Customized Mini-Schools have been developed for Jewish professionals, and for lay leaders and teachers in nursery, supplementary and day schools. In each of these, the basic Mini-School model has been adapted to meet the particular interests of these learners.

• Community Leaders

The Florence Melton Jewish Leadership Institute (FMJLI) enables lay leaders who are already committed to Jewish life to deepen their understanding of the Jewish community.

• Jewish Teachers

The Rachel Wasserman Teacher Enrichment Program (TEP) provides a unique opportunity for teachers to study Jewish content in the regular Mini-School classes, and separately, to focus on learning about teaching. The TEP curriculum provides a series of professional development workshops designed to help teachers become reflective and analytical about their own teaching practice, and to examine the complexities of teaching.

• Parents of Pre-School Age Children (PEP)

This program, funded by the Avi Chai Foundation, offers parents of young children the chance to become literate Jewish adults and Jewish teachers for their children through lessons on Jewish family life.

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• Jewish Community Professionals

The Florence Melton Adult Mini-School for Jewish Community Professionals is for those who work in in a Jewish environment who want to learn more about the individuals and the community they serve. It leads to an understanding of policy and practice as well as the attainment of a shared vocabulary of Jewish life.