FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Who attends the seminar?
Where is the seminar?
What are the accommodations like?
What is the weather like?
What do I need to bring to the seminar?
How much does the seminar cost?
What is the food like at the seminar?
Can I come for just one or two days?
Will I be able to directly apply what I have learned?
Are there scholarships available?
How many people come to the seminar?
How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
Who attends the seminar?
The Seminar has something to offer anyone interested in Jewish Environmental Education. Past participants have included nature camp staff, rabbis, rabbinical students, congregational school teachers and principals, day school teachers, environmental activists and interested lay people. Participants come from all over the world, from all the major denominations, and are multi-generational. The majority of our participants are between ages 18-40 years.
Where is the seminar?
The Teva Learning Center is a program of our gracious hosts, Surprise Lake Camp, in Cold Spring, NY, located 60 miles north of Manhattan in the scenic Hudson Valley. Check the site out at:
http://surpriselake.org/site_rental/index.php.
What are the accommodations like?
The facility includes a kosher kitchen, spring fed lake, and close to 500 wooded acres. Housing is basic, in non-winterized cabins.
What is the weather like?
Surprise Lake Camp in early June can be very hot and very cold! (45-90 F, 7-32 C). Please make sure to bring lots of layers and adequate rain gear. Our experience has shown that people are often surprised by how cold it gets in the evenings.
What do I need to bring to the seminar?
Those staying in the bunks must provide their own bedding. Please remember it can get very cold so bring a good sleeping bag or an extra blanket. All food and programming supplies are provided. A supply list will be sent with your registration.
How much does the seminar cost?
Rates vary by accomidation:
$420 Camp Bunk Accomodations
$470 Double Occupancy Cabin
$520 Single Occupancy Cabin
$640 Ramada Inn, Fishkill, NY (rate guaranteed until May 9th)
What is the food like at the seminar?
All food is strictly kosher and vegetarian. We hire a specialty vegetarian chef to prepare our food. Please let us know if you have any special dietary requirements and we will do our best to accommodate your needs. Coffee and tea are available at all times.
Can I come for just one or two days?
Arrangements to attend the seminar for a day or two can be made by contacting the Teva Learning Center office.
Will I be able to directly apply what I have learned?
Many of the Seminar workshops give participants concrete programming that they can bring back to their institutions. Other workshops focus specifically on how to integrate Jewish environmental programming into different types of organizations. Additionally, Teva staff is available throughout the Seminar as well as after the Seminar for consultation about how to integrate environmental programming into your organization.
Are there scholarships available?
Please go to the �Affording the Seminar� section of the website. Bring a friend: there is a $50.00 discount for each participant from the same organization.
How many people come to the seminar?
We�ve been growing and expanding every year. In 2007 we had just over 100, and we�re hoping to top 150 in 2008!
How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
You will have to come to the Teva Seminar in order to find out!!
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