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High Holiday Hook Up

High Holiday Hookup

By Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh / Wednesday, September 14, 2022

Do you know what you’re doing for the High Holidays?

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Jewish Federation Urges Early Planning for Israel Teen Travel

By Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh / Thursday, November 12, 2020

Remote education will probably prevail for the foreseeable future, so teens and young adults are yearning for meaningful alternative learning.

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New Network of Studio Educators Formed

By Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh / Tuesday, February 20, 2018

As part of the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh’s ongoing commitment to excellence in Jewish early childhood education, a new peer-to-peer professional network of six Studio Educators from our Pittsburgh JECEI/Bonim Beyachad early childhood education centers has been formed. Studio Educators from Beth Shalom, Community Day School, Squirrel Hill JCC, Temple Emanuel, Temple Ohav Shalom […]

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The Jewish Nature of Reggio Emilia Early Childhood Education

By Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh / Tuesday, February 13, 2018

Our community’s nine Pittsburgh JECEI/Bonim Beyachad early childhood education centers continue to find inspiration from the Reggio Emilia approach and its deep connections to Judaism. Dr. Gabe Goldman, one of the Federation’s Pittsburgh JECEI/Bonim Beyachad consultants and Director of Outdoor Jewish Classroom, draws upon his experiences in uncovering some of these connections in his recent […]

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Early Childhood Education Through a Jewish Lens

By Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh / Wednesday, December 6, 2017

Twelve local Jewish early childhood educators from a wide range of Pittsburgh institutions attended a study seminar, Exploring Reggio through a Jewish Lens, in Italy in October.   Read about it in the Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle…  

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ECC Professional Development with Julie Wassom

Jewish Federation Launches Marketing and Customer Service Seminars for Early Childhood Education Professionals

By Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh / Wednesday, November 15, 2017

As part of the Federation’s ongoing commitment to excellence in Jewish early childhood education, this week we launched a targeted professional development course to help early childhood education centers and their host institutions strengthen their knowledge and skills in recruitment and customer service practices. This four-part seminar with visiting marketing consultant, Julie Wassom, is being […]

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Pittsburgh Reggio Cohort

Looking for the Values We Have in Common to Build a Better Tomorrow

By Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh / Tuesday, October 31, 2017

“No one in Reggio wants to teach others how to “do school.” What we seek to do rather is to try and deepen our understanding, together with others, of why it was possible in Reggio Emilia for an (educational) experience founded after the war, to grow and consolidate with time… What we want to do […]

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Reggio Seminar Deanna Oct. 2017

Educators Reconnect with the Language of Music

By Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh / Tuesday, October 24, 2017

As part of Pittsburgh’s continuing commitment to excellence in Jewish Early Childhood Education, in 2015 under the direction of Carolyn Linder, the Federation hosted The Wonder of Learning: The Hundred Languages of Children traveling exhibition from Reggio Emilia, Italy. In conjunction with the exhibition’s presence in our city, the 2015 summer North American Reggio Emilia […]

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Reggio Emilia Conference for Early Childhood Educators 2017

Early Childhood Professionals Arrive in Italy

By Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh / Monday, October 23, 2017

Our Pittsburgh Cohort has safely arrived in Italy and has joined 51 other Jewish early childhood educators from Boston, Chicago, District of Columbia, Israel and Maryland. To help frame our time together in Reggio Emilia, yesterday, we were given a walking tour of the city and learned more about its rich history by parent volunteers […]

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Early Childhood Professionals Prepare for Seminar in Italy

By Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh / Tuesday, October 10, 2017

On October 19th, a cohort of 12 Jewish early childhood professionals, led by Carolyn Linder, Federation’s Director of Early Childhood Education met to discuss their journey for a 10-day seminar in Italy, exploring the Reggio Emilia Approach through a Jewish Perspective. This unique experience will focus on the professional growth of the participants as they […]

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Pittsburgh’s Jewish Early Childhood Education is Growing

By Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh / Monday, July 17, 2017

Jewish Life and Learning’s own Caroyln Linder writes in eJewishPhilanthropy about our ongoing work enhancing the quality and impact of Jewish early childhood education in Pittsburgh. Read the full story in eJewishPhilanthropy.com   Or online at the Jewish Theological Seminary  

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