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More than 350
educators attended
the seminar.
Photos by Glenn Triest
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JEWELERS
bad things happen. Emotions
ers of grades 4-6, Harlene Ap-
evoked were fear, panic and a
pelman, director of education-
feeling of unpreparedness.
al services at the AJE and
"Kids believe in God. And all
director of field services for the
our beliefs change as we grow,"
Whizin Institute for Jewish
Ms. Kelman said. "If we accept
Family Life at the University of
this, then we know children are
Judaism, discussed ways of
thinking about God whether or
bringing the secular into the re-
not they ask about the concept."
ligious classroom.
Ms. Kelman suggested par-
Beginning with seven
ents and educators listen care-
habits of highly effective
fully to children's questions —
teachers — from building
sometimes they are not really
community inside and
asking for an answer but per-
outside of the classroom
mission to talk about their own
to letting every child be
thoughts. They should be en-
successful at something
couraged to ask questions and
to making calls home
not interrupted.
when there isn't a prob-
"Accept children where they
lem — Ms. Appelman
are. They need to own their
gave educators learning
thought about God to grow with
units and lesson plans
them," Ms. Kelman said. "As
which they could imple-
teachers and parents, we need
ment into their own
to look for the chances to bring
teaching schedules.
up conversation. Ask questions
Examples included
like, What do you hear people
teaching the lunar or
say about God?' or say how you
Jewish calendar through
feel about God. This doesn't
a series of projects for stu-
have to be a long theological dis-
dents called Moon
Marie Schloss listens to Sid Bolkosky speak in
cussion. And you don't need to
Mavens.
Starting
with
di-
workshop.
defend God."
rections on audio tape, ac-
tivities
ranged
from
bringing
in
"We're not supplementary
a portable planetarium from
teachers; we're primary teach-
Living Science that accommo-
ers. Algebra is supplementary
dates 30 students. Another ac-
to life, not Judaism. I don't
tivity was celebrating the new
think anyone wakes up in the
moon with an evening ceremo-
morning and says, 'Gee, I
Between sessions, four ac-
ny for parents and students us-
haven't done any algebra late-
tivities — song singing, penny
ing flashlights for fire and
ly,' " Rabbi Wolf-Prusan said.
rolling, letter writing and an art
commencing with a play The
Rabbi Wolf-Prusan discussed
project — were offered as an op-
Moon That Was Stolen and
the issues of education Sunday
portunity to benefit local orga-
half-moon
cookies.
through a model which recre-
nizations and build community.
`The whole business of using
ates Sinai — young and old,
Melissa Helfman, a grade 4
science,
baking,
art
performances
both genders receiving the laws
teacher at Temple Kol Ami, said
— it makes the classroom bigger
— at the conference for syna-
of the program, "I feel good
than life," Ms. Appelman said.
gogue and community school
about the efforts of the corn-
Other projects mentioned
Jewish educators sponsored by
were
Israel
the Agency for Jewish Educa-
geography
tion in cooperation with the
through a
Jewish Educators Council.
tour guide ac-
"I want to see adults and chil-
tivity and the
dren in the same place," Rab-
not-yet-com-
bi Wolf-Prusan said. "Children
pleted Project
need to see Jewish adults doing
Hineini, a
Jewish things. That is the mod-
campaign to
el of Sinai."
encourage
All congregational schools
youth to stand
closed so more than 350 educa-
up for what is
tors and 40 madrachim — teen
morally right.
teaching assistants — could at-
In another
tend workshops. More than 40
session, Vicky
sessions were available in two,
Kelman of the
hour-and-a-half periods.
Whizin Insti
Each workshop experience
tute address- A school room full of teachers led by Susan Shlom.
could be counted toward the
munity coming together to build
ed talking about God. She asked
AJE's new Nirim program for
upon this great program. My
the more than 25 participants
professional enrichment. Edu-
students really are important
to write down the hardest ques-
cators completing 10 units of
to me. I can take back this in-
tion a student has asked about
workshops or seminars by the
formation to them and put it to
God and how attempting to an-
end of the 1993-94 school year
use in the classroom. I think
swer made them feel.
will receive a $100 incentive.
this is the best way to utilize
As expected by Ms. Kelman,
Sunday's program was worth
such a program."
most questions dealt with issues
four units.
of proof of existence and why
In a seminar aimed at teach-
eretz Wolf-Prusan de-
tests the words "supple-
mentary education."
A Reform leader from
San Francisco, Rabbi Wolf-Pru-
san has made a mission of creat-
ing exciting, memorable learning
opportunities for families.