Garenim Learning

01/04/2018

Learning is fun, when it is fun to learn!!!!

01/04/2018

I came across a quote in reference to Rosh HaShanah, that is equally valuable as we begin 2018. ‘Rosh Hashanah isn’t just about being new, it’s about a change.”’ – Max Levis

What changes do you want to make this year?
What Mitzvah would you like to try in 2018?
What prayer do you want to learn? What holiday do you want to celebrate? What sacred text do you want to read for the very first time?

Let's take the lesson from Rosh Hashanah and make 2018 a great year!

01/04/2018

It's a New Year and never too late to add Jewish learning into your schedule! Garenim offers flexible times and locations!

11/28/2017

https://www.facebook.com/adele.haber/posts/10213087320891234

Great article in how different brains work differently, and encouraging students to own their own learning process!

Barbara Oakley, co-creator of the most enrolled class on Coursera called "Learning How to Learn," shares five techniques to help students become better learners.

11/21/2017

Happy Thanksgiving! Here is my latest blog post. http://www.garenimlearningcom.ipage.com/seedlings-blog/thank-you

11/15/2017

Teaching Hebrew can be a challenge, and it can also be so much fun! Hebrew poems and songs, puzzles and pretzels. Garenim students are having such a great time, sometimes they forget that they are learning! Garenim is opening new groups and private tutoring all year long!

11/15/2017

Teach a child, his or her own way, and they will connect to the Torah their entire lives.

This idea from the book of Proverbs resonates today. How many Jewish students are there who have learning differences and struggle to stay in a Jewish Day School? How many Jewish students who are in Supplemental Hebrew School, late in the afternoon, after giving it their all -- all day long, can't sit in a class for another two hours? How many Jewish students with developmental delays, or physical disabilities have little or no access to a meaningful and appropriate Jewish education?

Join Garenim Learning as we expand Jewish opportunities to children and their families who want the connection to the Jewish community and who are looking for "their child's way" so that Torah stays with them throughout their lives.

11/10/2017

“Intelligence plus character-that is the goal of true education.”
― Martin Luther King Jr.

11/06/2017

" I would rather think of life as a good book. The further you get into it, the more it begins to come together and make sense" Harold Kushner

11/02/2017

https://www.facebook.com/RudermanFamilyFoundation/posts/1811778992222976

To create an inclusive community, we need to listen to each other’s distinct voices.

11/01/2017

Check out my new blog post!

Jewish Learning ... Wait, All Learning Needs To Be Fun and Relevant 11/01/2017 Recently, my husband and I finished parent teacher conferences. Each of our five children are unique in their learning styles, strengths and weaknesses. And while it should not have surprised us, and it really did not, ea...

11/01/2017

The bad teacher’s words fall on his pupils like harsh rain; the good teacher’s, as gently as the dew." ~~ Talmud, Ta’anit 7a

An interesting reflection on the relationship between teachers and students. How many of us can remember sitting in the harsh rain? How many of us can remember sitting in gentle dew?