ATID Foundation

ATID has been established in order to enable talented men and women, young professionals from all fields, who have a rich background in Torah study, to develop the ability to make informed decisions about the education of the next generations. We have established ATID to help shape and develop the future of educational leadership in our community.... These future leaders and visionaries will be the teachers and builders of educational institutions, members of the boards of directors, and the forces in setting the educational agenda within the community . Those working in the culture of schools and formal education are forced to develop sophisticated positions on a range of educational issues. Individuals who may not serve as professional educators find themselves obliged to make educational decisions of great significance. They are often charged with the burden of their children's education in the wider sense, and affect the state of the community enterprise in a decisive way. ATID Fellows will develop the sharpened insight and broad vision to face this crucial and holy challenge. ATID deals with problems in the philosophy of education, and education in an ideologically charged Jewish world. ATID exposes its participants to both the well-known and rarely contemplated problems of educationall the while endeavoring to create a meaningful dialogue and serious inquiry between the participants and our staff. Educating the Jewish people is a holy task, and the complexities of doing it correctly in the modern world demand that those entrusted with the task develop the sophistication to succeed, and to lead this enterprise to new levels of improvement, development, and accomplishment . We believe that if junior professionals and future lay leadership develop the ability to face the complexities that will stand before them, we will be entrusting the future of our community to the ablest of hands. The theory of education which ATID examines helps each Fellow develop an educational vision for themselves and the community ...Read More