By Lilian Ilsley-Green Students in two East Bay Jewish educational programs will be under the same roof for the first time starting this school year, the result of a merger earlier this summer. Midrasha, an [...]
Rabbi Joshua "Yoshi" Fenton is founding Executive Director of Studio 70, A Jewish Learning Laboratory. He has vast experience in developing innovative and engaging projects in various aspects of Jewish education & engagement. Rav Yoshi has [...]
Over the years, at Studio 70 in Berkeley, we’ve been excited about many new and innovative initiatives taking place in the afterschool Jewish learning space. We’ve made it a priority of our organization to share our own work as well as celebrate the work of others...
By Margot Schmorak I’m here to tell you about how I finally rid myself of my Jewish imposter syndrome — with the help of my kids’ after-school program. San Francisco is a strange place to [...]
Last week an article hit my inbox with a provocative title, “Why Jewish Education Doesn’t Suck.” I was excited to read what I imagined would be an explanation of how great Jewish education is...
Every day at 1:45 pm the announcement is made in the Edah afterschool program, “Ha Misada Petucha” (the restaurant is open). The Misada is part full-service restaurant, part immersive language learning space, and it hums with activity each day as children sit at the counter and order something to eat.
On a recent afternoon, a group of second graders stand around a table. Taped the long way down the middle of the table is a strip of blue construction paper, a river...
At Studio 70, we believe innovation demands seriousness and rigor as much as creativity and a willingness to take risks and fail. In a recent Harvard Business Review article on innovation...
One of my children counts the money in her piggy bank every Sunday after she gets her allowance. And the counting has become a bit of a ritual, a favorite activity of hers...
There’s nothing like a field trip to shake things up. And this goes the same for teachers as it does for students. Getting out of your every-day space to see something new ...