Masterclass Series

Become a Master Youth Professional by joining these multi-session deep dives into exciting topics designed to expand your skills and transform your work. Of course you’ll build important relationships with colleagues along the way.

SEPT 7, 14, 21

1:00 – 2:30 PM EST

New Year, New BEST You: Harnessing Emotional Intelligence

Registration is now OPEN.

Prepare for 5783 by learning to access your best professional self.  This three-week series with Rhoda Weisman will also offer replicable exercises and experiences to use with teens in your setting.

“We are not victims of our situation. We are the architects of it.”  Simon Sinek, Leaders Eat Last: Why Some Teams Pull Together and Others Don’t

So often, challenging situations at work disguise themselves as uncontrollable external forces. Shifting our perspective helps to reveal that they are not uncontrollable at all. This series will offer you tools to take ownership of our response mechanisms and manifest positive results for yourself and those with whom you work and lead. The intentional use of emotional intelligence strategies is a steadfast playbook for thriving as an effective youth professional, leader of teens, and an important role model. 

OCT 12, 26, Nov 16, Jan 11

1:00 – 2:00 PM EST

Mindfulness and Breathing Techniques

Mindfulness is a way of paying attention to the present. It helps us become more aware of our thoughts and feelings so that, instead of being overwhelmed by them, we’re better able to manage them. Join Alison Laichter, founder of the first Jewish Meditation Center in New York, for this four-part Masterclass for youth professionals and clinicians working in Jewish settings.

Registration coming soon.

In the meantime, if you are interested in this series, please contact us using the link below to let us know.

NOV 29, DEC 6, 13

Time: TBD

The Entrepreneurial Mindset: What Youth Professionals Can Learn From StartUp Culture

This three week series with entrepreneur Henrik Scheel (StartUp Experience) will bolster your skill sets around entrepreneurship with fun activities and a supportive community of colleagues. Learn how the entrepreneurial spirit has sustained Jewish professionals for thousands of years!  You’ll leave this series newly inspired, energized, and with tools to bring any venture from idea to reality. Participants will also receive a one-month subscription to the StartUp Academy for Jewish Educators.

Session 1: The Entrepreneurial Mindset: User-Centered Design and Building a Culture Around Risk and Venture.  

Session 2: The LEAN Startup Method in Action: Applying Entrepreneurial Skills to Your Work

Session 3: The Art of the Pitch: Networking Tactics and Secrets to Getting Buy-in for Your Ideas

MAR 8, 15, 22

Time: TBD

Understanding Gender and Supporting Jewish Teens

This three-week interactive series with Moving Traditions will deepen your understandings around gender and how teens relate to, internalize, and express themselves and their diverse identities.  Strengthen your ability to support young people and their families as they navigate this important topic.

MAY 2, 9, 16

Time: TBD

Using the Summer Months Wisely – Relationship Building Fundamentals for Youth Professionals

Inspired by the Funder Collaborative’s new teen curriculum in peer-to-peer engagement, youth professionals are invited to actively workshop how best to use the upcoming summer months to build and strengthen relationships with teens. We’ll utilize the Search Institute’s Developmental Assets framework to conceptualize how the role we play and the relationships we build contribute to a healthier, thriving teen community.