Preschoolers at the JCC's three preschool sites have a new friend - Peer K. Explorer!

With this loveable doll's help, and guidance from An Ethical Start's innovative curriculum, we give our children a head start in the lifelong process of learning right from wrong. Peer K. and An Ethical Start help teach our children valuable lessons - like how to play well with others, how to make others feel included, and how to be strong and avoid bad situations.

Our preschool site directors and teachers are preparing to head to Maryland in October for intensive training on this new curriculum.

An Ethical Start is a values based curriculum, produced and developed by the JCC Association and funded by generous grants from Steven Spielberg's Righteous Persons Foundation. This innovative and progressive program teaches Jewish values and ethics from Pirkei Avot, one of the books of the Talmud, the body of Jewish civil and ceremonial law. The curriculum is supplemented with a CD of original songs, illustrated books, a doll and a family participation guide.

Shop and Support Our Program
The best part is that you can help support this valuable JCC program and ensure that it benefits generations to come. Log on to www.schoolpop.com today, and keep shopping at all of your favorite online stores. When you register (using Leo Yassenoff Jewish Community Center as your organization), up to 18 % of your purchases will go directly into the JCC's new Ethical Start Program Fund.

An Ethical Start is funded by generous support from the Columbus Jewish Foundation and individual sponsors.