ECE/CTL
Colorado Jewish Early Childhood Education Initiative
Thank you for your interest in Jewish Early Childhood Education (ECE) in Denver and Boulder. We undertook this comprehensive process because Early Childhood Education really matters.
Join us in learning what's important to our parents, teachers, and schools.
Jewish ECE centers build Jewish identity, and quality child development programs for our youngest learners change children's lives. Often, the first Jewish institutions to touch a child are Jewish ECE centers, and they are vital venues to instill Jewish experiences, traditions and values in young children and their families.
In partnership with Allied Jewish Federation of Colorado (AJF), Rose Community Foundation, and Denver/Boulder Jewish Early Childhood Education centers, CAJE is engaged in an intensive change process to improve and enhance Jewish Early Childhood Education in Colorado.
Please use the link below to explore the ECE initiative further.
Jewishfuturesbeginhere.org
Center for Teaching and Learning
Customized Services to Schools
The Center for Teaching and Learning works with school administrators and teachers to develop and implement on-site support tailored to their specific instructional needs. The CTL offers educational consultation in the areas of professional development, curriculum development (Hebrew and Judaic), evaluation, lay interaction, family education, and Israel education.
Central Resource for Jewish Educators
The CTL supports Jewish educators in numerous ways:
Networking
Through its involvement with the the Day School Consortium, the Early Childhood Educators Council (ECEC), and Jewish Educators Council (JEC), the CTL promotes collegial interaction and collaboration.
Recognition
The CTL administers scholarships and awards to support educators' professional development. These include the Grinspoon-Steinhardt Awards for Excellence in Jewish Education, the Max Frankel Scholarship for Educational Enrichment, and the Cathy Adler Memorial Scholarship (in conjunction with the Boulder Jewish Festival).
Building Competencies
The CTL provides access to resources which enable Jewish educators to enrich their skills and affect positive change in their schools. The CTL also provides iincentive grants to support new and innovative staff professional development programs in the schools.
Support Services for Jewish Education
As a communal agency which promotes and advocates lifelong Jewish learning, the CTL provides outreach to the community and essential educational resources to the schools. The CAJE Library has over 15,000 holdings.