Fall 2008 School Initiatives

December 11, 2008

The Frisch School
Goal: To create a stronger sense of unity in the school through group participation in chessed activities.
Method: Have the students participate in collection drives for items that can be donated to needy people both locally and around the world. These items may include old eyeglasses, unused toiletries, and empty pill bottles that can be used in third world countries.

Hebrew Academy of Montreal
Goal: To raise money and collect good to help Jewish and non-Jewish causes in and around Montreal.
Method: The students plan to run a staff vs. students basketball tournament that will raise money through ticket sales, and collect coats from people who attend.

Hebrew Academy of Nassau County
Goal: To encourage students in the school to view chessed as something they want to do, and not just something they are required to do.
Method: HANC students will coordinate chessed trips to connect students in the school with needy kids so they can see the need for their volunteering, and the impact they can have.

Hillel Yeshiva of Deal
Goal: To promote a sense of school spirit and unity for the student body.
Method: The students will be organizing a birthday bulletin board to create a stronger sense of community, and will be publishing a student guide with contact information for all students in order to keep better connected.

Magen David Yeshivah
Goal: To increase awareness among the student body about the value and beauty of mitzvot.
Method: Each month a different mitzvah will be highlighted. Divrei Torah will be distributed about this topic, a present will be given to each student related to the mitzvah, and a bulletin board will be hung up about the mitzvah.

RASG Hebrew Academy of Miami
Goal: To rally the school behind causes that will benefit the larger community.
Method: Each month will have a volunteer theme to it The month will begin with a skit promoting the theme to the entire school, and will continue with volunteering opportunities for all of the students.

Yeshiva University High School for Boys (MTA)
Goal: To promote recycling in the school.
Method: The students plan to educate about the importance of recycling, place recycling bins strategically throughout the school, and donate the money raised to a tzedaka.

YULA Boys School & YULA Girls School
Goal: To connect with another Jewish High School through volunteering.
Method: YULA students plan to team up with another area school to volunteer with Habitat for Humanity, building homes in needy communities.

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Fall 2007 School Initiatives

November 16, 2007

Beth Tfiloh Dahan Community School
Goal: To expose the student body to developmentally disable youth, and provide a day of fun for the disabled youth.

Initiative: Using the already successful Yom Ha’atzmaut celebration run by the school, Beth Tfiloh students will join up with Yachad to create a buddy system to enjoy the carnival and celebrations of the day in pairs.

Frankel Jewish Academy of Metropolitan Detroit
Goal: To create a sense of unity in the school around a religious event.

Initiative: Frankel students will coordinate a Friday night experience in one of the local communities for students and families of all backgrounds to come together for a Shabbat experience.

Hebrew Academy of Montreal
Goal: To increase the amount of volunteering done by their fellow students.

Initiative: Hebrew Academy students will create a chessed day whe students in the school will each participate in a volunteer activity of their choosing. Students will be encouraged to continure their volunteering throughout the year.

Hebrew Academy of Nassau County
Goal: To increase environmental efforts amongst the student body.

Initiative: HANC students will work to create a month of environmentalism that will start will small recycling projects, and culminate in a larger effort to green the school grounds.

Hillel Yeshiva of Deal
Goal: Help provide food to poor families in their community.

Initiative: Hillel students will work with the local food pantry to increase food donations by creating a weekly shopping list to be distributed around the community. They will also work to find a larger facility for the food pantry.

Magen David Yeshiva
Goal: To continue the A.U.D.G.E. model of students educating students on major Jewish issues.

Initiative: Magen David students will continue to run educational assemblies in their school, and aim to spread the A.U.D.G.E. program to other Jewish day schools.

Margolin Hebrew Academy
Goal: To unite Jewish teens from surrounding communities with students from the school.

Initiative: Margolin students will create a shabbaton in a hotel for students of the school and other teens from Jewish communities across Tennessee.

Melvin J. Berman Hebrew Academy
Goal: To enhance Yom HaShoa programming for the student body.

Initiative: Berman students will create a living museum experience which will provide a hands on afternoon of realistic programming including

Queens Gymnasia
Goal: To create a stronger sense of unity, respect, and belonging amongst the student body.

Initiative: In order to create more fun activities for the student body, Gymnasia students will run fundraisers to raise money and create a sense of ownership over student programming.

RASG Hebrew Academy of Miami Beach
Goal: Improve school unity through a connection with Israel.

Initiative: Building off of the Israel 60th celebrations, RASG students will conduct a month of Israel trivia education and inspiration culminating in a school-wide shabbaton.

Westchester Hebrew High School
Goal: To increase the level of environmentalism in the Westchester area.

Initiative: Westchester students will begin by increasing recycling in the school, followed by recylcing in the larger community, and ultimately coordinating a beach clean-up by their school.

Yeshiva University High School for Boys (MTA)
Goal: To increase school unity through an existing MTA exclusive social networking website.

Initiative: MTA students will create a launch party to promote the website and encourage students to interact in their downtime with the school as their focus.

Yeshiva University High School for Girls (Central)
Goal: To promote chessed and volunteerism for people who are local and around the world.

Initiative: Central students will conduct a chessed mission to South America to excite students about volunteering, and continue the work back in New York.

Yeshivat Rambam of Baltimore
Goal: Increase school spirit in light of a changing school culture.

Initiative: Rambam students will conduct a film contest for students to create commercials advertising their school in a funny or interesting way. The program will culminate with a school-wide film festival highlighting the videos.

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