To Fix the World -Stick Your Neck Out
The curriculum, now
being used in over 500 schools is ideal for middle school kids and older.
Over 500 pages, it
is recommended for kids in day schools, religious schools, camps and youth
groups, though the pre-bar/bat mitzvah is particularly good. are also. Some
people using the curriculum have referred to it as a "tzedakah resource" for
the entire congregation. Many chapters are suitable for adult education,
sermons, social action committees. There are many different parts of the
curriculum and you, as the teacher, may pick those that are relevant to your
class. (i.e. a day school might be more interested in the textual parts of
the curriculum). It is not meant to be used sequentially.
A brief outline
shows 40 chapters contained in five units. Each chapter is comprised of
three parts-
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It is text-based
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suggested project
ideas
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The profile of an
individual who is designated a Giraffe or Mitzvah hero-someone, an
ordinary person, whose efforts in tikun olam are related to the chapter
topic.
Based upon the
model of the original Giraffe curriculum which uses
stories of specific people, many mitzvot will be discussed and students will
be encouraged to complete specific activities that relate directly to the
mitzvah. Some of the mitzvot found in the curriculum are:
Lashone Harah, Shalom Bayit, Bal Tashchit, Kvod Hamet. There is also a
section on specific holidays and the tzedakah/mitzvot associated with them.
The introductory
unit discusses the concepts of "what is the difference between a hero and a
celebrity”, Brit, Mitzvah and Tzedakah.
The
curriculum is
presented in a three ring binder that includes the teacher's copy and the
student copy. You are given permission to copy the student lessons as
needed. The teacher's copy is identical to the students except that the
answers and points for discussion are in the margins.
Several chapters
utilize clips from secular videos. Time signatures are included and the
videos are readily available at video stores.
The
curriculum costs
$165 (includes priority mailing) and can be invoiced.
To order, contact:
Naomi K. Eisenberger
384 Wyoming Avenue
Millburn, NJ 07041
973.763.9396
naomike@aol.com
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