An Amazing Year at Religious School
I cannot believe that the end of the Religious School year has come. As I stepped into the role of Interim Education Director, I could not have imagined that the year would fly by so quickly. After 29 weeks of class over 9 months so much has happened! To give you a sense of some of what we experienced, I give you (in homage to the Harper’s Index):
The Temple Sinai Religious School Index
May 2022
Percentage of students enrolled this year from previous year: >200%
Lead Teachers over course of entire year: 12
UVM Hillel students working as Co-Teachers: 3
Number of high school/college Students working in school for credit: 2
Volunteers who helped paint the Religious School hallway: 8
Number of classes scheduled for the school year: 29
Classes held in person: 23
Classes held online due to COVID: 3
Snow days: 1
Number of days school was cancelled outright due to COVID: 2
Elective classes held in the first part of the year to connect students across grades: 7
Number of grade level classes: 6
Siddurim distributed to students to use as textbooks in class: 37
Languages sung in assembly: 3 (English, Hebrew, American Sign Language)
Amount donated from Religious School tzedakah: $225.86
B’nei Mitzvot scheduled so far for 2022: 9
Plays preformed: 3
Songs sung: SO many
Art projects completed: Dozens
Shacharit Prayers learned: 15+
Cookbooks created: 1
Students recognized as Mensch-of-the-Week: 30
Student behavior issues: 0
Gratitude for our community: Infinite
