Michelle Favero, Manager, Marketing and Communications

JoNoFoly

At the start of the year, 13 Emanuel School staff members made the long journey to Israel for a grand adventure. We were very fortunate to have been selected to experience Israel, its forests, kibbutzim, schools, universities and memorials, with the Jewish National Fund (JNF).

On our return, part of our remit was to share what we experienced with the rest of the Emanuel staff. At Monday afternoon’s teacher meeting JoNoFoly was born. An interesting take on Monopoly, all the sites and actions were changed to those relating to Israel. Community Chest became Knowledge Quest and Chance became Food Quest. The dog, shoe and iron were replaced with a Chunnukiah, Magen David and Hamsa, Bond Street became Hula Valley Park and Queens Park transformed into Yerushalyim. The game tested the participants’ knowledge of Israel in an interactive session with lots of laughter and camaraderie.

In addition to JoNoFoly, Kornmehl Pre-school staff created colourful displays sharing the reflections, drawings and photos of the children who have been learning about Israel, trees, birds and pressing olives – a skill that their educators learnt at the Katzrin Talmudic Village in Israel.

We thank Emanuel School and the JNF, once again, for helping us to experience and now share the trip of a lifetime.

You can view a video of the JNF tour to Israel here: https://youtu.be/lHSQX6pZg8Q