• NHC Summer Institute 2022 - Course Proposal Submission Form  

    • We invite you to submit a proposal for the 2022 National Havurah Committee Summer Institute, to be held in person Monday, July 25–Sunday, July 31 at The University of Hartford in West Hartford, CT. We are hoping to be together in person this year, but as we now know, things can and may change.

      Important Deadlines:

      January 23, 2022- The deadline to submit an application to teach a course.
      March, 2022- You will be notified some time in March if your course has been accepted.
      April 1, 2022- Registration for Institute will open.

      Applicants are encouraged to consider how they will draw on this year’s theme in their application:

      v'Yacheid L'vaveinu
      Unite our hearts

      *וְיַחֵד לְבָבֵנוּ*
      לְאַהֲבָה וּלְיִרְאָה אֶת שְׁמֶךָ

       

      The National Havurah Committee is a community of people of all ages dedicated to deeply rooted, vibrantly creative Jewish living and learning, community building, and tikkun olam (repairing the world). Our volunteer-led community is egalitarian, pluralistic, multi-generational, and highly participatory.

      We live our motto that “every student is a teacher and every teacher is a student” with a wide array of opportunities to learn from each other in different settings and different ways. Courses are the backbone of the Institute schedule.

      Format: Most courses meet for 1.5 hours each day, Tuesday through Friday, either in the morning (10:30 am-12:00 pm) or the afternoon (1:45 pm-3:45 pm). In some limited cases, the Course Committee will also consider proposals for 4 extended sessions of 2.5-hours, if a strong case can be made for needing the extra time. Course enrollment is generally capped at twenty to make sure everyone has the chance to participate.

      Note for first time applicants- our famous "Kidstitute" provides fun filled activities for children throughout the day so teachers and attendees can enjoy courses.

      You can also head to our website for more information.

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    • Step 1 - Applicant Information  

    • Please provide the best number we can reach you for planning or questions.

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    • Step 2 - Course Submission Details  

    • We invite you to submit a course proposal for the 2022 NHC Summer Institute, to be held Monday, July 25–Sunday, July 31, at The University of Hartford in West Hartford, CT. We are hoping to be in-person this year, but as we now know, things can and may change.

      The Course Committee will host a teacher orientation on Monday, July 25.  Courses will meet for 1.5 hours each day following; Tuesday (26th) through Friday (29th), either in the morning (10:30 am-12:00 pm) or the afternoon (1:45 pm-3:15 pm). In some limited cases, the Course Committee will also consider proposals for 4 extended sessions of 2.5-hours, if a strong case can be made for needing the extra time. Course enrollment is generally capped at twenty to make sure everyone has the chance to participate.

       

      The theme for the 2022 NHC Summer Institute is:
       
      v'Yacheid L'vaveinu
      Unite our hearts

      *וְיַחֵד לְבָבֵנוּ*
      לְאַהֲבָה וּלְיִרְאָה אֶת שְׁמֶךָ
       
      Applicants are invited and encouraged to draw on this theme in their proposed courses and to note in the proposal how your course addresses the theme.
       
      To view samples of courses taught in the past, click here to view 2018 and 2019 courses.

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      Completed proposals are due by January 23, 2022.

      You will be notified in March if your course has been selected.

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      Feel free to e-mail courses@havurah.org with questions!

    • Please introduce yourself and your work to us. Your responses need not be lengthy, but should be substantial enough to provide the selection Committee with a sense of who you are as a teacher, and how you would interact with the NHC community.

    • Step 3 - Your Course Description  

    • The primary responsibility of an Institite teacher to facilitate a daily course for four days; Tuesday through Friday.  Courses will either be presented in the morning from 10:30 am-12:00 pm or the afternoon from 1:45 pm-3:45 pm. Please see FAQs for potential course teachers here.

    • Please provide a session-by-session outline or overview of your course and any additional information you think the Course Committee should know in evaluating your course proposal.


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    • Step 4 - Additional Information  
    • Submit Your Application  

    • Review

      Please review your application then click the Submit Your Application button below to submit your application. We will notify you of the status of your application by mid-March.If you would like to save your form to continue it later, click the Save button. But make sure to click Submit Your Application when you are done!

    • Curious what a week at in-person Summer Institute looks like?  Click here to see our program guide from Summer Institute 2019 at the University of Hartford, CT.

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