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Chaia has trained extensively in Jewish tradition, culture, education, and religion. She offers values-based Jewish education programs and curriculum, for early childhood learners, special needs learners, adults and families. Chaia incorporates the joyful benefits of music and movement to teach inspiring and valuable programs. Rich content and essential topics cover a full spectrum of Jewish folklore and tradition, principals of the Torah, processes to enrich worship, and fundamental Jewish values and mitzvot as described in
the liturgical texts.

Chaia also delivers innovative teacher training programs for Jewish educators that integrate Best Practices in education.  Chaia's programs cover a range of important topics from The Neurobiology of Movement in Prayer, to Torah for Tots, a joyfully creative program designed to help children deepen their understanding of the Torah. Workshops provide educators with creative and practical curriculum ideas for teaching abstract Jewish concepts in an understandable and enjoyable way.  Chaia helps teachers design effective lesson plans that incorporate songs, movement, stories, dramatic role-play, puppetry and arts and crafts projects. Chaia’s highly interactive workshop presentations are designed to meet the needs of new and experienced teachers, as well as leaders of family education programs.

Chaia can come to your school, home, synagogue, JCC or Conference and present as a key note speaker, and/or deliver training presentations and seminars.

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Jewish Education Programs offered by Chaia May


Teacher Training Seminar Topics

  • Original and Traditional Stories designed especially for ages 2 through 8
  • Interactive Songs and Chants, accompanied by games and movement exercises
  • The Neurological Basis of Movement - an overview of Sensory Integration, the latest in brain research
    on children with special needs and how to integrate both into the Pre-School Classroom
  • How to increase Sensory Integration Techniques into the daily classroom with Jewish rituals
    that stimulate sensory development
  • How to incorporate Emotional Management Techniques into the daily classroom, for typical and atypical children
  • Jewish Music and Movement in the Pre-School, K-2, and Jewish Day School Classrooms
  • How to Run a Torah for Tots/Tot Shabbat Family Service
  • How to Animate Circle Story Time with music and movement
  • How to incorporate family histories and Jewish values with curriculum
  • Environmental consciousness through holiday activities and songs of praise
  • Days of Awe: Making High Holidays meaningful for children and parents
  • Discovering “Worlds of Wonder” through Holiday Celebration
  • Helping Children develop Menschlichkeit mannerisms
  • Teaching Tefillah: Making Prayer Fun and Lively
  • Spirituality through the “Songs Within Us”

 

Themed Interactive Presentations (NEED EXAMPLES/MORE DEPTH!)

  •  A combination of storytelling, musical interludes and reflections on themes that have to do with Jewish Values, Spiritual Parenting and/or Finding Spiritual Support During Difficult Times

 

Family Education - Scholar in Residence Program - Sample of Topics:

Friday Night

  • Friday Night Family Service
  • Storytelling or Movement Play for the children after the service

Saturday

  • Stretching to the Shacharit for Women, either Saturday morning if recorded music is allowed, or Sunday morning.
  • Saturday Morning Family Service
  • Parenting and Spirituality for Adults
  • How to be in relationship with yourself so you can be in relationship with your family and with God
  • Maariv and Meditation for Adults - Chaverah Program

Saturday Evening

  • Storytelling and music program in the evening with Havdalah

Sunday Afternoons (*confusing/need clarification  e.g. see time contradictions below)

  • Performance of children’s songs for Shabbat for families on Sunday afternoon
  • Possible combination with Shabbat music in the synagogue, or JCC Pre-School Friday
  • Morning and/or a Kabbalat Shabbat for Grades K-2.
  • Song Leading Workshop for Future Song leaders -  leading on guitar and vocals

 

Adult Movement Programs - Interactive Lecture Demonstrations

  • Neurobiology of Movement in Prayer - this fascinating program teaches how to understand why we do what we do in the daily and Shabbat Services as it relates to sensory input, regulation and revision.
    Chaia can present this program either as a D’rash or Keynote Speech.
  • Stretching to the Shacharit
  • Moving to the Maariv
  • Understanding the Amidah

Note: Programs 2, 3 and 4 above can be combined with Torah Study with a Rabbi or Lay Leader.

 

Educational Performances

  • It’s Shabbat Today -
    Chaia performs songs from her new CD, It’s Shabbat Today. You can select from 3 music presentation formats:
       1. Chaia on solo vocals guitar
       2. additional backup from one musician
       3. full band performances.
  • Kumsits
    • Sing-a -long of Jewish and Yiddish Folk Songs with Chaia on guitar, or a capella
      for more observant congregations
    • Holiday Song Performance
    • Senior Music Programs for elders - in English, Hebrew and Yiddish
  • Client-Selected Themes
    Collaborate with Chaia to pick and develop specific storytelling and song themes to perfectly match your event.

 

Women’s Retreats
Sample Themes:

  • Havdalah (see Hand-Out)  – what handout ?
  • Movement Programs (see above)
  • Spirituality and Healing through Music, Movement and Meditation
 
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