Hadran:  Deepening (Aramaic) & Enriching (Hebrew) Jewish living, learning and belonging is the core of KI’s educational programming.  Taught by exceptional staff and designed to meet each learner where they are, Hadran Education  workshops, classes, programs and seminars are unique. 

 
What makes HADRAN unique?

Jewish learning is relocated from the “practice field” to the “playing field”
Students and families learn by doing at home, away and at KI.  Students attend classes on Thursdays after school, participate in Shabbatonim and day-long Retreats and a program called “School-In-Shul”, on Shabbat mornings. enables students and families to learn about Shabbat while “doing” Shabbat.

Families are given flexibility
Families have flexibility in both scheduling and program content; while some families opt for the Hebrew Intensive program which immerses students in Hebrew language instruction,  others choose the Family Tutoring option through which families learn together with a private tutor. Still others choose a more traditional two day a week option.  Our goal is to work with your schedule, not demand you follow ours. 

 All students in grades three through six participate in a program of informal education. Each year six informal learning opportunities, four Shabbatonim and two all day Sunday Retreats, are offered.

Commitment to inclusivity
Through a generous grant from Combined Jewish Philanthropies and private donors the HADRAN program is staffed by professional Jewish educators including a Special Needs Coordinator. Each classroom is staffed by a lead teacher and classrooms often have a full time special needs aide. The program currently serves students on the Autism Spectrum, students with ADD, students with other NLDs, as well as students with differing learning styles.

 Unlike the Hebrew School experience many of us remember, students in the HADRAN Program are engaged in joyful Jewish learning. Many students come to KI directly from public school, arriving early to work individually with one of the HADRAN staff members. Students who have graduated from the HADRAN program often return to volunteer in classrooms as teaching assistants or in the HADRAN Education Office. When dismissal time arrives, parents are often kept waiting in the school foyer because their children want to finish a project they are working on, ask a few final questions or just spend some extra time with their teachers.

What we have created at KI is a viable option for families who have chosen to supplement their child’s public school experience with a synagogue-based enrichment program. Students spend time in classrooms engaged in quality educational experiences. They share congregational holiday observances, life cycle events and celebrations. And, most importantly, they take their Jewish knowledge home and put it into practice with their families. That is what HADRAN is about, enriching and deepening each individual’s commitment to Jewish living, learning and belonging.