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In the third block of the day was our first PEEP class. PEEP stands for Pardes Experiential Educators Program. We got to know what specific courses the program would cover with us during the year. The topics I am most looking forward too are "Types of Experiences: meaning-making conflict as core for growth" and "Social-Emotional Learning (as opposed to intellectual/logical learning)" as well as "Character Education". We also got to know our assignments for the year that we each have to fulfill at some point during the year. In the second part of the class we had to think of 5 - 6 of our formative Jewish experiences and use tape (and only tape!) to symbolize them using our tables as a canvas. 

For me that second part was very reflective and it was also very interesting to hear and see what the other participants (5) got together and what their formative Jewish experiences were.

Here is what I got together:


Let me know what you think those mean in the comment section!


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  1. mipandapopsSeptember 9, 2020 at 11:11 PM

    How can this be 5 - 6 of your formative Jewish experiences? I see tops 3!

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    1. David SchapiroSeptember 23, 2020 at 10:24 AM

      Well, as I said, I had struggled to understand the assignment. Would I have done it correctly, I propably would have gotten 5. I had a list of 5 actually.

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