Curriculum Sample

What are the courses like?

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Below, you'll find a sample of what a week in one of our programs looks like. This sample is from a unit in Shvel, for ages 12-15.
You'll see:
'Week at a glance' - orients students every Sunday to what's ahead
Sunday: structured 'how's-everyone-doing?' discussion, and part 1 of a small group collaborative exercise
Monday: weekly joke or music-sharing thread, reading peer work from yesterday, and part two of the small group exercise
Wednesday: 'Looking ahead' outlines student work and reading for next week. Two 'weekly side quests': a resource that gives students additional context for their current reading, and a just-for-fun social thread. Weekly writing assignment.
Shabbat resources: Totally optional extras - posted every Thursday. Each week's Shabbat page features the title and opening lines of the Torah portion, with links to My Jewish Learning for those who want to dive deeper, along with a song and a piece of art connected to the parsha. It also includes a printable activity—this week, a coloring page—to share with siblings or family.
Note: All our courses include monthly/weekly printable checklists, for students and parents/guardians to keep track of all reading and coursework; students also receive a printable 'reader's guide' for each novel.

Students download weekly writing assignments as a .doc file, type directly on the file, and then copy and paste the whole page to submit. We walk them through this and all other tech tasks in fun exercises in the first week.