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Education Director Sheila Silver

Sheila Silver brings her love of Judaism, her enthusiastic leadership and her many years as an educator to help grow our religious school.  Sheila has extensive experience in Jewish educational and arts organizations, Jewish residential camping, and teaching confirmation and classes for the Bureau of Jewish Education.

An educator for nearly thirty years, Sheila has taught drama and English at the high school level, and in teacher education programs at the collegiate levels. She has expertise in working with second language learners and with adult learners, which she will use to enhance the Hebrew instructional program at Temple Shalom.  Sheila has also been a curriculum specialist and program coordinator where she successfully developed, supervised and managed personnel of all ages, backgrounds and experiences.  She has been honored by the California Department of Education for excellence in teaching, selected as one of the top five teachers in education in 1997 and as the Regional Theatre Educator of the Year in 2002 by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

With a MA degree in theatre arts, extensive credentials as an arts educator, and leadership experience in staff development and management, Sheila will provide exceptional contributions as the Director or Education for Temple Shalom. She welcomes your participation in creating a rich and meaningful Jewish Life at Temple Shalom.

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A letter from Sheila Silver to the community:

May 29, 2007

Dear Parents,

 As I begin my new role as Director of Education for Temple Shalom of the South Bay, I have been given the task of designing my ‘First 100 Days”.  The gauntlet having been tossed, I can think of no more important way to begin than meeting with the families of Temple Shalom to learn about your needs, interests and concerns as we plan not only for 2007 – 2008, but for our future growth as a synagogue.

 During the intensive interview process I was most impressed with Temple Shalom’s commitment to creating a community which embraces spiritual, intellectual, personal growth and social action as its core foundation.  It is these values that must drive the goals of our religious school.  Integral to this will be to ensure that our curriculum is sound in content, Judaic practice, Hebrew acquisition, B’nai Mitzvah preparation and immergence into the community as responsible young adults.

 Facilitating our goals requires that we provide challenging and engaging classroom experiences.  This requires our faculty to practice excellence in teaching strategies and classroom management.  With your input, reflections on past practices and envisioning goals for the future, together we will create a program that will provide a rich and meaningful Judaic experience that meets the learning needs of all children and adults.

 Beginning July 9th, I will be scheduling meetings to meet you, share ideas, hear your concerns and look toward our future. Please complete and return the attached form so that I can begin to schedule our meetings.

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 Our synagogue desires to be a sanctuary of Jewish living and life long learning. I am honored to have been selected to be your Director of Education to share this journey with you and your families.

B’Shalom –
Sheila Silver
Director of Education
Temple Shalom of the South Bay


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