NHC 2023 Summer Institute Course Proposal Submission Form

NHC Summer Institute 2023 - Course Proposal Submission Form
We invite you to submit a proposal for the 2023 National Havurah Committee Summer Institute, to be held in person Friday, August 4- Tuesday August 8 at The Pearlstone Retreat Center near Baltimore, MD.

Important Deadlines:

February 15, 2023- The deadline to submit an application to teach a course.
March, 2023- You will be notified by the end of March if your course has been accepted.
May 1, 2023- Registration for Institute will open.

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

וְאָסַפְתָּ Ve-asafta

“and you shall gather” which can refer to both gathering the community and to gathering in your “new grain, wine and oil” from Parshat Eikev (Deut 11:14).

Format: Single courses will meet for 90 minutes in either the morning or the afternoon on Sunday and Monday. Double courses will meet twice each of those days for a total of 180 minutes. In your application, please indicate whether you prefer a “single” or “double” format. Classes are generally capped at 20 students.
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Step 1 - Applicant Information
Applicant #1 Full Name*

First NameMiddle NameLast Name
E-mail*
alternate Email address
example@example.com
What pronouns do you use?
Please provide the best number we can reach you for planning or questions.
Preferred Phone Number*

Area CodePhone Number
Alternate Phone Number

Area CodePhone Number
Address*

Street Address

Street Address Line 2

CityState / Province

Postal / Zip CodeCountry
How many times have you attended the NHC Summer Institute?*

None, this will be my first timeOnce2 to 4 times5 to 9 times10 or more times
If this will be your first time attending the NHC Summer Institute, we would love to hear how you learned about the call for course proposals?
Are you applying to teach this course with another teacher?*

YesNo
If so, please provide their contact information below. If no, continue to Course Submission Details.
Applicant #2 Full Name

First NameMiddle NameLast Name
Preferred Phone Number

Area CodePhone Number
E-mail
example@example.com
What pronouns do you use?
Address

Street Address

Street Address Line 2

CityState / Province

Postal / Zip CodeCountry

Step 2 - Teaching Approach
Please provide a bio and description of your teaching style (intended for the Course Committee). If you have taught at the NHC or in other educational settings, retreats, or events before, tell us what you most recently taught; where, when, as well as what you took away from the experience. The description 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 4 - Additional Information
Please provide any other information that you think we should have when considering this proposal. This may include links to blogs or web sites, videos, reviews, music, images. or other resources about you or that you feel would assist the committee in making its decision. You may also send additional documents or files to courses@havurah.org. Please reference this application in your message.
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