Pardes Center for Jewish Educators

pardes center for jewish educators Personal Growth and Professional Enrichment

Pardes Center for Jewish Educators The Pardes Center for Jewish Educators (PCJE) offers a variety of new and established programs in Israel and North America to train, support and inspire day school Jewish Studies teachers and experiential educators serving the wider Jewish community. The PCJE combines Pardes’s passion for the study of Jewish text within a diverse community with its proven experience in teacher training, professional development and the creation of professional networks.

Training Programs in Israel • PARDES EDUCATORS PROGRAM: Vibrant, innovative and highly selective two-

year teacher training program that combines intensive text study at Pardes with an MJEd from Hebrew College. For those pursuing day school education as a definite career path. One-year Accelerated Track also available.

• MASTERS IN JEWISH EDUCATION PLUS PARDES (MAPP): One-year program for formal or experiential Jewish educators entering or pursuing a Masters in Jewish Education (or related field) looking to upgrade their academic degree with a vital layer of classical Jewish text study.

• PARDES EXPERIENTAL EDUCATORS PROGRAM: One-year program designed to

enrich the careers of Jewish experiential educators through the study of Jewish text, professional seminars and active participation in the vibrant, diverse community of Pardes in Israel.

• TEACHERS FOR JEWISH AMERICA: One-year program designed for participants

interested in exploring Jewish education and teaching for one year in a Jewish day school in a smaller North American Jewish community, without a long-term career commitment.

Experience:

• Jewish text study in Pardes's

renowned Beit Midrash • Generous stipends and highly subsidized tuition • Holistic education courses • One-on-one mentoring with veteran educators

• Hands-on Israel education

training

• World-class faculty • Hebrew ulpan • Career coaching and job

placement assistance

• Living in Jerusalem

Seminars and Consultation in North America • Customized and creative in-service seminars for teachers and experiential educators, designed and run by Pardes in conjunction with communities, day schools, synagogues, JCCs, Hillels and camps.

• Offering educators practical pedagogical tools to tackle subjects including prayer and spirituality, havruta study, Israel engagement, conflict resolution and character education.

• Includes in-house workshops, regional seminars, curriculum development and educational consultation.

Find out more!

We are currently accepting applications for all our training programs in Israel.

Learn more about how the PCJE can help train and develop educators in your organization.

Gail Kirschner gail@pardes.org.il +972 2 673 5210

Dr. Susan Wall susan@pardes.org.il +212 447 4333

www.pardes.org.il