How To Get Smart!
GET SMART: Smart Chesed Strategies for High School Students
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Lema'an Achai's Smart Chesed is revolutionizing the charitable world by providing a comprehensive. holistic program to bring people through, then out of crisis
The GET SMART program aims to educate our youth about performing charity and kindness on the highest levels.
What is GET SMART?
A hands-on experiential educational program focused on breaking the cycle of poverty.
Who can participate in GET SMART?
Schools and student bodies who wish to enhance their understanding of the Jewish value of chesed beyond the basics of handouts.
How does GET SMART engage students?
- Live lecture on Smart Chesed by Lema'an Achai Director
- Directed study of Judaic sources on Smart Chesed
- Review of social sciences literature on poverty
- You Tube dramatization of actual Smart Chesed story
- Role playing clients-in-need seeking assistance
- Real-time dilemmas of true-to-life poverty cases
- Lema'an Achai "toolbox" to develop Smart Chesed skills
- Regular consultations with Lema'an Achai professionals
- A platform to process and present their take-home messages
Where is GET SMART conducted?
Takes place in the school, utilizing Skype for regular consultations with Lema'an Achai's Israel headquarters
When does GET SMART operate?
GET SMART was designed in a modular format so that it can be adapted to any scheduling needs. From one 75-minute activity to a 6-week course.
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