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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]To the Olam Tikvah poster: at what ages is the Kids Shabbat aimed?  Is it on Saturday mornings?  I LOVE that it is every week.  We belong to a different congregation now but would seriously come check out a weekly Kids Shabbat if we're not too old (mid-elementary).

I'd also be interested in hearing more about why you like the religious school.  Most of the places we've been just seem so boring.[/quote]

OT has different Sat morning sections depending upon ages.

Tot Shabbat is for 4 and under.  It is run by the preschool teachers and they have 2-3 teenage babysitters.  You can drop off at 18mo.  If your little one needs a diaper change the director will find you in the sanctuary.  If your little one is PT, since the teacher is a preschool teacher, she is well versed as noticing the dance signs.

Somewhere between 4 and 5, kids move up to Shorashim (sp?).  This is aimed at K-1.

Then there is a group for 2nd and 3rd.--I think....we're only in K so I'm not sure on this point.  If they don't have their own separate minyan, they would be combined into jr. congregation.

4th-6th and even some 7th graders attend Jr. Congregation.  It is facilitator by a teacher, but the kids themselves lead minyan.  They practice all the parts necessary for their bar/bat mitzvahs in a very supportive environment.

What I love is that after minyan, everyone gathers for kiddish.  That usually lasts 30-45 min.  Then most people head outside to the playground to let the kids run around.  It makes for a lovely shabbat morning that is stress free and fun for everyone.

My child is in day school so I really can't comment on the Sun/Tuesday religious school.  But, if you look in the class wing, you'll see lots and lots of arts and crafts.  They do a lot of signing and dancing.  They post you tube videos that look really fun.  I know from my friends that their children look forward to attending religious school so it can't be that boring![/quote]

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