Family Education

Many of us come to the Workmen’s Circle seeking a way to provide our children with a sense of pride in their Jewish heritage and an ethical foundation, without an explicitly religious context. We can do a lot at home. But identity and values deepen through communal rituals and structures that connect our children and families to something larger.

Whatever your Jewish background--whatever the faith, ethnic, or gender diversity of your family--we hope that you will find a welcoming and meaningful way for your family to engage in Jewish community through our secular and cultural family school.

Our Family Circle Program provides children ages 4-10 with Jewish cultural literacy.
The program is based on a secular cultural Jewish foundation.

          “We offer an opportunity for down-to-earth family education to
            foster proud Jewish children; an education based on heritage and
            culture and that is open to your family’s beliefs, ethnicity and
            gender diversity.”

Programming for young families, looking for support in leading secular Jewish lives
Years of experience educating secular culturally and historically literate Jewish kids
Meets monthly, on a Sunday from 10-12
Parents have the opportunity to learn or connect together during children's program

If you are one of the many families in Metro Detroit who identify as Jewish, but who are not affiliated with a synagogue or temple, either because your family make-up makes it difficult for you to find the right fit, or because you are philosophically opposed to organized religious practice--The Family Circle offers a connection point for you.

Check our CALENDAR for school dates. (Beginning Sunday, September 12, 2010)
We welcome you to CONTACT US for more information, or to register.

Learn more about Daniella H. Mechnikov, our school director HERE.