Teaching Israel at Camp:
Summer 2025 is a new initiative that seeks to enhance the quality and reach of Israel education and
programming at day and overnight camps during the summer of 2025 and beyond.
To achieve this goal, FJC
will award grants of $14,500 to 60 camps to help fund the salary and
programmatic efforts of a dedicated Head of Israel Education (HIE) for the summer of 2025. FJC will provide mandatory coaching and professional learning to the HIEs in the months leading up to the summer of 2025..
At the end of the summer, FJC
will collect and curate write-ups of outstanding programs from participating
camps. These examples will form the foundation of an FJC Israel Educational Program Bank, a resource designed to benefit the broader field.
Application is due January 17, 2025 by 11:59PM PST.
Awardees will be notified no later than January 27, 2025.
Program
Criteria
To
be eligible to apply for this program, camps must:
- be a member in
good standing of the FJC network
- have a strong commitment
to deepening and/or expanding Israel education and programming in the
summer of 2025
- hire a Head of
Israel Education by March 2025
The Head of Israel Education position must meet the following criteria:
- Hold
primary responsibility for Israel education and programming at camp in a
supervisory and/or direct service role
- Can be a
new position or an expansion of a previously existing position
- Is
a thoughtful, experienced educator with interest in and knowledge of
Israel. (HIEs will benefit from support and resources from FJC and the
educator cohort but must bring their own prior experience to this role.)
- Will participate
in approximately 15 hours of coaching and virtual learning, which will take
place throughout March, April and May. FJC will make every effort to offer
multiple sessions that address the range of participant availability.
- Can meet
all the requirements of this program before, during and after the summer of 2025.
FJC
will be holding an information session about this initiative on December 19,
2025 at 2pm eastern. Register Here. This
session will be recorded.