Schools

VOLUNTEERING PROJECTS IN SCHOOLS

JVN is passionate about schools volunteering and getting children involved at an early age helping the Jewish and wider community.

JVN works in close partnership with JLGB in all primary and secondary Jewish schools on:

JLGB/JVN SIXTH FORM VOLUNTEERING PROMOS - Coming to a school near you! JVN and JLGB will host a series of volunteering promotions in the Jewish schools in London for Sixth Form students. Ask your school social action coordinator for details!

YONI JESNER AWARD - The Yoni Jesner Award is a volunteering award scheme for young people aged 11-15 - launched in 2006 by UJIA and the Yoni Jesner Foundation. The scheme currently runs in six London Jewish schools - Hasmonean Boys and Girls Schools, Immanuel College, JCoSS,  King Solomon and Yavneh.

Yoni Jesner (z"l) was a young, Scottish Bnei Akiva leader tragically killed in a bus bomb in Tel Aviv in September 2002. He was committed to encouraging young people to do as many acts of chesed (good deeds) as possible, and an inspirational role model for many young people.

The Yoni Jesner Award -  now run by JVN and JLBG, supported by UJIA - is given to children who complete 20 hours of volunteering in their community during the academic year.  At the end of each academic year an award ceremony takes place for the presentations of certificates. 

For more information about the Yoni Jesner Award, contact Joanne Bell, JVN Operations Manager - joanne@jvn.org.uk


JVN works with UJIA JAMS (Jewish Activities in Mainstream Schools) - presenting assemblies and lunch and learn sessions for the Jewish students in mainstream schools on how to get involved in volunteering, the Jewish responsibility to society and many other topics.

JVN has spoken at a huge variety of schools including: Highgate School, North London Collegiate School, Haberdasher's Aske's Boys, Merchant Taylors, Queen Elizabeth Boys and South Hampstead.

To hear JVN speak in your school, contact Anthony Ashworth-Steen at JAMS anthony.ashworth-steen@ujia.org or contact JVN directly to make the request for you - joanne@jvn.org.uk