What is JEIC’s Innovators Retreat (IR)?
The Innovators Retreat (IR) is JEIC’s annual flagship event, held in a different North American city each year. This exclusive one-and-a-half-day gathering unites educators, funders, and community leaders to explore innovative, collaborative approaches to sustainable school change.
IR24 - IM Next: Next Steps in Intrinsic Motivation
IR23 - AMP it UP: Autonomy, Mastery, Purpose
IR22 - Beyond the Page: Teaching Towards Meaning
IR21 - Unmasking God: Seeking the Divine in a Complex World
IR20 - HaMakom: EXPANDING Space for God
IR19 - Values Illuminating Actions
IR18 - Connecting the Dots
What happens at the
Innovators Retreat?
Participants connect, share ideas, and gain tools to drive meaningful impact in Jewish day schools.
Explore resources from past IR events here:
Why come to the Innovators Retreat?
Watch this video below to see why The Samis Foundation's Melissa Rivkin, Prizmah's Debra Drang, The Jewish Education Project's Gary Pretsfelder, Pedagogy of Partnership's Allison Cook and so many other top Jewish educators find so much to learn and apply to their practice at JEIC's Innovators Retreat!
Learn More
Be part of the movement to create bold, lasting, and meaningful change in Jewish day school education. Learn more about JEIC’s mission and impact here.