Stretching and Kvetching
In this session we will: spend time decompressing by stretching and unwinding our bodies while reflecting about our days.
Deja vu – Have I Heard This Song Before? Plagiarism and Honoring Our Sources
In this session we will: look at some famous examples of plagiarism in music and discuss the ways in which Jewish texts explore kavod (honor).
Power of Language and LGBTQ Youth
In this session we will: begin to identify different ways of supporting LGBTQ youth by learning affirming language and approaches to conversations all through a Jewish values lens.
Painting by the Sounds of Our People: An Evening of Guided Art-Making
In this session we will: get inspired by Jewish art, symbols, and music from across time and space to create our own paintings; no art experience required to join in this auditory and visual journey!
Collaborate Good Times, C’mon! Grow Your Repertoire of Team-Building Games
Run With It: Middot in Motion
In this session we will: jump with joy, connect with courage, race with integrity, and embrace the mind/body connection inherent in middot (Jewish values).
Uncompromising Teen Development – Autonomy, Relatedness, Competence
In this session we will: use our minds and bodies to deconstruct the incessant challenges of working with teens through the life of revolutionary psychologist Lev Vygotsky and the story of ‘The Turkey Sage’.
SQUIRREL! (Are you paying attention?)
In this session we will: tease and train our attention skills to attend intently to the three E’s: environment, element, and equipment and the 4H’s: heads, hearts, hands, and heels.
Campfire Stories for the Cure
In this session we will: re-appraise our day in healthy and adaptive ways by sharing it with others through story-telling.
Putting the YOU in Unique: Using your Uniqueness to your Advantage
In this session we will use different artistic modalities and texts to explore our ‘facilitator voices’ and hone in on the methods that give us the most confidence when leading a group.