Jerusalem 3000 Book of Ideas
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A JERUSALEM DAY
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OVERALL AIM

To involve the school in a day of focused activity in order to:
#  encourage pupils to appreciate the centrality of Jerusalem in Jewish life
#  recognise the affinity each Jew has with Jerusalem
#  feel closer to the city and its inhabitants.

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING

Involving pupils actively in a day devoted entirely to a Jerusalem experience.

THIS ACTIVITY IS SUITABLE FOR

* School
* Youth Club


WHAT YOU WILL NEED

An action plan - who is doing what, when and how?
Parental help
Enthusiastic participants
Plenty of time for pre-planning

GETTING STARTED

Choose a theme although this is not entirely necessary.  Design your workshop
to include different kinds of activities - inter-active, competitive, creativ

Here are some suggestions for a thematic approach:

Jerusalem Line Up

Story Line      Listening to stories about Jerusalem past and present.

Talk Line       A mini language laboratory where pupils will learn words
                and phrases in Ivrit to use during the day.

Toe-the-Line    A competitive floor game in which pupils progress from start
                to finish by matching people to places and events.

Out Line        An art competition to create a Jerusalem flag, logo

Direct Line     Compose a prayer for Jerusalem.  Write a message for the
                Kotel.  Recite a prayer for peace in Jerusalem.

Line of Action  Watch video extracts from films and newsclips depicting the
                fight for/history of Jerusalem.

Drop Me A Line  A computer link-up to a Jerusalem school penfriend system.
                Choose from the list - write a short introductory letter
                                     - the school post/faxes/e-mails.

Chat Line       Phone/e-mail link with a famous Jewish personality.

In theLine of   Meet an Israeli soldier, a Jerusalem policeman, bus driver.
Duty            Listen to his/her experiences and ask questions.

Time Line       A drama workshop.  Travel back in time and act out
Lineage         A team game.  Discover who the famous Jerusalem personalities
                are by asking searching questions within a time limit.

Air Line        Write and tape-record a Jerusalem 3000 celebration message
                to the Children of Jerusalem.  (The right contacts will
                broadcast it for you - Spectrum/Kol Yisrael.)

Stand on Line   Lunchtime in a mock-up self-service Jerusalem restaurant/
                pizza place, pitta and felafel kiosk - using the phrases
                learned in Talk Line.

Line by Line    Creative writing workshop recording the day's events for the
                youth club/school magazine.

Chorus Line     End the day with a Jerusalem song and dance session.


MOVING FORWARD
Design and organise each workshop to match the age groups of the participating
classes.

Decide on content, format and location of each workshop.

How many workshops are appropriate for time, space and number of participants?

How much time should each workshop take?

Plan the procedure for each group of pupils to visit every workshop ('round
robin').

POINTS TO CONSIDER

Invite various guests well in advance i.e. Jerusalem soldier, policeman etc.

Have background music.

Invite the press/radio/local dignitaries.

Have a commercial corner to sell food and gifts donated by local businesses.


REACHING THE GOAL

Make the day meaningful as well as fun.

Award prizes for the art, creative writing and team games.

Look back, reflect and evaluate the day.

Write about the experience for school magazine/newsletter.

The Education Resource Centre (e-mail aje-erc@brijnet.org
tel (+44) 0181 203 6799) will provide you with resource material, information
sheets, maps, charts and posters for purchase.