RELIGIOUS SCHOOL
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Our Anshe Chesed Fairmount Temple Religious School provides a nurturing
Jewish educational environment to teach Judaic concepts, values and practices
that will inspire and strengthen individual and collective commitment to God,
Torah and Israel. It is the goal of the school to foster independent and
critical thinking, to encourage emotional, intellectual and religious growth and
to motivate constructive and caring relationships between students, instructors
and the content. The vehicles by which these goals are pursued include both
cognitive and affective methodology: Formal classroom experiences, informal
retreats and Shabbatonim as well as a variety of special programs including
Family Learning Days for all grades.
Click Here to pay Religious School fees online.
The Religious School is
led by Marla Wolf who
assumed the responsibility of Religious School Director in 2009. Marla had
been one of the Assistant Directors for the Religious School for several years.
Before joining Fairmount Temple in 2005, Marla worked at the Jewish Education
Center of Cleveland. Staci Cohen,
the Religious School Assistant Director, has been working in the Religious
School for over 10 years. Staci grew up at Anshe Chesed and is thrilled to
be part of the Religious School staff. The dynamic Religious School
lay/professional team consists of committed teachers, skilled staff and a
dedicated Board. Together, they impart their love of Judaism to all our
students.
This is a sampling of this year's programs:
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Parent/Child Hebrew, offered to children
entering the third - sixth grades, allows students and parents (or
grandparents or guardians) an opportunity to study Hebrew together led by
talented teachers. The program has attracted parents who would not typically
choose to participate in such a learning adventure, and has yielded
fantastic results. Parents are excited about their learning, and feel a
greater connection to their children’s Jewish journey by coming along for
the ride.
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Middle School (7th and 8th grade) meets every Monday evening from
6:30-8:30 pm. The learning will be broken up into 4 units with a
Hebrew and social action component for each unit. Our students also
attend one overnight shul-in (Shabbat experience) held at the
temple. The curriculum will challenge our youth to define how they see
themselves in relationship to the community in which they live. Click to learn
more about our
Middle
School Program.
The Religious School offers classes from Kindergarten through 12th Grade in such
subjects as Jewish History, Customs and Ceremonies, Holidays, Holocaust, Israel,
Zionism, Hebrew, Bible, Prayer and Reform Judaism. Students who are in the 1st
Grade participate in a Consecration Ceremony on Shemini Atzeret/Simchat Torah in
which they dedicate themselves to their Jewish studies. This year,
Consecration of our first graders will be held on Thursday, October 20.
More
information about Consecration
Confirmation occurs at the end of the 10th Grade on Shavuot morning. Confirmands
reaffirm their faith in Judaism based on the understanding that comes with years
of study. This year's Confirmation of our tenth graders will be
held on Shavuot morning - Wednesday, June 8, 2011. Next Year's Confirmation of
our tenth graders will be held on Shavuot morning - Sunday, May 27, 2012.
Hebrew studies at Fairmount Temple begin in the 3rd grade.
Students continue attending Religious School midweek and weekends through the 6th
grade. For those in grades 7 to 12, we meet on Monday evenings from 6:30p-8:30p.
For further information, please contact the Religious School at (216) 464-5890, Marla Wolf - Director
of the Religious School or Staci Cohen - Assistant
Director of the Religious School.
School Year 2011-2012:
Calendar &
School Information
Printable
Calendar
Sunday
September 11, 2011 - OPENING DAY SCHEDULE
REGISTRATION INFORMATION AND FORMS FOR SCHOOL YEAR
2011-2012:
Information, Authorization and Release form - this is the REQUIRED form to
register for school year 2011-2012 (ALL GRADES).
Kindergarten, First Grade and Second Grade Letter and Registration Form
Third,
Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Grade Letter
/ Third, Fourth, Fifth & Sixth Grade
Registration Form
Middle School (Seventh and Eighth Grades):
Cover Letter
&
Information
High School General
Information
High School cover letters grade level:
9th Grade,
10th Grade,
11th
Grade,
12th Grade
2011-2012 Fee Schedule
Link to audio files of Hebrew Prayers
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