TJJ Participants can receive 3 college credits from Gratz College for only $300. It is as easy as completing your RootOne pre-summer requirements, attending TJJ over the summer, and submitting a reflection on the summer!
How does this work?
I. Pre-Summer Learning*
- Gratz College produced 12 short videos about a range of early Zionists that are very well done and will count both for RootOne and Gratz College. Each video will include a handful of multiple-choice questions to check for understanding.
- These videos will become available to teens when they complete their RootOne registration on the RootOne portal. For RootOne, teens will need to complete 6 additional nekudot on the portal separate from this course, including an opportunity to meet with an Israeli teen for a mifgash 5 times before the summer.
- Each teen will attend 3 live workshops with NCSY staff members to bring the content of the pre-summer learning alive. The workshops will consist of the 3 following topics:
- Torah of Eretz Yisrael: NCSY / TJJ Staff
- Jewish Right to the Land of Israel: Rabbi Uri Pilichowski
- Pre-Summer Regional Reflection: A reflection program facilitated by local regional staff either in person or over zoom.
*Pre Summer Learning will help you fulfill RootOne Nekudot requirements
II. Attending TJJ
- Gratz College has agreed to count summer program hours toward class hours, so long as teens submit a reflection at the end of the summer about their educational experience in Israel.
III. Registering with Gratz College to Let the Credits Count
- For only $300, teens can opt to receive 3 college credits from Gratz College for all of the steps they already completed on TJJ!
- The following is a partial list of colleges and universities that have accepted students’ Gratz College undergraduate-level transcripts for credit: American University, Harvard University, Miami University (Oxford, Ohio), Muhlenberg College, NYU, Rutgers University, Salem State University, The Ohio State University, Touro University, UC Santa Barbara, University of Chicago, University of Florida, University of Hartford, University of Massachusetts, University of New Orleans, University of Pittsburgh, West Chester University.