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Hagiga, Kol HaLev's education
program now in its fourth year, embodies our community's
vision for youth and family education.
This year's program 2008-2009
This year's overarching congregational theme is "Sustaining Our Sacred Center" and Hagiga will be focussing on "Tikkun Olam: Sustaining Ourselves and Our World." Hagiga means celebration and that is what this program is. Hagiga celebrates learning, as it states in the program's mission and vision: "In recognition of the importance of life-long questioning and Jewish learning, our Hagiga program aims to create a range of joyous, exciting educational and social opportunities for our youth and families." We look forward
to an exciting program for our children with even more
emphasis on family and intergenerational learning this
year. May we continue to grow from strength to strength.
Our year will start with an opening program
on Sunday, September 14. Hagiga will
then meet on the first and third Shabbat mornings
of each month from 10:30 - 12:30, September through May.
Hagiga's vision statement
This educational program is an
informal, intergenerational education model where there
is an inherent learning partnership between the teacher,
the learner and the subject matter. The students are
brought into the learning process as active, valued
participants. The subject matter is linked to the
real life situations of the learners. The learning
spaces are flexible and there are cooperative
learning groups engaging in experiential activities
which include drama, art, music, dance, games, role-playing and activities outside the walls
of the classroom. Learning involve families and at
times other members of the Kol HaLev community.
Madrichim are volunteers, trained and
supervised by our director of education. Where possible,
this program is coordinated with the educational
products/efforts of
JRF (the federation of more than 100
Reconstructionist communities),
No'ar Hadash (JRF
Youth Programming), and
Camp JRF.
How to learn more
Members: for a detailed schedule and Hagiga Handbook in our
Members Only section,
click here.
Prospective members: please
contact our office. A
member of our Membership or Youth and Family Education Committees will be
glad to tell you more. |