Published:
Winter, 2015
Source: HaYidion – Winter 2015
This issue - of Hayidion presents a wealth of guidance and examples for day schools to stay on top of their game. Articles discuss how schools ensure that athletics stay informed by a school's mission, by embodying Jewish values and embracing inclusivity; how they can use sports as a vehicle for teaching about and fostering love for Israel; how a wide range of sports can bring out the best in students and faculty; and how schools can more broadly employ movement and teach healthy living.
Among the articles in this issue are:
- Sports Medicine and Athletic Training: Living Our Values, Expanding Our Mission - Mike Riley, Jessica Matula and Aileen Goldstein
- Color War Isn't Just for Campers - Ayelet Margolin Lehtman
- Israel Education Playbook - David Lasday
- Creating an LGBT Inclusive School Athletic Program: From Intention to Action - Pat Griffin and Idit Klein
- Sports Le-Shem Shamayim: The Sacred Mission of High School Athletics - Marc Baker and Pam Roecker
- Interview with Emma Farber, Equestrian
- From the Editor: Jewish Schools and Sports: Win-Win - Barbara Davis, Executive Editor
- More Than a Game: JCC Maccabi and Athletic Endeavor - David Ackerman and Jonathan Fass
- Creating an Athletics Handbook that Reflects School Values -Corrie Mizusawa
- Physical Activity for Students with Special Needs - Jake Weiner
- Including Sports in the Israel Trip - Josh Halickman
- "In the League Together": Religious and Secular Children, Soccer and a Meeting of Identities - Yochai Sharon
- More Than Just a Game - Aharoni Carmel
- Having Faith in Sports - Miriam Heller Stern
- A League Not of One's Own: Competing With Public Schools - Rob Cohen, Janet Herman and Josh Breitman
- Ultimate Frisbee: Ultimately Fun, Ultimately Jewish - Benjamin Joffe, Judd Kruger Levingston
- Meeting the Health and Fitness Needs of Day School Students - Phil Papier
- Learning Perseverance Through Perspiration - Azaryah Cohen