Focus Groups

THE SIX MODELS FOR JEWISH EDUCATION

MODEL 1

• 3^rd – 7^th grade attends 6 hours per week/3 days per week
• Even when this is the preferred pattern, education should not await 3^rd grade. It should begin no later than kindergarten.

MODEL 2

• Grades K -- 1st attend 3 hours per week
• 2nd grade attend 5 hours per week
• 3rd – 6^th grades attend 5.5 hours per week
• 7^th grade attends 5 hours per week

MODEL 3

• Grades K-2 attend 2 hours per week
• 3rd – 7^th grades attend 5.5 hours per week
• 8th – 11^th grades attend 6 hours per week

MODEL 4

• Grades K-2 attend 2 hours per week
• 3^rd – 7^th grades attend 5 hours per week / 3 or 2 days per week
• Shabbaton each year for grades 3 - 7
• Shabbat morning program – 3 hours/10 times per year for grades 3 - 6
• 7^th graders attend Shabbat services weekly or minimally 10 times per year
• Ed programs for grades 3 - 5, three hours per month – grade 6, five hours per month

MODEL 5

• Grades K - 2 attend 2 hours per week
• 3^rd – 5^th grades attend 5.5 hours/3 or 2 days per week
• 6^th grade attends 5 hours/3 or 2 days per week & half hour Torah reading club
• 7^th grade attends 5 hours/2 days per week & Tikkun Olam 2 hours per month
• Shabbat: 3 options

Most families attend weekly Shabbat services
Most families participate in monthly family education
Most families attend once a month services

MODEL 6

• Grades K-2 attend 3 hours per week
• Grades 3-7 attend 6 hours per week (2 hours on each of the 2 weekdays plus Shabbat
• For grades 3-7, there is a 2-3 hour Shabbat program every week with at least 1 hour of Shabbat appropriate instruction. Regular attendance is required.