Guide Category: Education
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* Listings with an asterisk are part of the JUF/JF partnership of agencies serving the Chicago and worldwide Jewish community.
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The International School at Bar-Ilan University
The International School at Bar-Ilan University, Israel offers studies taught in English at all levels: bachelors, masters and PhD. Our school hosts students from five continents and more than 20 countries, in a multi-national, multi-cultural environment of academic excellence. Our programs are very affordable, and recognized worldwide.
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JUF Early Childhood Collaborative
The Early Childhood Collaborative is a network of educators and community members working together to maximize the number of families who have access to and enroll in high-quality Jewish early childhood programs in greater Chicago. This includes consulting and professional development.
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Akiba-Schechter Jewish Day School
Akiba-Schechter Jewish Day School provides an excellent secular and Judaic education in Hyde Park to a diverse community of Jewish children from all over Chicagoland. Under the auspices of ATT and Community Foundation for Jewish Education. Early childhood program open to the community and Jewish Day School for Grades 1-8. We pride in teaching children, not subjects; we value Jewish unity, Joyful Judaism and Respect for all Humanity.
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Akiba-Schechter Jewish Preschool
Akiba-Schechter Jewish Day School provides an excellent secular and Judaic education in Hyde Park to a diverse community of Jewish children from all over Chicagoland. Under the auspices of ATT and Community Foundation for Jewish Education. Early childhood program open to the community and Jewish Day School for Grades 1-8. We pride in teaching children, not subjects; we value Jewish Unity, Joyful Judaism, and respect for all humanity.
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Luba & Bernard Friedman Base Loop
Silverstein Base Hillel is a home for students, young adults, and their friends -- and the actual homes of two rabbinic couples: Rabbi Megan and Paige and Rav Ezra and Laura. Rabbi Megan and Paige live in Lincoln Park while you can find Rav Ezra and Laura in the South Loop! Base is committed to pluralism and founded on three core values: hospitality, learning, and service. Our regular events include Shabbat and holiday home cooked meals, classes like Tacos and Torah and Pasta and Parsha and opportunities to give back and get involved in the local community.
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Skokie Chabad Hebrew School
Skokie Chabad Hebrew School offers a warm, welcoming environment to engage children and give them a love for Judaism. No membership required.
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ET Learning Connections
EtLearning Connections focuses on each client's individual needs devising custom tailored programs to meet those needs. ET Learning Connections empowers children with diverse tools to bring out the potential in your child implementing hands on multi-sensory learning approaches and strategies that promote learning and positive mindset. Wilson Certified, Fast Forward and Social ThinkingR Provider IDEA Vendor Providing remedial services in all areas of early literacy,reading, writing in Hebrew and General studies, executive functioning and social skills. With the right support every child can succeed! Sign up for educational and motivational newsletters by [email protected]
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Joan Dachs Bais Yaakov-Yeshivas Tiferes Tzvi Preschool
JDBY-YTT is dedicated to transmitting the values and life style of orthodox Jewish tradition while providing a strong, comprehensive secular education. As a Jewish parochial school, our goal is to provide a learning environment in which children acquire skills and knowledge in all secular subjects in an environment based on Torah (Jewish Law), mitzvoth (performing good deeds), tzedakah (acts of charity) and limud (study and learning). We recognize and respect the dignity of all students, striving to maximize individual strengths and achievements in a positive, supportive learning environment.
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Maccabim Hebrew School
Serving Israeli and American children age 2 and older in the Chicago metro area, providing them a unique anchor to Hebrew language, Jewish learning and Israeli culture, and strengthening their Jewish-Israeli identity. Families come from a variety of Jewish backgrounds, and the Sunday morning classes are conducted primarily in Hebrew by professional educators who are also native speakers.
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JCYS Michael R. Lutz Family Center-Wicker Park
JCYS Wicker Park offers early childhood education for children ages 15 months-5 years through school year and summer camp programming. As our center grows, after-school programming for grades K-6 and summer camps for grades K-8 will be added.