Beth
Shalom education director,
said the change symbolizes
a shift in the emphasis of
the program, less textual
and more experiential, as
well as rising costs of rent-
ing.
The 180 Beth Shalom stu-
dents in kindergarten
through grade 7 will spend
Sunday mornings at Avery.
Students studying Hebrew
in grades 3-7 will spend an
additional weekday,
Wednesday, at the syna-
gogue. Six rooms available
at Beth Shalom Will be
used.
"This was a real hard-
ship, but we seem to have
found a solution," Ms. Ben-
Ozer said. "Rent at Avery is
costing about the same for a
Sunday this year as it cost
for Sunday, Monday and
Wednesday last year. We
just couldn't put up more
dollars."
Beth Shalom is not alone
in its search for affordable,
convenient space in which
to conduct class. Mostly
smaller congregations par-
ticipate in the hunt where
creativity is key. Many are
redefining the classroom,
while others take advantage
of temple and synagogue
space, along with its
Torahs, rabbis and cantors,
to teach.
At Congregation B'nai
Moshe in West Bloomfield,
Education and Youth
Director Nancy Vardy has
made the synagogue struc-
ture an integral part of
teaching.
The one-year-old LIFE
(Learning Is a Family
Experience) program, avail-
able to students in grades
K-8 (up from K-3 last year),
approaches learning from a
more experiential, hands-on
approach. Students must
attend classes twice each
week, Saturday and either
Monday or Wednesday.
B'nai mitzvah students
attend both Monday and
Wednesday. In addition,
occasional Sunday work-
shops, family retreats and

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sleepovers at the synagogu
are required.
Prior to LIFE, B'nai
Moshe was part of the
United Hebrew Schools sys-
tem.
To date, 29 students are
enrolled in the B'nai Moshe \
program. Ms. Vardy expects
about 60 students. They will
all meet at the synagogue, /\
most in one room.
"It's sometimes the cloak--/
room, sometimes the multi `I
purpose room, sometimes'm
the classroom," Ms. Vardy
said. "We'll use different
parts of the room, and the
building if necessary, with
dividers and bulletin boards
on wheels. The emphasis is
on creative division. It lends-/
itself well to the nature of
the program. There are no
desks in rows."

"We'll use
different parts of
the room, and the
building, if
necessary.
The emphasis is
on creative
division."

There are no immediate
plans to construct a school

wing.
Congregation Shir Tikvah-/
will rent a school for the \i
1993-94 year.
Using what may appear a
traditional approach, Shir
Tikvah will give renting a
twist by inhabiting th= \
domes of Roeper_,
Elementary on Woodward \
Avenue. Shir Tikvah had
previously rented Costello
Elementary in Troy.
Janet Moses, education
director, believes the strut: \
ture will work best for their;
program.
"We're talking about fam-
ily education under one
roof. If you want parents to
come, you can't expect them
to sit in rows in itty-bitty _ /
chairs," she said.
The domes, or rooms1\
attach to larger multipur-
pose rooms within the facili- j
ty. A wooded area acts as a
backdrop setting.
"If we want to be innova-
tive, we have to change the
physical plan. Roeper is the