A distinctive part of the Temple Sinai youth and teen experience are the grade-level day and overnight trips, often led by our Rabbis. 

 2^nd grade

May 1, 2011 (Sunday only)

Camp Coleman

This retreat is designed to give all our 2^nd graders (Religious School and Jewish day school students) a chance to be “campers-for-a-day” at Camp Coleman in beautiful north Georgia.  Through various activities including arts and crafts, sports, and canoeing the children will explore and experience the world from a Judaic perspective.  Whether or not your children plan to attend Camp Coleman during the summer, this is a great opportunity for community building and easing the youngsters into the camping experience.

   3^rd/4^th grade

October 22-24, 2010 (Friday – Sunday)

Camp Coleman

A great weekend filled with fun, learning, sharing, sports, arts & crafts, and Jewish identity-building activities.  The retreat is a wonderful opportunity for all 3^rd and 4^th graders within our synagogue family (Religious School and Jewish day school students) to deepen their connections to one another.

 5^th/6^th grade

March 25-27, 2011 (Friday – Sunday)

Charleston, South Carolina

The 5^th and 6^th graders will make a journey to beautiful Charleston, South Carolina.  The Charleston trip includes a Carriage Tour of Historic Charleston, a ghostwalk tour of Charleston and attending services at Congregation K. K. Beth Elohim – birthplace of Reform Judaism in America.

7th & 8th grade

March 4-6, 2011 (Friday – Sunday)

NFTY-SAR Hatikvah Kallah

Date to be determined

L’Taken Social Justice Seminar in Washington, DC

Every year, members of the Confirmation class participate in the L’taken seminar, an intensive four-day study kallah in Washington, DC focusing on Jewish values and social justice.  Hundreds of Jewish high school students from congregations across the country come together to participate in this exciting event.  This unique Washington experience enables students to explore public policy and social activism through a Jewish lens, and to visit the offices of their U.S. Senators and Representatives on Capitol Hill.  It also provides an opportunity for students to tour the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum as well as other Smithsonian exhibits, to participate in a Havdallah service on the steps of the Jefferson Memorial, and to visit Georgetown and other exciting Washington areas.  It is a fantastic experience, fostering learning, tikkun olam, community-building and fun!

 Teen Israel Trip (for rising 11^th and 12^th grades)

summer 2011

In 2011, rising 11^th and 12^th graders will have the opportunity to travel with Jewish teens from Atlanta to Israel on a two week whirlwind adventure.  Offered every two years, this trip should not be missed!

 Alternative Winter Break (9^th-12^th grade)

Our annual Community Service trip provides 9^th through 12^th graders a unique opportunity to learn, work, serve and travel together.  Open to any high school student, the program focuses on building collaborative relationships between teens and the community they are serving.  The trip will draw on Judaism’s religious and cultural traditions to provide guidance regarding the responsibility to pursue global justice, and by integrating the Jewish values of tikkun olam – repairing the world – and study, participants return committed and passionate about their role as global citizen in creating a more just world.