Jewish leadership,in their own voice.
TeenShemet is a Jewish leadership program where teens develop practical skills, take meaningful responsibility, serve their community and explore identity in their own voice.
Leadership teens can practise.
The program combines structured skill-building with action, reflection, friendship and real responsibility.
Build skills with purpose.
Workshops and guided practice strengthen communication, facilitation, teamwork, decision-making and project planning.
Turn ideas into action.
Students collaborate on projects, take responsibility for outcomes and learn how thoughtful leadership creates change.
Lead by contributing.
Volunteer opportunities help teens earn community-service hours while putting Jewish values and responsibility into practice.
Learn from many voices.
Guest leaders, field trips and honest discussion help teens connect Jewish identity with leadership in the wider world.
Leadership in action.
TeenShemet leadership is learned by doing — encountering history, contributing to the community and listening carefully to people whose experiences can change how we understand the world.
Memory, responsibility and difficult questions.
A visit to the Montreal Holocaust Museum brings history into a real place. Students learn together, ask thoughtful questions and consider what remembrance and responsibility mean for their generation.
Service builds leaders.
Hands-on community work builds teamwork, follow-through and an understanding that leadership begins with noticing what others need.
Listen, learn, reflect.
A session with guest speaker Tova Clark gives students space to listen closely, connect history with personal experience and reflect with empathy.
Skills and community.
TeenShemet combines purposeful training with the friendships and trust that help young people lead well.
Skills that build confidence.
Students completed a first-aid course, practised responding calmly and caring for others, and earned certification — a concrete example of leadership becoming practical capability.
Play builds community.
Breaks and games give teens room to laugh, reset and strengthen the trust that makes deeper learning and teamwork possible.
Skills teens can use anywhere.
Every student gets opportunities to practise leading discussions, planning activities, working in teams and reflecting on the impact of their choices.
Connection without pressure.
TeenShemet respects teens as thoughtful people. They are invited to participate fully, challenge ideas and shape the group.
Ready to lead, serve and belong?
Ask about the next TeenShemet group for students in Grades 7–9.
Register for TeenShemet