The Impact of Jewish After School
Provides Deep Jewish Knowledge — Builds Community — Benefits Organizations
1. Provides Deep Jewish Knowledge
Jewish After School provides deep Jewish learning through an experiential-based curriculum designed specifically for the unique after-school learning environment.
Students in Jewish After Schools play games, build things, make art, laugh, sing, and learn about Judaism at the same time.
Our student curriculum includes:
Jewish Values
Jewish Holidays
Jewish History
Global Jewish Cultures
Torah and Jewish Texts
Hebrew
Tefilah/Prayer
Israel
Engaging with Jewish content every day builds strong Jewish identities on a firm foundation of knowledge and experience.
2. Builds Community
Jewish After School builds community by connecting local Jewish families to each other. Jewish After School:
Engages families from different local schools. This means that kids from across local schools can attend the same Jewish After School program, providing kids with a whole new community to play with right in their own neighborhood! Friendships are nurtured through intentional community-building activities, collaborative learning, and plain old fun!
Provides something families need — daily transportation and child care. Filling this need attracts families that are not currently enrolled in religious school, and are not members of a synagogue.
3. Benefits Organizations
Jewish After School benefits the organizations that run them:
Increases engagement and membership. Jewish After Schools reach families that are not yet engaged in the Jewish community. By developing strong relationships with local schools, PTAs, and community organizations and meeting the growing need for childcare after school, Jewish After School naturally develops new relationships and exposes new families to Jewish experiences.
Increases an organization’s visibility in the community. Organizations thrive as they nurture and grow relationships with local partners, schools, organizations, and government. With new community, relationships come opportunities for visibility in local events and programs, expanded partnerships, and collaboration projects.
Adds a financially sustainable revenue stream. The Accelerator makes Jewish After School programs financially sustainable with no need for philanthropic support after the initial start-up investment. Create a reliable new mission-driven revenue stream that will add to the impact of your organization.
Why RIGHT NOW is the perfect time to start a Jewish After School program.
National trends point to
the changing needs of the modern family, the changing landscape of Jewish engagement, and the growing need for innovation in Jewish education.
Right now is the perfect time to start a Jewish After School program at your organization.