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	"PANIM taught me how interconnected Judaism and politics are. You cannot be a Jew without trying to heal the problems of our world. You cannot be politically active without struggling with Jewish values." - Julia Greenberg PeP alumnus Chicago, IL

Educators' Institute

The National Educators’ Institute for
Jewish Service-Learning
sponsored by
The Center for Jewish Service-Learning
at PANIM: The Institute for Jewish Leadership and Values

Join educators from around the country in a week-long training designed to prepare you to create and teach Jewish service-learning programs in your community.

Best Practices
• What works in formal education? informal education? family education?
• How can institutions best reach out to teens? children? adults?
• What are the elements of the most successful service-learning programs in the country?

Jewish Text Study
• Learn the top 10 texts that every Jewish service-learning professional should have at his/her fingertips
• Discover how to make Jewish values come alive through service.
• Explore how Judaism can inspire deep engagement with social problems around the world.

Hands-on, guided study
• Take what you're learning and put it into action immediately
• Consult with others and experts as you craft new programs.

Take advantage of all that the CAJE conference offers
• Renowned nightly entertainment and learning
• An atmosphere of over 1200 Jewish educators
• Time set aside to attend regular CAJE sessions.

All registration, tuition, and logistical information will be processed through CAJE. When registering, please be sure to select the National Educators Institute for Jewish Service-Learning as your special program.

Tuition: The base price is $835, including housing and meals. Please see the CAJE website for specific details including late fees, etc.

Location: The Educators' Institute for Jewish Service-Learning will take place at the 33rd annual CAJE Conference. The conference is taking place on the University of Vermont campus in Burlington. For more information about the CAJE Conference, please visit their website or e-mail info@caje.org.

Scholarship: Limited scholarship / travel assistance is available for those otherwise unable to attend. For more information, please see the Tuition and Scholarship document or contact Rachel Meytin, Director of PANIM's Center for Jewish Service-Learning at (301) 770-5070.

Information for participants:

Tenative Itinerary (.pdf)
Biography & Additional Info Form (.doc)
Biography & Additional Info Form (.pdf)
Advance Reading #1 (Getting Started) (.pdf)
Advance Reading #2 (Introduction) (.pdf)
Advance Reading #3 (Standards) (.pdf)
Funded in part by The Nathan Cummings Foundation