Grades 6-8: Makom ATID

Makom ATID students engage in spirituality, learning, and culture as they discover the wisdom Judaism holds for their maturing minds and bodies in today’s world.

About Makom ATID

Makom ATID offers substantive, nuanced, and pluralistic Jewish learning for its own sake, making Jewish learning meaningful and relevant to contemporary Jewish youth.

We bring together diverse Jewish pre-teens and teens with different Jewish backgrounds and approaches, including those who identify as secular, religiously liberal, and traditionally observant. Everyone is welcome: interfaith families; LGBTQ individuals; students with strong Jewish/Hebrew educational backgrounds and those with no prior Jewish/Hebrew education. Synagogue membership is not required.

In addition to in-depth Jewish learning, students may opt for Hebrew language classes. We offer multiple levels ranging from Aleph-Bet to conversational Hebrew.

Our Name

Our Goals

Engage students in deep and meaningful Jewish learning
Provide broader, foundational knowledge of Judaism and Hebrew
Offer continuing education for Makom Afterschool students; opportunity for students coming from a different Jewish day or supplementary schools, or with no prior Jewish education
Encourage Torah Lishmah, Learning for its own sake (with a secondary focus on the B/Mitzvah ceremony)
Create peer community

Our Structure

In 2025-2026, we will be offering the following learning opportunities:

Jewish Literacy: Thursday, 4:15-5:45pm (required)

Grades 6-8
Taught by dynamic and inspiring teachers

Hebrew Literacy: Monday, 4-6pm (optional)

Hebrew conversation, reading & writing
Taught by native/fluent Hebrew speakers

Bar/Bat Mitzvah Preparations (for those who desire)*

Separate, individual learning with Makom's rabbi
Separate, individual learning of Torah portions for Bar/Bat Mitzvah with individual tutors

*please note: Bar/Bat Mitzvah preparation not covered by ATID tuition fees

Our Teachers

Curriculum

Location & Timing

Our Location: Makom storefront - 402 College St. (East of Bathurst)

Makom ATID Dates & Times for 2024-2025:

September 15, 2025 - June 11, 2026

Mondays 4:00 - 6:00 pm - Hebrew Literacy

Thursdays 4:15 - 5:45 pm - Jewish Literacy

Students are welcome to arrive from 3:30pm onward to relax together in our downstairs space while eating a snack, doing homework, schmoozing, etc.
Students may hang out at Makom until 6:00pm if later pick-up is needed

Tuition

Refund Policy

Makom ATID operates on a tight budget; we rely on the income from tuition to run our program.

If you withdraw your child from the program before September 1, the following percentages of the full tuition amount are refundable if you've paid in full:

Before June 1: 80% refund
Between June 1 and June 30: 60% refund
Between July 1 and July 31: 40% refund
Between August 1 and August 31: 20% refund
On or after September 1: no refund

If you're paying in installments, the installment schedule is set so that the amounts paid each month correspond to the non-refundable portion of tuition. As such, paid installments are non-refundable.

In a case where a student is asked to leave Makom ATID for disciplinary reasons, all tuition fees will be forfeit and no refund will be issued. Of course, we'd first work with the child, teacher, and parents; students will be asked to leave only as a last resort.

No exceptions will be made to this policy.

You will receive a charitable donation receipt for all tuition amounts paid.

Bar/Bat Mitzvah

A bar or bat mitzvah is the point at which a Jewish child becomes an adult, taking on the responsibility for their own religious practices and ethical choices. There are many ways to celebrate this milestone, including being called to the Torah for an aliya, reading a Torah or Haftarah portion, or leading the community in Havdalah or another ritual. Rabbi Aaron Levy can help you choose the best option for your family.

Contact Us

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