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help them develop a more meaningful relationship with nature and deepen their own connection to jewish practices and traditions . this process also facilitates personal growth community building and a genuine commitment to tikkun olam healing the world . a decade later teva s focus expanded to include additional attention to issues of food sustainability as an aspect of the natural world . teva programs are designed for children ages 2 17 years old and educators of children . over the last twenty years teva has worked with over 450 day schools congregations camps jccs bjes youth groups and other jewish institutions . the more than 100 000 individuals who have benefited from our direct programs cover the spectrum of religious affiliation and age . over 250 young adults form the core of our teva educators and over 500 community educators have sought out our professional development opportunities . our teva educators have been inspired by their experience living and teaching in community to start 14 initiatives that are making real impact on the jewish community . experiential jewish education for an ecological age powerful and fun for kids and families including residential programs and one day programs . professional development that delivers cutting edge methodologies and content to educators and teva accreditation . materials that you are able to use in your own communities . abraham joshua heschel school barrack hebrew academy beit rabban bet shraga hebrew academy of the capital district bnai shalom day school carmel academy cohen hillel academy epstein academy ezra academy gerrard berman day school golda och academy gottesman rtw academy hannah senesh community school heritage academy jcds boston jcds rhode island kellman brown academy lander grinspoon academy maimonides school metro west jewish day school ne miles day school schechter school of long island solomon schechter academy of new london solomon schechter school of manhattan solomon schechter school of queens solomon shechter school of westchester ssds of greater hartford ssds of greater monmouth county striar hebrew academy shas the brandeis school thank you so much for providing the golda och academy 6th grade students with an enriching engaging and exploratory environmental learning curriculum . i along with the students and chaperones truly enjoyed our stay at teva . we all learned so much the students continuously sing the songs you taught them in the hallways and lunchroom and have tried to limit their psolet during lunch . they have truly taken what you have taught them and are applying it to their lives . day school administrator overview day school programs shomrei adamah achdoot for students for parents & schools community programs topsy turvy bus tour teva seminar on jewish outdoor food and environmental education camp teva at isabella freedman educational resources teva in a box teva tabling teva tunes work for teva become a teva educator contact us teva advisory board 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