The Rabbi Sacks Torah V’Chochmah Schools Program
A premier teacher training and curriculum project bringing the wisdom of Rabbi Sacks into schools
Introduction
The Torah V’Chochmah Program was piloted in North America during the 2023-2024 academic year. 25 middle school and high school teachers from 18 schools across the United States, Canada, and Mexico took part in the program. Phase two of the program - implementation of the new curriculums - is currently taking place.
Participating Schools
The following schools are involved in the TVC North America program:
Bnei Akiva Schools of Toronto
Bornblum Jewish Community School
Colegio Hebreo Maguen David
Donna Klein Jewish Academy
Frisch
Fuchs Mizrachi School
Hebrew Academy of Montreal
Ma'ayanot Yeshiva High School for Girls
Milwaukee Jewish Day School
Netivot HaTorah
Rae Kushner Yeshiva High School
Robert M. Beren Academy
SAR High School
Shalhevet High School
The Ramaz School
Yeshivat Emuna
Meet the Faculty
How the program works
Preparing high-quality Judaic curricula while simultaneously planning, delivering, and assessing lessons can often be a struggle for teachers. The Rabbi Sacks Legacy together with LaHaV curriculum designers and world-class content experts seek to transform this dynamic.
Torah V'Chochmah brings the wisdom and Torah of Rabbi Sacks to the classroom through a year-long curriculum design training program for middle and high school teachers focused on one of three tracks in Jewish Philosophy, Chumash, or Parshat HaShavuah. Teachers will work with world-class content experts to gain a deeper insight into these three areas.
The program also provides high-level curriculum development and pedagogical training which will enable teachers to build curricula that will be relevant and adaptable for their schools.
Throughout the academic year, teachers are supported by expert mentors. There are also be monthly cohort meetings throughout the year for teachers to learn, prepare, and share their ideas with colleagues from other participating schools.
At the end of the process, teachers will be equipped with a complete curriculum for their classrooms.
For further details please email our Director of Programming, Rabbi Jeremy Bruce.
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