Our first day of classes will be Sunday, September 8!
Returning Students are enrolled for Religious School already!
We are doing enrollment for returning students a little differently this year. We are assuming they are all coming back, so we are saving you the hassle of filling out a lot of forms with information that is the same as it ever was.
You should have already received a personal email from me where I will explain this more fully. And I will ask for some information we may not already have, like your child’s Hebrew name, any new information about special learning needs, changes in the family, etc.
Billing happens later in the summer and will happen automatically. If for some reason your child is not coming back to us, that email will explain the process for making that happen as well. It is important to know how many students we will have in each grade as early as possible, so we can make sure to have the correct number of trained teachers!
For children who have not been enrolled in Religious School before…
We will need you to complete a basic form in addition to the one described above. If you have a child who is ready to enroll for the first time this fall, and have not gotten an email from me, I apologize. We are still getting some of the kinks out of our new data base. Please reach out to me at rsdirector@tbtshoreline.org
And we are still looking a for a few good people…
Each year, we find that a few of our wonderful teachers move on to other amazing things. We wish them well! At the same time, we have lots of amazing kids who need teachers to create wonderful learning experiences.
There are three requirements for all of our positions, and one additional requirement for some our positions. To teach in the TBT Religious School you MUST:
1. Love being Jewish and have or develop a passion for transmitting that love to others.
2. Know how to listen. Teaching is as much about listening to our kids and hearing what is on their minds and in their hearts. There is no need for lectures or speeches!
3. Like kids!
Some of our teaching roles require some level of Hebrew skill as well. The more the better.
If you are a professional educator, that is wonderful, but it is not required. We have a temple educator whose job is to help teachers develop a teaching repertoire. If you are very knowledgeable about Judaism and all of the topics that entails, that is wonderful, but it is not required. I can help you with that.
We have amazing teachers who come to TBT just for Religious School. We also have amazing teachers who are members of TBT and serve as living examples. Please contact me at rsdirector@tbtshoreline.org or on my cell 203-727-2831. Let’s talk about what being a teacher might be like for you. And if you are only interested in getting your feet wet by starting out as a substitute, that would also be amazing. Reach out, please.
L'shalom,
Ira Wise