Tikkun Olam: Day of Service Learning
JEWISH TIME PODCAST JEWISH TIME PODCAST SUBSCRIBE TODAY SUBSCRIBE TODAY
search
home page
CommunityEducation

Tikkun Olam: Day of Service Learning

At the Tikkun Olam Service Learning Day, Epstein students showed gratitude and did a small part to repair the world.

By AJT Staff November 22, 2018, 3:45 pm Edit
  • Fourth-grade students Jacob Ross and Zachary Covin decorated and planted pots to show their gratitude for their teachers.
    Fourth-grade students Jacob Ross and Zachary Covin decorated and planted pots to show their gratitude for their teachers.
  • Third-grader Micha Bank decorates a pot for plants to be given to Epstein teachers.
    Third-grader Micha Bank decorates a pot for plants to be given to Epstein teachers.
  • Second-grader Jordan Smith, top, and fourth-grader Jude Beale, sign a poster about giving thanks at Epstein’s Tikkun Olam Service Learning Day.
    Second-grader Jordan Smith, top, and fourth-grader Jude Beale, sign a poster about giving thanks at Epstein’s Tikkun Olam Service Learning Day.
  • Epstein second-grader Sara Shulman, and third-grader Gerald Kogon, get creative while working on a poster about love.
    Epstein second-grader Sara Shulman, and third-grader Gerald Kogon, get creative while working on a poster about love.
  • Sofia Harber, an Epstein first-grader, and fourth-grader Wren Woodman, write their names and messages of peace on a poster for Tikkun Olam Service Learning Day.
    Sofia Harber, an Epstein first-grader, and fourth-grader Wren Woodman, write their names and messages of peace on a poster for Tikkun Olam Service Learning Day.
  • Teacher Poonam Bakshani talks to kindergartners Abigail Kauss and Amelia Antebi about the messages of thanks, love, charity, community, friendship, joy and good deeds.
    Teacher Poonam Bakshani talks to kindergartners Abigail Kauss and Amelia Antebi about the messages of thanks, love, charity, community, friendship, joy and good deeds.
  • Third-grader Kayla Milrad passes a ball backwards to teammate, second-grader Alexis Shulman, as part of a teambuilding activity.
    Third-grader Kayla Milrad passes a ball backwards to teammate, second-grader Alexis Shulman, as part of a teambuilding activity.
  • During a team-building activity coach Carlos Powell (right) cheers on Epstein students (from left) Ava Gruenhut, Kayla Milrad, Amelia Antebi, Jacob Stillman, Abigail Kauss, Wren Woodman, Avery Shapiro and Yaniv Baron.
    During a team-building activity coach Carlos Powell (right) cheers on Epstein students (from left) Ava Gruenhut, Kayla Milrad, Amelia Antebi, Jacob Stillman, Abigail Kauss, Wren Woodman, Avery Shapiro and Yaniv Baron.
  • School counselor Molly Levine-Hunt guides students in relaxation and mindfulness techniques as she gently massages fourth-grader Talia Rubel’s head.
    School counselor Molly Levine-Hunt guides students in relaxation and mindfulness techniques as she gently massages fourth-grader Talia Rubel’s head.
  • Counselor Molly Levine-Hunt strikes a yoga pose as students follow her lead: third-grader Ella Holzer (left), kindergartner, Emerson Tritt, tries to balance with first-grader, Morris Kogon (right) and third-grader, Amelit Hall.
    Counselor Molly Levine-Hunt strikes a yoga pose as students follow her lead: third-grader Ella Holzer (left), kindergartner, Emerson Tritt, tries to balance with first-grader, Morris Kogon (right) and third-grader, Amelit Hall.
  • First-grader Isabella Glenn (far left), and second-grader Zachary Brown mirror art teacher Pamela Cohen as she holds a yoga pose and helps Epstein students learn about taking care of their bodies.
    First-grader Isabella Glenn (far left), and second-grader Zachary Brown mirror art teacher Pamela Cohen as she holds a yoga pose and helps Epstein students learn about taking care of their bodies.
  • Epstein welcomed Mary Kuo, a representative of the EPA, to help students better understand how to take care of the world. Students, like first grader Blake Frist, were given Post-it notes to write a pledge to help protect the environment.
    Epstein welcomed Mary Kuo, a representative of the EPA, to help students better understand how to take care of the world. Students, like first grader Blake Frist, were given Post-it notes to write a pledge to help protect the environment.

Students at The Epstein School understand that every day is a great day to be thankful, show gratitude, give back to the community, repair the world and take care of themselves. At the Tikkun Olam Service Learning Day, Epstein students created meaningful posters with messages of thanks, love, charity, community, friendship, joy and good deeds. They also decorated pots and learned about and installed plants in them to give to their teachers and show their gratitude. To understand how to better take care of themselves, students also practiced mindfulness and engaged in yoga and team-building activities. To understand how to better take care of the world, students welcomed Mary Kuo, a representative of the Environmental Protection Agency, who guided them in a discussion about water conservation, the importance of recycling and limiting use of plastic. At the end of the day, they held a special tefillah and joyfully sang songs.

read more:
comments