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The Center for Initiatives in Jewish Education (CIJE) believes that Jewish day school and yeshiva graduates should be prepared to succeed in an ever-changing global society and to reach their potentials in their future careers and in life. As STEM education is ever more critical to that success, CIJE equips teachers with the knowledge, skills, and tools they need to provide students with a top-quality STEM education. CIJE also supports student learning through hands-on learning events in areas such as robotics, innovation, and design.

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Teamwork Is Key at CIJE Hackathon

On a dreary Wednesday that would usually be the last day of February, 16 area high schools came together to participate in the sixth Center for Initiatives in Jewish Education (CIJE) Hackathon. At an open warehouse space in Industry City, Brooklyn, that provided views of the cloudy Upper Bay and the Statue of Liberty, hundreds of teenagers tried to use their skills to show just how bright the future might be.

At a ‘Hackathon’ in Brooklyn, Jewish teens solve real-world problems faced by an Israeli food bank

Kate Glick and Eliana Pell, friends and students at The Leffell School, a Jewish day school in Westchester, consider themselves budding engineers.

“In my engineering class at school, we code and we build circuits — I like to think about problems and solve them,” Glick, a tenth grader, told the New York Jewish Week.

CIJE Brings High School Students On A ‘Journey To The Startup Nation’

Real education is about more than what happens in the classroom. When a school partners with the Center for Initiatives in Jewish Education (CIJE), its students experience hands-on learning, experimentation, and vibrant inter-school events that bring their learning to life.

Cheder Chabad, TA, and TI Unite for STEM: Highlights from the CIJE Baltimore Robotics Tournament

On Tuesday, Cheder Chabad, TA, and TI came together for the CIJE Baltimore Robotics Tournament. The Center for Initiatives in Jewish Education (CIJE) has been helping hundreds of Jewish day schools across the country implement STEM curricula. This includes running a VEX Robotics League that caters to the unique demands of Jewish day schools.

CIJE Helps Baltimore Orthodox Jewish School Students Build Robots

Baltimore, MD – Mar. 22, 2022 - CIJE (the Center for Initiatives in Jewish Education) has continued to partner with Baltimore Jewish schools in implementing engineering programs for students.

CIJE Drones on CBS News

Nonprofit organization teaches Long Island students to code using drone obstacle course
Drones were buzzing inside a Long Island school Tuesday. A Williston Park gym was converted into an obstacle course to teach technology in a fun way; CBS2's Carolyn Gusoff reports.

HAFTR Robotics at CIJE Competition

HAFTR robotics builds life skills and self-esteem

Great News from CIJE Baltimore Schools

Robotics Roadshow in Baltimore

Robots have taken over the halls of Torah Institute once again at the second annual CIJE sponsored Robotics competition in Maryland on Monday.

3rd Annual CIJE Tank

Watch the entire CIJE Tank as four groups presented to the CIJE Sharks.

CIJE Comes To HAFTR

The CIJE Robotics Roadshow went to HAFTR High School

DIY Teachers Unite to Protect

Day school educators and students joined forces in an improv act of innovation, energized to create a difference and fill the shortage of protective gear. Sharing know-how and together formulating an easy approach for anybody to create face guards and recruiting their community members to pitch in. Watch this documentary video for a fast action portrayal of innovation in action.