“DARKEI
NOAM”
The Masorti Movement’s School
for Counselor Training,
Buenos Aires, Argentina
The
madrichim (counselors) in NOAM are teenagers in grades 10 though 12 (ages
fifteen to eighteen years old). The madrichim are the essence of the youth
movement. It is the madrichim who plan and lead the NOAM weekly activities
with the younger children (grades 4 though 8, ages 9 to 14) under the
supervision of a NOAM adviser in the kehillah and it is through the madrichim
that youngsters learn about Masorti Judaism and Jewish values.
To be effective, madrichim need to be trained in Jewish studies, leadership
skills, counseling techniques, educational philosophy and Masorti ideology.
For this purpose, NOAM proposes the creation of Darkei NOAM, a unified
school for madrichim.
NOAM high school youth will study in Darkei Noam. The 9th grade students
will study and also work as interns in their NOAM chapters. Upon completion
of their studies, they will become madrichim in NOAM.
High school students who are already serving as madrichim in NOAM will
also participate in enrichment courses at Darkei Noam to improve their
knowledge and the quality of their counseling skills. Darkei Noam ensures
a continuity towards the future.
What we need
The project will cost
a total of $42,660 per year. The project will get some funding from individual’s
participation fees, the Jewish Agency and from BAMAH. Masorti Olami needs
approximately $20,000 to cover the rest of the expenses of the project.
We need your help!
For more information about this program,
please contact Judy Dvorak Gray at
mail@masortiolami.org
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Goals of Darkei Noam
To train the NOAM teenagers in informal educational theory and
methodology
To develop leadership skills and provide future leaders for
the Masorti Movement
To educate the participants in the ideology and practices of
Masorti Judaism
To provide our future leaders with the tools to transmit our heritage
and values
To enrich the knowledge of the participants in art, music, drama, sport,
scouting skills
To provide practical resources that the counselors can use in their
work
To strengthen the connection of the counselors to NOAM, to the Masorti
Movement in Argentina and to the world movement.
Project Description
220
ninth grade students from fifteen kehillot will participate in Darkei
Noam. Meetings will take place twice a week, once in the student’s
home kehillah and once in a central place. It is important that madrichim
have the experience of studying simultaneously with their peers from
NOAM. However, it is also important that they stay connected with their
kehillah.
Four special days of intensive training on specific themes will take
place during the year. In addition, a three-day seminar for intensive
training will take place in October.
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