201 E. Roanoke St.
(Corner of Roanoke &
Church Streets)
Blacksburg, VA
(540) 951-2628
BJCC Educational Programs
The BJCC provides religious education in both Judaic Studies and Hebrew Language for children pre-K through 7th grade. Classes take place on Sunday mornings throughout the school year. The school also provides instruction for the pre-Bat and Bar Mitzvah year focusing on the Shabbat morning service. Most families additionally choose to hire an individual tutor to provide personalized Bat-Bar Mitzvah instruction. Time and general schedule: The 2011-2012 school year will operate on Sunday mornings from 9:30 to 12:00 for K-7th graders. Pre-K students will attend from 9:30-11:00 (no Hebrew instruction). Each Sunday morning, students will participate in Judaic studies (9:30-10:40), singing and snacks (10:40-11:00), and Hebrew instruction (11:00-12:00). Curriculum: This is our third year using a comprehensive curriculum designed by the Institute of Southern Jewish Life (ISJL) . It is a spiraled curriculum, in which students revisit key content areas with increased sophistication as they progress year by year through the program. The ten key content areas are: Community, Culture and Symbols, God, Hebrew and Prayer, Israel, Jewish History, Jewish Holidays, Jewish Lifecycle Events, Mitzvot and Jewish Values, and Tanach (Torah, Prophets, and Writings). Each lesson provides activities to engage children via auditory, kinesthetic, and visual learning styles. Family Programming: We offer Family Programming days throughout the year. At these times, students and their parents participate together in activities to learn about holidays and other concepts important to Judaism. This is a wonderful way for everyone to feel a full sense of the Jewish community in Blacksburg. This portion of Sunday School is also open to families with children who are not enrolled in the Sunday School program. Our Staff: Our teachers are members of the Virginia Tech Hillel, most of who are returning from previous years. They are energetic and loving as well as dedicated to making our Sunday School a quality program. We are very excited to have our ISJL Education Fellow, Lauren Fredman, working alongside us this year to provide further programming and guidance to our Sunday School program. She will visit us three times throughout the year to provide further educational experiences for the community. Fee schedule per child for the 2011-2012 Religious School:
Please call the Education Chairperson with inquiries or to register your child or children for Sunday School for the 2011-2012 school year. The current chairperson is Leslie Kornblith, returning for her third year. Her contact information can be found in the BJCC monthly newsletter, The Shofar. Payments may be made in installments. Financial aid and reduced fees are determined on a case-by-case basis by our Treasurer, Irene Jacobs. If your financial situation prevents full payment of dues or fees, or to arrange installment payments, please discuss your situation in confidence with Irene (540-552-7699). Checks should be made out to "BJCC" and sent to:
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