• Do you live too far from a religious school for your child to be educated in a

classroom environment? Or are you unsatisfied with your child's current

religious school education?

• Do you miss parental involvement in your child's Jewish learning?

• Do the fights over conflicting activities and carpooling drive you crazy?

• Does your child like learning via the computer?

• Introducing the world's first and only internet based Hebrew school, for children ages 8-13.

This program utilizes information available on the web, plus much of our own

creation, in a curriculum organized by us. 

It assumes parent-child engagement and cooperation in the learning process, 

as they work through the material.

-The latest direction in Jew

-The secular university is moving mucish education is geared toward family

involvement. h more in the direction of independent learning as well as learning

via the web.

This article from the Chicago tribune recently helps explain:"one theme is a shift

from a passive model of absorbing a lecturer's words to a more active one 

where lecturers guide and measure, but students learn the material more 

independently.

"In a traditional course the faculty are doing 

all the work and the students are watching," said Carol Twigg, president and CEO of the National Center

for Academic Transformation, which is working with hundreds of universities

 to improve giant courses. "In a redesigned course, students are doing the work

and faculty are stepping in as needed."

Our programs is based on students learning under parent supervision, outside of

the traditional classroom, with support of a teacher and tutor available to assist.

-We also take advantage of the revolution in communication-the resources on the

web, as well as the prolific Jewish educational resources our Rabbi has created

on the web.We are also cognizant of the overwhelming challenges families today

face in juggling all the family needs. This program allows the student and parents

to work at their timetable and largely avoids the need to shlep.

-At the same time, there appears to be less family interactive activities today, and

especially centered around Jewish living. Many parents did not grow up Jewishly

or had very little Jewish educations, so this will acheive multiple benefits.This will

prove beneficial on both counts.

-Most importantly, evidence seems clear that standard religious schools in their

current format, achieve little, and may even be counter productive. This view

enjoys wide support among Jewish educators. We believe childfren will learn and

retain more, and enjoy it more since it means more parent time and, interaction,

uses a "cool" medium, and can be done at the families discretion time-wise,

obviating many conflicts.

          Ezra-Habonim, the Niles Township Jewish Congregation

4500 Dempster,

      Phone#:(847)675-4141 or Fax#:(847)675-0327

Must be members of the synagogue to be eligible.

All information on this form is confidential with the exception of name, address, phone which will be added to our School Directory.

PLEASE PRINT OR TYPE:

Child’s Full Name:_________________________________________________

Hebrew Name:____________________________________________________

(Check here if you want a Hebrew name for your child)________________

Grade in School as of September 2008:_______________________________

Name of School: __________________________________________________

Date of Birth:______/________/________

Did your child attend

If not, what school did your child attend:___________________________

                                                                Name                                                                       Location

Mother’s Name:__________________________________________________

Father’s Name:___________________________________________________

Family Address:__________________________________________________

                         Street                                                      City                                       State                              Zip

Family Address:__________________________________________________

                             Street                                                      City                                        State                              Zip

Family Phone:___________________________________________________

Parent’s Work Phone:____________________________________________

                                    Mother                                                                                     Father

Parent’s E-Mail:_________________________________________________

                                        Mother                                                                                     Father

Emergency Contact:__________________Phone:_____________________

Relation to Child:________________________________________________

Emergency Contact:__________________Phone:_____________________

Relation to Child:________________________________________________

Child’s Special needs and interests: 

Please indicate everything you feel we need to know.  Allergies, learning disabilities, etc. (only the rabbi and teacher of child will see this)

Use additional paper, if necessary.

Persons other than parents/guardians authorized

To pick up student:

Name:________________________Phone:_______________________

Name:________________________Phone:_______________________

Names of Grandparents if members of EHNTJC:____________________________________________________

I give Ezra-Habonim, the Niles Township Jewish Congregation, its employees and representative’s permission to photograph my child taking part in synagogue activities, whether on synagogue grounds or off.

____________________________________________________________

Signature of Parent or Guardian

Religious School Tuitions & Fees:          2008/5769 on-site School

Saturday School Only     Grades K-2       $220 tuition+$40 supply fee

Hebrew School              Grades 3-7        $630 tuition+$80 supply fee

Lehrhouse (Tuesday Night)  Grades 8-10   $360 tuition+$40 supply fee

B’nai Mitzvah (must be paid in full before event              $1,000

Discounts:

2^nd child in the school: 

Family receives 10% discount off the lowest tuition.

3^rd child in the school:

Family receives 15% discount off the lowest tuition.

            No discounts on supply fees.