FranklinCovey and The Center for Advancement of Jewish Education-Miami Announce New Education Partnership
March 3rd, 2010FranklinCovey and The Center for Advancement of Jewish Education-Miami (CAJE-Miami)
Announce New Education Partnership
7 Habits Author, Stephen Covey, to Speak at March 17 CAJE-Miami Launch Event in Miami: “Educating Children in The 21st Century”
FranklinCovey and The Center for Advancement of Jewish Education-Miami (CAJE-Miami) today announced they are embarking upon a ten-year partnership to bring The Leader in Me, FranklinCovey’s education process for teaching leadership at the elementary school level, to South Florida Jewish day schools and throughout the United States and Canada.
Together, FranklinCovey and CAJE-Miami will design, develop and disseminate a customized solution for Jewish day schools that integrates existing school curricula and Jewish principles with the world-renowned The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. The partnership links Jewish texts and teachings with FranklinCovey’s leadership training to create a Jewish day school culture imbued with Jewish values, character development and leadership skills.
The new initiative, “The Leader in Me: Ensuring Our Jewish Future,” will provide ‘flagship’ Jewish day schools with intensive and extensive training, coaching and implementation strategies for incorporating the principles found in The Leader in Me process.
To launch the partnership, Stephen Covey, recognized as one of Time magazine’s 25 Most Influential Americans and international best-selling author of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, will give a keynote address at a special launch event sponsored by CAJE-Miami, on March 17 in Miami.
At the event, Stephen Covey will address his vision for bringing The Leader in Me initiative to Jewish day schools. He will also discuss his recent book, The Leader in Me:How Schools and Parents Around the World are Inspiring Greatness, One Child at a Time. In the book, Covey chronicles the process of how extraordinary elementary schools are teaching the same 7 Habits leadership principles which have guided corporate and government boardroom decisions for years. Some of the principles and life skills students learn include: goal setting, time management, teamwork, problem-solving and life balance.
The CAJE-Miami event will be held at Jungle Island, 1111 Parrot Jungle Trail, Miami. Registration begins at 7:30 p.m. The program begins at 8:00 p.m. A dessert reception will precede Covey’s keynote address. Cost for attending the event is $54 per person (non-deductible covert). To RSVP online, visit http://www.caje-miami.org or call Allison DiGiacomo at 305-576-4030, ext. 141.
“FranklinCovey is thrilled to be partnering with CAJE-Miami because of their vision and leadership as it relates to educating students who attend their Jewish day schools. These principles will arm students in the 21st Century with the necessary skills to be successful in every area of their lives. We look forward to partnering with them to develop and deliver this process together,” said Sean Covey, Chief Innovation Officer and Education Practice Leader, FranklinCovey.
“Our vision is to create and foster a meaningful and sustainable Jewish day school culture imbued with Jewish values, character development and leadership skills that has the power and unlimited potential to transform the landscape of Jewish day school education for generations to come. The principles taught in FranklinCovey’s Leader in Me process, which includes the 7 Habits, will transform our schools, our families, businesses and communities - locally, nationally, in Israel and throughout the world,” said Dr. Chaim Y. Botwinick, President and CEO of CAJE-Miami.
About Franklin Covey Co.
FranklinCovey Co. (NYSE: FC) is the global consulting and training leader in the areas of strategy execution, leadership, customer loyalty, sales performance, and individual effectiveness. Over the Company’s history, FranklinCovey clients have included 90 percent of the Fortune 100, more than 75 percent of the Fortune 500, thousands of small- and mid-sized businesses, as well as numerous government entities and educational institutions. FranklinCovey has 40 direct and licensee offices providing professional services in 147 countries. For more information, please visit www.franklincovey.com.
About CAJE
The Center for the Advancement of Jewish Education (CAJE) is deeply committed to Jewish continuity and renewal through quality formal and informal Jewish education. As a central agency, profoundly dedicated to the unswerving pursuit of educational excellence, CAJE is devoted to creating, fostering and nurturing a community of Jews with deep knowledge, understanding and appreciation of Jewish traditions, culture, values and heritage. Through its extensive network ofday schools,early childhood programs, congregational schools, adult education programs, CAJE endeavors to create an exciting and meaningful Renaissance for Jewish living and learning in the Greater Miami Jewish Community. Underscoring CAJE’s mission and vision is its commitment to educational innovation and experimentation anchored in a philosophy of excellence and model practice.
