Excursions

Kinnus (All-School Retreat)

The first days of the school year are dedicated to Kinnus, an all-school retreat. Kinnus means gathering in Hebrew. The days of Kinnus are focused on welcoming new students, bonding, games, and school spirit! Students will meet teachers, connect with peers in different grades, and form lasting bonds with their classmates in this fun-filled start of school. One evening is devoted to a local, senior class overnight.

Kehillah Community Service Day

The first Friday of the school year is dedicated to a community-wide Community Service Day. This is the day we all give back to our community with service learning opportunities at food banks, homeless shelters, warehouses, parks, and more throughout Bay Area. The Kehillah Community Service Day kicks off what’s known as Kehillah’s Service Learning Initiative, represented in all excursions. The Service Learning Initiative helps students become citizens of the world who are socially aware and engaged, who desire and work for a more just and kind world, with their actions guided by compassion, critical thinking, and Jewish values. 

2017-18 Service Learning Highlights

  • Packed 2,700 lbs of rice and 22,680 lbs of cabbage packed at 2 food banks, picked produce to feed over 200 families at 2 farms
  • Built houses with Habitat for Humanity, constructed energy sources at Dignity Village, built crutches at Yad Sarah
  • Planted 20 trees in a state park, toured a recycling center, removed invasive species in Half Moon Bay
  • Learned about homelessness from young filmmakers from Outside the Frame, campaigned for San Francisco mayoral candidates, played with sick and at-risk children at Save a Child’s Heart and World Emunah

Class Trips

Every spring, each grade takes a unique educational trip. The four-year grade-level trip curriculum builds on our academic program through direct experience and exposure to diverse communities with an emphasis on students taking responsibility for their own learning.

9th Grade Class Trip to San Francisco

3/4/19 – 3/8/19
(Includes Multi-Day Overnight)

Site visits to various nonprofits and social enterprises
Learn about the history Harvey Milk and the LGBTQ Movement in the Castro District
Meet local teenagers from all backgrounds
Attend a private improv comedy show
Visit over 10 non-profits and social enterprises
Volunteer
Take a cooking class
Explore Berkeley
Visit the old beatnik haunts in North Beach
Explore Haight Ashbury

10th Grade Class Trip to Los Angeles

3/4/19 – 3/8/19
(Includes Multi-Day Overnight)

Visit the Museum of Tolerance
Take of tour of the Wilshire Boulevard Temple
Visit the Pico Union Project and volunteer
Experience a Jewish Food Tour
Prepare dinner for the Alexandria House
Enjoy a comedy show
Interact with a Beit T’Shevuah panel
Experience Homeless Karaoke
Visit the Broad Museum
Enjoy a day in Venice Beach

11th Grade Class Trip to Israel

(2/19/19 – 3/7/19)

Encounters with Israelis from a variety of backgrounds
Hiking Maktesh HaGadol
Floating in the Dead Sea
Shabbat at the Kotel in Jerusalem and in Tel Aviv
Service Learning opportunities with Leket, Yad Sarah, Save a Child’s Heart, and World Emunah
Camel riding
Delicious dinners in a Bedouin tent, Druze village, and at Dr. Shakshuka
Family and friend visit time
Geopolitical, graffiti and food walking tours

Israel Trip 2018 Blog

12th Grade Trip to Portland, Oregon

(3/3/19 – 3/8/19)

Volunteering with Dignity Village, Zenger Farms, Habitat for Humanity
Hiking near Multnomah Falls
Meet with teens from Outside the Frame
Visit Powell’s books and other Portland landmarks
Meet with Tivnu Gap Year Fellows
Participate in late night food banks
Fun in the snow on Mt. Hood
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