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Our BT “Village” in Action
It Takes a Village...
...to transform a child into a changemaker.
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Beth Tfiloh has been named an Anti-Defamation League No Place for Hate school, with renewed focus on making the school environment more accepting and inclusive.
...to build a child’s reading and writing skills.
Lower School introduced a writing curriculum developed at the Teachers College at Columbia University. This curriculum enables our students to develop writing skills at an early age, which leads to a more complete understanding of the overall curriculum.
...to celebrate the joy of summer.
More than 700 campers enjoyed summer fun at both our Old Court Road and BT Camps campuses, creating memories for children that will last a lifetime. ...to nurture a child’s social and emotional growth.
Through age-appropriate opportunities across all divisions, our students build selfconfidence through individual student support, social and emotional learning and a team-focused approach in the classrooms, which enhances all aspects of their learning at BT.
...to prepare a child for success after graduating from BT.
Our renowned college guidance program has assisted the entire class of 2022 in being accepted to college. One hundred percent of our seniors planned to attend a college of their choice, received more than $4 million in merit scholarships, and were accepted to the University of Maryland at a rate that far surpasses the university’s average acceptance rate.
...to foster a child’s love of Judaism and Israel.
Our seniors traveled to Israel, thanks to the support of the Natanzon/Taylor endowed Senior Class Trip to Israel. Middle School students, engaged in diverse social action events across our Jewish community, and strengthened their connection to our local Jewish community, while Lower School students learned through our cutting-edge Kriability curriculum and participated in an intensive research opportunity that culminated in the Israel Fair.
Your generous support of the 2022 Annual Campaign helped our community to grow and thrive.
...to encourage a child to reach their potential.
More than 250 Middle and High School students have participated this year in interscholastic sports consisting of 41 teams. Five of our teams made it all the way to their division championships, bringing home three championship victories for BT.
...to help a child discover and develop their passions.
Our Creative Arts department provided instrumental, drama and music classes, visual art classes, choral, dance, creative movement, and filmmaking classes, and hosted 16 concerts/theatre productions in front of live audiences.
...to build a congregational community.
With an ever-increasing number of members participating in both family and individual learning programs throughout the year, BT offered a broad spectrum of davening experiences, including the Dahan Sanctuary service, Young Family Minyan, Teen Minyan and groups for preschool and lower school-aged children.
...to build community and camaraderie through Jewish learning.
Our Mercaz Dahan Center for Jewish Life and Learning provided opportunities for adult learning through the Moms and Midrash program, Yaffe Scholar program, Penn Lecture series, book clubs, and weekly classes with our clergy.
...to secure our shul’s next era.
BT’s major capital and endowment Centennial Campaign raised more than $25 million to secure and sustain the future for our school and shul communities. As a result, over the next several years our community will experience enhancements that will strengthen our community and take our shul and school to the next level.
...to embrace the next chapter.
In addition to our 700 community members attending Beth Tfiloh’s Centennial Celebration event, ushering in a new century for our congregation, more than 1,000 community members attended Rabbi Posner’s installation weekend, including Shabbat dinner, a family event, and the installation program.
...to inspire the next generation.
As we continue to expand and strengthen our shul community, we doubled the number of young families attending the Young Family Minyan, starting with 20 young families and growing to 40 davening together on a weekly basis. Our next generation continued to grow as we welcomed 10 new young families into our shul community this past year.
