Formal-Informal Education

If only school could be like camp… Many people’s fondest childhood memories are of camp with its unstructured days and enjoyable activities. Increasingly, under the rubric of informal or experiential education, schools are capturing some of the atmosphere of camp in the classroom and beyond. How can this model be adapted effectively to the educational rigor of a day school?

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Winter 2011

HaYidion Formal Informational Education Winter 2012

Articles From This Issue

Planning for the Unexpected: Maximizing the Potential of Holocaust Educational Travel

Jason Feld
Bridging the Chasm between the Formal and Informal

Daniel Held
Retreats from Soup to Ropes

Judith Schiller
Web Tools for Jewish Formal and Informal Experiential Education

Richard D. Solomon and Deborah Price Nagler
Jewish Edutainment

Ronit Chaya Janet and Nicky Newfield
Jewish Education: New and Improv’d

Andrew Davies and Aaron Friedman
Not Just Fun and Games: Preparing Teachers for Meaningful, Constructivist, Experiential Education

Shira D. Epstein and Jeffrey S. Kress
Can the Arts Foster Serious Jewish Learning?

Bradley Solmsen and Rachel Happel
From the Editor

Barbara Davis
Reclaiming the “Ed” in Informal Education

Shira Melody Berkovits
Letters

RAVSAK Staff
Lessons from Montessori for Jewish Day Schools

Debra Kira
Rethinking the “School” in Day School

Jonathan Woocher
Olami / Personal Essay: Why I Teach in a Jewish School

Scott Culclasure
Deepening the Conversation About What Schools Can Learn From Camps

Marc Baker and Becca Shimshak
Head and Heart

Skip Vichness
Getting Beyond “Formal vs. Informal”: Good Education is Good Education

Jacob Cytryn
Balancing Skills and Knowledge with Meaningful Experiences

Karen Gazith
What Schools Can Learn from Ecological Resilience

Amanda Gelb