ATT To Convene Annual Teachers Educational Conference 2020

The Associated Talmud Torahs of Chicago's Annual Teachers Educational Conference will take place on Monday, February 17, 2020 at the ATT, in Skokie, from 8:45 am to 1:00 pm. The conference will feature many workshops for all ATT day school and high school teachers, from pre-nursery through 12th grade. Especially noteworthy are the features this year - online pre-registration, personalized packets at registration, shorter workshops and round table sharing sessions.

Read More 2020 Hartman Educator of the Year Awards
Announcing the 11th Anniversary of the Hartman Family Foundation Educator of the Year Awards! Submit your nomination form now! Who can bring a smile to a child’s life? Who can help change the world? Whose work lasts a lifetime? Whose job is one of the most rewarding jobs there is? Who will be the 2020 Hartman Family Foundation Educator of the Year Awardees? Help Decide ……

Read More ATT Department of Teacher Education Winter Sessions are Starting



Read More ATT Receives Groundbreaking Endowment Gift of $5 Million!
We can announce today with great pleasure that Northwest Home for the Aged (NWHA)/ Park Plaza will be granting a $5 million dollar endowment contribution to the ATT for the REACH program. ATT was one of three recipients of a significant endowment gift from NWHA/Park Plaza. This is the largest program gift that the ATT has ever received and we are extremely grateful to the individuals that are responsible for this. In particular, we thank long-time ATT Board member and past president Stephen J. Landes for his efforts in helping us secure this gift. We are also most grateful for the leadership of Alan Caplan, the President of NWHA/Park Plaza, for his vision and dedication to the Jewish day school children of Chicago. We look forward to an opportunity where we will publicly recognize the board of NWHA/Park Plaza for this magnanimous gift to the children of our community.

Read More Pogrund Family Essay/Judaic Artwork Contests 2020
The ATT proudly announces this year’s Pogrund Family Essay and Judaic Artwork Contests for students, grades 3-12, of its affiliated schools. Funded through the generosity of the Pogrund Family, the contests provide students the opportunity to demonstrate their creativity, ability to research Jewish topics, and to express themselves through writing/art. Deadline for art/essay submission is Thursday, January 30, 2020.

Read More Israel Scholarships
ATT Israel Scholarships are intended to assist graduating seniors who have attended ATT schools to continue their Torah education in Israel. Scholarships are provided by many families in memory of or in honor of family members who value(d) Jewish education and are/were committed to the State of Israel. Graduating day school seniors attending ATT schools fill out one application for this program and are eligible to receive one of the listed scholarships. 2020 submission deadline is Tuesday, February 18, 2020 by 5:00pm.

Read More Dr. Michael S. Maling Therapeutic Services
Last year the Crain Maling family established the Dr. Michael S. Maling Therapeutic Services department of the ATT’s REACH program. This department offers specific services, including Speech and Occupational Therapy, to children in all Chicagoland Jewish Day Schools. For more information, contact the ATT:773-973-2828.

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