Family Journeys
Year 7 Shorashim Evening
The Year 7 Students presented their Shorashim Projects on Wednesday 26 October 2022. The Shorashim Project is a major task that all Year 7 students undertake during Jewish Studies lessons. שָׁורָשִׁים translates in English to “Roots”, and in this project students are required to dive deep into their families’ heritage. Interviewing family members of different generations, discovering interesting information and learning about your family’s journey, are just some of the many tasks students were set to complete.
On Shorashim Evening, students, parents, grandparents, teachers, and any other family and friends were invited to join an introduction webinar where everyone was welcomed, and the events of the night were outlined and explained in detail. Following the webinar, everyone was invited to take a look at the students’ online versions of their Shorashim Project Albums. Finally, students were divided into their tutor groups, and furthermore split into 2 groups of approximately 10 families. From here, the designated teacher presented the short videos that students had created. These videos consisted of pieces of information from their Shorashim Project and reflections on their Shorashim journeys.
On behalf of the whole of Year 7, we would like to thank Ms Levin-Kahn for directing the Shorashim evening and helping throughout the process. Our in-class teachers Morah Goldberg, Mr Hajun, and Morah Gaida were so helpful, providing us with one-on-one assistance with our projects. A huge thanks to all our parents and grandparents for adding to our knowledge and understanding of our family histories and stories and helping us with the project. Todah rabbah to Mr Case and all the teachers who came to help on the Shorashim night: Mr Peacock, Ms Selinger, Morah Harvey and Morah Heitner and technical support staff Mr Carpenter, Ms Esra and Ms Starkey. Thanks so much for a wonderful experience and an excellent night!
If you missed the Shorashim Evening, wish to watch or explore it again or view another group’s session, you will be able to access the Shorashim Project Website via your child’s school login for the next few weeks to view the albums and watch the recordings, after which the site will be unpublished on Monday 28 November 2022.
By Sam Carpenter, Eli Jocum and Noah Sherman