Tribes
See Tribes in Action
Our added dose of community building and joy: Tribes! Students in grades 3-5 are divided into three Tribes based on interests and characteristics shared with each Tribe’s biblical namesake: Sarah, Noah, Ruth, and more! After our incoming 3rd graders have shared their characteristics with us, we sort them into their Tribe that they will spend time learning with for the next three years!
Each The Tribes curriculum is on a three-year rotation; each year is based on a quote from Pirkei Avot, a book of 2,000-year-old Jewish wisdom.
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About Tribes
Tribe includes A-TEEMers, our religious school madrichim (Tribal Chiefs and Juniors), and Religious School teachers (Tribal Elders). Empowering our teens as Tribal Leaders of tradition not only sets them as role models for their students, it also serves as a thread for deeper connection to their Jewish identity.
Our Tribal Chiefs and Juniors work weekly with our Assistant Director of Lifelong Learning to write and carry out lesson plans. The best part? Tribes are happening on both Sundays and Mondays!
