About Elana...
Elana Fertig, MS Ed has been the Early Childhood Director at Yeshiva of South Shore in Hewlett, New York since 2003, and for three-years prior, was the Early Childhood Director at Prospect Park Yeshiva in Brooklyn.
Elana is a founder of the Long Island-Yeshiva Early Childhood Directors Network, and the Early Childhood Education consultant for the Consortium of Jewish Day Schools (COJDS), where she is a popular lecturer and coordinates staff development seminars and training courses for early childhood program directors and teachers.
Along with helping teachers find and focus their strengths and interests toward innovative teaching, Elana is known as the "director's director,” sought out by new and veteran preschool directors alike to provide ongoing guidance in curriculum development, program management, and how to sustain high levels of enthusiasm in the classroom. Elana frequently shares her ideas and experience during workshops she has presented for Torah Umesorah, BJE/Jewish Education Project, and at yeshiva day schools throughout the United States and Canada.
Elana is also the author of "Infusing the Ruach In Your School," a classic curriculum guide for yeshiva early childhood educators that provides step-by-step instructions for transforming any pre-school program into an incredibly fun, enriching, and effective learning environment.
Elana’s forte is helping teachers and principals introduce fun and excitement for Jewish education into their schools. Her goal is to see children enjoy learning while building enough happy pre-school memories to last a lifetime.
Elana is a founder of the Long Island-Yeshiva Early Childhood Directors Network, and the Early Childhood Education consultant for the Consortium of Jewish Day Schools (COJDS), where she is a popular lecturer and coordinates staff development seminars and training courses for early childhood program directors and teachers.
Along with helping teachers find and focus their strengths and interests toward innovative teaching, Elana is known as the "director's director,” sought out by new and veteran preschool directors alike to provide ongoing guidance in curriculum development, program management, and how to sustain high levels of enthusiasm in the classroom. Elana frequently shares her ideas and experience during workshops she has presented for Torah Umesorah, BJE/Jewish Education Project, and at yeshiva day schools throughout the United States and Canada.
Elana is also the author of "Infusing the Ruach In Your School," a classic curriculum guide for yeshiva early childhood educators that provides step-by-step instructions for transforming any pre-school program into an incredibly fun, enriching, and effective learning environment.
Elana’s forte is helping teachers and principals introduce fun and excitement for Jewish education into their schools. Her goal is to see children enjoy learning while building enough happy pre-school memories to last a lifetime.