Focus on Youth
Hebrew/Religious Schools/Camps
YESh (Youth Engagement at Shalom)
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ur new program, YESh, has replaced the traditional religious school model. The program is committed to helping students and families build a foundation of knowledge and skills to live meaningful Jewish lives and embrace a passion for lifelong learning. Students can expect a quality and engaging experience, a love of learning and the ability to seek not only answers, but questions.
Instructional methods include engaging and interactive experiences for all learners. The YESh curriculum encompasses three main areas of Jewish learning and living: Torah, Avodah and Gemilut Chasadim. YESh programming is available on Sundays for kindergarten through 10th grade. Hebrew instruction for grades three to six is offered as a choice on either Sunday morning or Wednesday afternoon. B’nai Mitzvah Hebrew and
tutoring is offered for seventh grade students. Jewish education is a sacred partnership between home, school and community. YESh values and recognizes the importance of this trust and appreciates and values this partnership. Rabbi Ariel Boxman Director of Lifelong Learning 239-455-3227 aboxman@naplestemple.org
Summer of the Arts
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ummer of the Arts is Naples’ most exciting summer camp experience for children ages 18 months to 8 years. The camp is located in the heart of Naples, on an awardwinning, child-oriented campus, and has become known throughout Naples for its incredibly diverse and exciting programming as well as its caring and dedicated staff. Campers are welcomed to a warm and nurturing environment under the professional care of experi-
enced and qualified teachers, counselors and instructors. At Summer of the Arts, your child will have the opportunity to make new friends, develop new skills and cultivate new interests. The program integrates various creative arts and educational themes in a safe, multi-sensory, handson and spirited setting. The camp’s curriculum and programming are custom-designed each year by educators to meet the campers’ needs with age-
appropriate activities and one-of-akind experiences. Summer of the Arts is renowned for combining a dozen specialty camps into one. Its goal is to expose the campers to the world around them through a fun-filled program, where they get to experience art, science, music, gymnastics, dance, cooking, sports, water play, weekly entertainers and cultural experiences. The program is designed to maximize each child’s experience with nonstop fun and enrichment! Five-day programs. Full and halfday availability. Extended hours 7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Two 3-week sessions: June 7 - June 25, 2021 June 28 - July 16, 2021 For more information or to schedule a tour, call: Ettie Zaklos, Founder & Director 239-263-2620 www.NaplesPreschooloftheArts.com
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