Our Curriculum
Relevant, inspiring, and engaging
Method
JAMS, as its name suggests, (Jewish learning through art, music, and science) is hands-on and fun! All JAMS lessons are taught through activities, games, and creative projects. In fact, the children are generally having so much fun that they don't even realize that they are learning!
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Our curriculum takes into account that children are joining once a week and come from diverse backgrounds; our lessons are designed to be repetitive so that the children retain more information.​
Content
The Jewish Values in Action curriculum allows young learners to experience the values and traditions that are at the core of Jewish life.
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Highlighting how these values and traditions empower us to make a positive difference in the world, our program includes a year-long Light Globe Project. Each Mitzvah and virtue we explore will be symbolically represented on each student’s globe, illuminated with a small LED light. By the end of the school year, their globes will be filled with light, demonstrating the impact of their acts of goodness. Our students will leave aware of their own power to contribute meaningfully and fill our world with light.
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Some of the values and traditions we will explore:
Tzedaka (justice/charity: giving to others), Tza’ar Baalei Chaim (kindness to animals), Ahavat Yisrael (loving one’s fellow), Shabbat (a day of reflection) and Mezuzah.
Experience
Many of the holidays we explore in JAMS Afterschool are paired with family events where children can celebrate with the entire community and in many cases share what they have learned.