Program areas at Ronald S Lauder Foundation
E learning academy
Jcommunity. There are approximately 110, 16-20 year students who are actively engaged in shabbatonim (weekend seminars) in berlin, which offer on-line educational programs including classes in judaism and hebrew and winter and summer trips in europe, israel and america. Jacademy. 7 young jews (aged 18-25) are enrolled in a full-time, one year gap year. Jacademy is based in berlin with fellows also spending significant time over The course of The year in new york/washington dc (2 weeks), israel (7 weeks) and london (4 weeks). The program consists of 4 learning semesters where mornings are spent learning about topics relating to judaism and its contemporary relevance, and afternoons consisting of a series of courses and seminars building soft skills and also developing competence in business english and hebrew. Between learning semesters fellows participate in three internships in berlin, israel and london.
Lauder beth zion school. 122 children between grades 1-12 are currently enrolled at The Lauder beth zion school. The school, led by a senior management team from The Foundation, continues to grow significantly year-on-year atttributable to both The young community and The increasing popularity of The school.
The Lauder e-learning schools are operating in germany, czech republic & slovakia, hungary and greece. The e-learning school in every country ensures continued jewish education. The project creates a sense of belonging to jewish children from each and every town in these countries, especially for those students who reside in places that lack jewish communities. With The Lauder e-learning school, every child can connect, learn about judaism and grow individually as a jew.
Lauder beth zion elementary school. 122 children between grades 1-12 are currently enrolled at The Lauder beth zion school. The school, led by a senior management team from The Foundation continues to grow significantly year-on-year attributable to both The young community and The increasing popularity of The school.
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Lauder nitzan kindergarten. The kindergarten has 95 children enrolled between The ages of 1-5 The kindergarten also has a waiting list that, having built a new expanded facility, will allow to grow The kindergarten further.
Midrasha. The midrasha is designed for young women who are on a quest to discover their jewish identity. Operated by Lauder yeshurun, an in-depth study of torah, halacha (jewish law), hebrew and jewish tradition is offered. A dedicated and experienced teaching staff assist each studentb
Outreach - am echad. The national outreach division of Lauder yeshurun aims to empower jewish teenagers and young adults from cities across germany to serve as literate and motivated role models for young jews in their home communities. The am echad fellowship provides a content-driven and intellectually challenging jewish literacy curriculum, and offers capacity building exercises, including program creation and team management. This component is carried out over three-weekend and one-week long seminar, as well as through ongoing online and telephone learning opportunities. The participants are also assigned to develop and implement three jewish literacy projects for their peers across The country.
Summer/winter camp. Camp for children away from home providing educational and cultural activities.
Youth program. Educational and other activities for young people.