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There are 7 local Ignite trips planned for this year as well as a 2 day trip to LA. In addition to the local trips, the Ignite program has partnered with Denver NCSY. Free admission to all local Junior NCSY trips is included with Ignite tuition. Each Ignite student is also encouraged to attend the weekly Junior NCSY gathering each Wednesday night from 6pm-7pm, at Aish of the Rockies. The weekly gathering will help build a more cohesive group as well as introduce our students to other Jewish, Middle School, students. The program also includes individual learning sessions where each student will work to process the education one on one with their guide. You will be contacted by your child's guide to schedule the individual sessions throughout the school year.
1. Each Bar/Bat Mitzvah will be matched with their Guide
(Counselor) to work with throughout the program. Their
Guide will work to help them process everything in a
way that is most suited to their strengths and interests.
2. Each Bar/Bat Mitzvah will be given homework
after each group trip to stimulate them to process
what they have experienced. They will review their
work with their Guide in the Individual sessions.
3. During Individual sessions, the Bar/Bat Mitzvah can
work on additional goals with their Guide. However,
this program in NOT designed to teach Bnei Mitzvah
students large amounts of Torah or Tefilla reading.
4. The goal for each group trip is to have the Bnei Mitzvah
working in settings that will educate them in meaningful
Jewish values. Most of the group trips will involve the Bnei
Mitzvah volunteering as a group in one or more settings.
5. A calendar containing the dates of the group trips will
be given out at the beginning of the program and a
complete itinerary for each group trip will be sent a
week or two in advance. Expect each group trip to be at
least a half day trip. The final trip will be 2 days long.
6. We will encourage our graduates to stay connected
and share their ongoing commitments with each other
in effort to inspire lifelong involvement in Judaism.
7. The cost for the Bnei Mitzvah for Life program is $1,550
for each Bar or Bat Mitzvah child (excluding airfare,
approximately $300).