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Temple Isr-ael preschool teacher Marla Gartrell shows puppets to Ethiopian Israeli
children in Netanya.
"We felt such a closeness. We walked
to the Wall, seeing the boys coming
down the steps, chanting, singing. It was
so beautiful to be there on Shabbat."
Not surprisingly, the teachers also
were enthusiastic about what they saw
in Israeli classrooms.
"I was inspired by the Israeli teachers
and how they interacted with the kids
— so kind and gentle. They never raised
their voices," Schaefer said.
"The children are very different
there," Gartrell of Temple Israel said.
`They're much more independent. We
protect our kids too much."
While watching the preschoolers
hammering away without supervision,
she asked their Israeli teacher if they ever
got hurt. "The kids are instructed on
how to use the materials and just do it,"
the teacher told her.
"We need to set our goals higher,"
said Aidenbaum, who has plans for
changing her school's curriculum.
Israeli schools engaged young children
through all their senses, she-observed.
"They're more free to make choices," she
said. "They know they have certain
things they have to do every day. The
children don't seem to argue. I think
they value and respect their teachers."
Bryna Leib, founding director of
Temple Israel's Early Childhood Center
and one of three nursery school directors
on the trip, said, "We want our children
to know that they have a connection to
our homeland; Israel is an extension of
West Bloomfield and Farmington Hills.
The love we experienced in Israel for our
people, history and culture we need to
transmit to our children and to their
parents."
Doreen Hermelin, chair of the
Hermelin-Davidson fund that support-
ed the trip, was asked if this trip fulfilled
her vision.
"It definitely inspired teachers," said
Hermelin, who helped staff the trip.
Though she's been to Israel innumer-
able times, she said sharing the trip with
a group of like-minded teachers was
educational and inspiring for her, too.
Back in Detroit, Appelman puts the
importance of JEEEP and the Israel trip
into perspective.
"Young families should know that
choosing a Jewish preschool for their
kids is an incredibly worthwhile deci-
sion," she said. "They should also know
that we're [AJE] investing in those teach-
ers so their children get the very best
Jewish education there is. These teachers
are committed to giving the children
not only an excellent secular program,
but also a deep and moving Jewish
experience."
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