Meet Nancy

Dr. Nancy Parkes is an educational consultant, specializing in Social, Emotional, and Spiritual Learning (SESL) in Jewish education. She is currently working on an SESL toolkit for Jewish education and teaching an online SESL certificate program for Jewish educators.  She is a founding member of SESL4Jewished, a collaborative for promoting holistic Jewish growth.  Previously, she was Director of Congregational Learning at Temple Israel Center. She received her Ed.D from the William Davidson School at Jewish Theological Seminary and successfully defended her dissertation, entitled, “Obtaining a Heart of Wisdom: Social and Emotional Learning in the Congregational School Setting.”

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Jewish children deserve an excellent Jewish education that helps them thrive in the world today. NancyParkesConsulting guides Jewish educators and leaders in discovering ways to engage their learners in a Judaism that is relevant and meaningful, leading to a Judaism that is embraced and lived, while also unlocking their learners’ full human potential.

Social and Emotional Learning

Social and emotional learning (SEL) is an integral part of education and human development. SEL is the process through which all young people and adults acquire and apply the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to develop healthy identities, manage emotions and achieve personal and collective goals, feel and show empathy for others, establish and maintain supportive relationships, and make responsible and caring decisions.

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Anxious, Stressed, Sad - Building an emotional vocabulary matters!
Anxious, Stressed, Sad - Building an emotional vocabulary matters!

Words matter. Building an emotional vocabulary and articulating those emotions can have a profound effect on how we interpret, conceptualize, and understand ourselves and our world.

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YATS
YATS

I recently learned a new word from my younger daughter’s boyfriend- or rather an acronym- YATS. It means Yelling At the TV Screen. He was using it in reference to watching football and how often people yell at the players, coaches, and referees. I have to admit that I am guilty of this. Not necessarily when watching sporting events, but certainly when I hear offensive comments made by political leaders. I even do this when I read the paper (much to my husband’s chagrin).

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Don’t Be Sad……
Don’t Be Sad……

“Don’t be sad. Don’t be blue. There is something everyone can do!”

This is from the children’s story, Pete the Cat and the New Guy. In the story, Pete befriends Gus, a platypus, who is still trying to figure out what he does well. Each day, Gus meets someone new and learns about their unique talent and ability.

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