Educational Framework: Building Programs from the Ground Up

The Role of Staff How to Plan a Program Step One – Setting Program Goals Step Two – Brainstorming Step Three – The 5 W’s Step Four – Outlining Step Five – Filling Out Program Forms Step Six – Running The Program Step Seven – Evaluating the Program I don’t understand my role. Shouldn’t these programs be created by teens?

The Educational Framework Key Goal for Participants in BBYO BBYO participants will be confident about their Jewish identity, connected to Israel and the global Jewish community, and committed to leading others and improving the world. Three Core Outcomes Identify: Strengthen Jewish Identity Feel confident questioning and integrating into one’s life Jewish principles about G-d and Torah, history, traditions, and culture. Respect diversity within the Jewish community and in the world. Use leadership skills to help others develop their own Jewish pride, connections, and commitment. Connect: Create Jewish community Have caring and respectful relationships with Jewish peers. Understand the role that Israel plays for the Jewish people and around the world. Promote the inclusion of all Jews into a pluralistic Jewish community. Improve: Change the world Understand current social issues. Use Jewish values to guide involvement in service, philanthropy, and advocacy. Use leadership skills to mobilize peers around social issues.

Folds, Principles, and Teen Priorities AZA 5 Folds Athletic Community Service/Social Action Education Judaic Social BBG 6 Folds Jewish Heritage Community Service Social Action Recreation Creativity Sisterhood Is there such a thing as too much??? Teen Priorities Grow AZA, BBG, and BBYO Connect Implement Programs of Quality and Excellence Expand Stand UP Within and Beyond BBYO Commitment to Israel Act Globally, Impact Locally Cardinal Principles Patriotism Judaism Filial Love Charity Conduct Purity Fraternity Menorah Pledge Principles Citizenship Jewish Heritage Community Service Philanthropy Inter-faith Relations Tradition Good Sisterhood Prayer for World Jewry

Helping Teens Along the Way Goals Motivate chapters for future recruitment. Understand current social issues. Engage younger members in programming. Use leadership skills to help others develop their own Jewish pride, connections, and commitment. Big Ideas Public speaking skills. Learn how to organize a group and delegate. See roles for people who aren’t on chapter board. Gain ideas for JServe projects. Activities Basketball game Tent-building game Community organization scavenger hunt Panel of regional graduates

A Great Teen Example… We want to bake challahs to sell to local families… Ask probing questions to help them develop their goals. Why do you want to bake challahs? Because the organization we want to give money to provides support for Jewish families looking to have their own Shabbat dinner, so challah seemed like a good idea. And why do you want to support that organization? Because we want teens to recognize the value of a Shabbat meal and how it can help solidify a Jewish identity. This also lets us do some community service while we teach our friends about this great local organization.

Programming Worksheet Enhancing the programmatic experience at BBYO…

Spread the word… Questions: Aleeza Lubin