Designer Education for New Millennium Teens (Part 1) Coalition for Jewish Learning’s Teen Days of Discovery, Social Action, and the Arts and Mini-Schools Programming

Presented by JoAnne Gaudynski Teen Enrichment Coordinator Coalition for Jewish Learning 7161 N. Port Washington Road / 6255 N. Port Washington Road Milwaukee, WI 53217 Phone: (414) 247-1991 / 963-2728 Fax: (414) 247-5638 / 963-2711 E-mail: joanneg@milwaukeejewish.org Website: www.cjlmilwaukee.org/Teens/cjlteens_news.htm Coalition for Jewish Learning is the education program of the Milwaukee Jewish Federation. CJL promotes and advances Jewish education in the greater Milwaukee community, provides a support system for the community's institutions of Jewish learning, and forges coalitions to ensure excellence in Jewish education.

Coalition for Jewish Learning

7161 N. Port Washington Road / 6255 N. Port Washington Road

Milwaukee, WI 53217

Phone: (414) 247-1991 / 963-2728

Fax: (414) 247-5638 / 963-2711

E-mail: joanneg@milwaukeejewish.org

Website: www.cjlmilwaukee.org/Teens/cjlteens_news.htm

Coalition for Jewish Learning is the education program of the Milwaukee Jewish Federation. CJL promotes and advances Jewish education in the greater Milwaukee community, provides a support system for the community's institutions of Jewish learning, and forges coalitions to ensure excellence in Jewish education.

Prior CJL Teen Programming--Some History Tichon-various incarnations Machon/Merkaz—1999-2003 Teen Education Committee-2004 Jewish Teen Day of Discovery-2005, 2006, and 2007 Teen Day of Social Action-2006, 2007 Teen Day of the Arts—2007 Mini-School of the Arts—2007

Tichon-various incarnations

Machon/Merkaz—1999-2003

Teen Education Committee-2004

Jewish Teen Day of Discovery-2005, 2006, and 2007

Teen Day of Social Action-2006, 2007

Teen Day of the Arts—2007

Mini-School of the Arts—2007

Growth of CJL’s Teen Days Jewish Teen Day of Discovery January 2005, 2006 and 2007 Teen Day of Social Action April 2006 and March 2007 Jewish Teen Day of the Arts October 2006 Mini-School of the Arts--Young Jewish Filmmaker’s Project January 2007

Why did prior programming fail? Post B’nai Mitzvah attrition rate Religious “latency period” Competing activities Lack of relevant choices Lack of opportunities to be “real” and take responsibility “ Territoriality”—need to “Connect the Silos” Supplementary School Census Grade 2005 2006 7 th 112 70 8 th 85 74 9 th 74 83 10 th 58 55 11 th 3 7 12 th 0 0

Post B’nai Mitzvah attrition rate

Religious “latency period”

Competing activities

Lack of relevant choices

Lack of opportunities to be “real” and take responsibility

“ Territoriality”—need to “Connect the Silos”

Supplementary School

Census

Grade 2005 2006

7 th 112 70

8 th 85 74

9 th 74 83

10 th 58 55

11 th 3 7

12 th 0 0

What do teens want? High interest topics Low time commitment/drop in-drop out Exciting, non-school settings Interactive activities/hands-on experiences Buy-in to the planning process Novelty Ability to make a real difference

High interest topics

Low time commitment/drop in-drop out

Exciting, non-school settings

Interactive activities/hands-on experiences

Buy-in to the planning process

Novelty

Ability to make a real difference

How do we know what teens want? Teen committees, focus groups, interns On-line surveys, exit surveys Studies Blogs Phone interviews Individual conversations with teens, parents, youth group leaders, and other educators Help from college marketing students

Teen committees, focus groups, interns

On-line surveys, exit surveys

Studies

Blogs

Phone interviews

Individual conversations with teens, parents, youth group leaders, and other educators

Help from college marketing students

Some Hallmarks of CJL’s Teen Programming Consensus and buy-in Flexible time frames Niche programming and marketing Diversity and inclusion Leadership development Full scale publicity—local, regional, national, and on-line

Consensus and buy-in

Flexible time frames

Niche programming and marketing

Diversity and inclusion

Leadership development

Full scale publicity—local, regional, national, and on-line

Consensus and Partnerships Synagogue schools/Principals’ Council Day schools Local agencies, JCC Regional agencies Youth groups—BBYO, NCSY, NIFTY, USY, Young Judaea, Chabad and others Other youth servers JVibe Magazine

Synagogue schools/Principals’ Council

Day schools

Local agencies, JCC

Regional agencies

Youth groups—BBYO, NCSY, NIFTY, USY, Young Judaea, Chabad and others

Other youth servers

JVibe Magazine

Publicity Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle Journal-Sentinel Religious Events Column TV News, radio Website with links to partners Postcards, rave cards and letters Posters and signs—Chinese restaurants, JOBs, coffee houses and orthodontists! E-mail chains—teens, synagogues, agencies Out of town contacts Synagogue bulletins High school personnel

Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle

Journal-Sentinel Religious Events Column

TV News, radio

Website with links to partners

Postcards, rave cards and letters

Posters and signs—Chinese restaurants, JOBs, coffee houses and orthodontists!

E-mail chains—teens, synagogues, agencies

Out of town contacts

Synagogue bulletins

High school personnel

Jewish Teen Day of Discovery Format included registration, nosh, 20 learning sessions, lunch, entertainment Presenters drawn from all segments of the community Attended by 164 teens in 2005; 184 in 2006 including groups from Madison and Green Bay synagogues; over 150 in 2007

Format included registration, nosh, 20 learning sessions, lunch, entertainment

Presenters drawn from all segments of the community

Attended by 164 teens in 2005; 184 in 2006 including groups from Madison and Green Bay synagogues; over 150 in 2007

Jewish Teen Day of Discovery Learning Sessions Physical and Interactive—Krav Maga, Israeli Dance, Jewish/Israeli Cooking, Metalworking Controversial and Thought Provoking—Jews and Booze, Jewish Perspectives on Sexuality, Evolution vs. Intelligent Design, Diversity in the Jewish Community

Physical and Interactive—Krav Maga, Israeli Dance, Jewish/Israeli Cooking, Metalworking

Controversial and Thought Provoking—Jews and Booze, Jewish Perspectives on Sexuality, Evolution vs. Intelligent Design, Diversity in the Jewish Community

Jewish Teen Day of Discovery Learning Sessions Trendy, but text-based—Kabbalah, Jews and Tattoos, Medical Ethics, Women and Equality Traditional—A Taste of Yiddish, Midrash, Anti-Semitism Pop Culture—Jewish Contributions to the Music Scene, Jews and the Media

Trendy, but text-based—Kabbalah, Jews and Tattoos, Medical Ethics, Women and Equality

Traditional—A Taste of Yiddish, Midrash, Anti-Semitism

Pop Culture—Jewish Contributions to the Music Scene, Jews and the Media