Slides and embedded videos of how and why experiential education works for Jewish teens. Examples from teen philanthropy, summer camp, social action and more

1. WHY EXPERIENTIAL
LEARNING & LEADERSHIP?
RABBI ARNIE SAMLAN, CHIEF JEWISH EDUCATION OFFICER
JEWISH FEDERATION OF BROWARD COUNTY

2. JEWISH TEEN PHILANTHROPY

3. STUDENTS AT AIPAC

4. JEWISH SUMMER CAMP

5. MARCH FOR OUR LIVES –
PARKLAND
Alex Wind
FAST COMPANY MOST CREATIVE PEOPLE 2018
Cofounder, March For Our Lives | Parkland, Florida
Alex Wind is an activist and cofounder of the #NeverAgain gun-control movement, as well as the subsequent advocacy
group, March For Our Lives. Wind is a survivor of the February 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High
School in Parkland, Florida, where a former student entered the school with an assault weapon and took the lives of 17
students and faculty members. Following the attack, Wind, a drama club member at Marjory Stoneman Douglas, was
one of the first students to speak out about the shooting on social media, and sang the national anthem at a Miami
Heat basketball game. In March, Wind and his fellow group members organized the March For Our Lives, which drew
more than 1 million people onto the streets of Washington, D.C., and other cities for the largest pro-gun control rally in
U.S. history.
As a rising senior, Wind plans to continue his work with March For Our Lives and the #NeverAgain movement, namely
by mobilizing young voters and reaching out to other youth groups for collaboration and partnerships with March For
Our Lives.

6. WHAT DID YOU LEARN ABOUT JEWISH
EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING AND LEADERSHIP?
• What was similar about each of the four stories?
• How were young Jewish people inspired in each?
• What are the experiences that are inspiring you?
• What are the experiences you want to create for others to inspire them?