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Jewish Education Innovation Challenge Awards B’nai Shalom Day School $20,000 Grant for Planting God-Expansive Idea Seeds
Greensboro, NC – B’nai Shalom Day School in Greensboro, NC received a $20,000 Ignition Grant for God Expansion from the Jewish Education Innovation Challenge (JEIC) in 2020 to support its “Planting God-Expansive Idea Seeds” program. JEIC Ignition Grants jump-start new or developing out-of-the-box programs that improve Jewish education in day schools. JEIC is expanding the […]
Read More Better Together
We miss you BSDS! We wanted to remind you how much you are missed and loved. Staying positive, but still looking forward to the day we are together (in person) again! We would love to hear what you miss most about being at B’nai! E-mail (adixon@bnai-shalom.org) a video of you or your child letting us […]
Read More Types of Candles (Not Just for Shabbat)
Ms. Edna and the first grade students discussed Shabbat candles and their meaning. The students were then tasked with finding candles around their house and recording a video of what they’re used for. Learning from home brings it’s own unique opportunities for learning and real-life application.
Read More Jewish Education Innovation Challenge Awards B’nai Shalom Day School $4,500 Grant for Innovative School Collaboration Initiative
Greensboro, NC — B’nai Shalom Day School received $4,500 from the Jewish Education Innovation Challenge’s (JEIC) 2020 Ignition Grant Program to support its recently launched program “Connecting the Unconnected,” a partnership of five Jewish day schools from small Jewish communities. JEIC Ignition Grants jump-start new or developing out-of-the-box programs that improve Jewish education in day […]
Read More Alyse Eisenberg to serve as preschool’s Early Childhood Jewish Education Expert-in-Residence
As part of the B’nai Shalom Preschool’s ongoing professional development training, Preschool Director Lisa Lasovsky is happy to announce Alyse Eisenberg as the preschool’s Early Childhood Jewish Education Expert-in-Residence for the next three years. Alyse, from Plano, Texas, has been a Jewish early childhood educator for over 30 years. She has held leadership positions in […]
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