Students in the Gratz Online Certificate Program in Jewish Early Childhood Education are interested in becoming more advanced in their understanding of young children and how to facilitate their growth in a Jewish environment. The program focuses on Jewish content and philosophy, how these coordinate with learner-centered educational methods for teaching young children, and how educators can become researchers in trying out new ways of communicating Judaism to children and families. One aim is to facilitate adults’ understanding of how to create and support dynamic, responsive Judaic experiences for children and their parents. Most students in the program are either directors or teachers, although rabbis and central agency consultants are also enrolled.

The Gratz Online Certificate in Jewish Early Childhood Education consists of six courses: three in Jewish early childhood education and 3 in Jewish studies. Click here for program requirements. You can even get onto a sample course session by going clicking here. By accessing the course platform as a guest, you can get a feel for the culture of the program and the characteristics of the online courses. Program application form can be accessed by clicking here.
Please contact Lyndall Miller, Director of the Department of Jewish Early Childhood Education for more information: lmiller@gratz.edu.

Jewish Early Childhood Education Gratz Faculty

• Jewish Early Childhood Education Coordinator:
  Lyndall Miller, M.A.Ed., M.A.J.E.D., M.S.Ed.