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Sara Klugman

Sara Klugman

Co-Director and Company member

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Rabbinical Student and Educator

  • Education

    • Conservative Yeshiva (Jerusalem)

      2019 -
      Jewish/Judaic Studies

    • Pardes Institute for Jewish Studies (Jerusalem)

      2018 -
      Jewish/Judaic Studies

    • Amherst Regional High School

      2006 - 2010
      3.9

    • Harvard Graduate School of Education

      2019 - 2020
      Master of Education - MEd Arts in Education 4.0 GPA

    • Carleton College

      2010 - 2014
      Bachelor of Arts - BA, Magna Cum Laude Religion/Religious Studies 3.8 GPA

  • Experience

    • Semaphore Reperatory Modern Dance Company

      Mar 2011 - Jun 2014
      Co-Director and Company member

      • As a co-Director, led rehearsals, developed community among dancers, mediated disputes, and organized participation in the national American Dance Festival. Collaborated with faculty and visiting choreographers• Choreographed original material and performed choreography from a variety of traditions

    • Adams Street Foundation

      Aug 2014 - Aug 2015
      Enrichment Fellow

      • Responsible for promoting student participation in off-site enrichment and support services in New York City.• Facilitated student application workshops, information sessions, and conducted one-on-one guidance appointments.• Researched, documented, and tracked youth enrichment opportunities throughout NYC. Developed, maintained and created partnerships with outside programs.• Compiled, organized and edited a weekly opportunities newsletter.• Led and facilitated a student dance group. Ran rehearsals, managed budget, and supervised student leaders. Show less

    • Avodah

      Aug 2014 - Aug 2015
      Fellow and Member of the Education team

      • Participated in weekly workshops and monthly retreats focused on Jewish learning, and building skills for community organizing and social justice work. Designed programs focused on social justice, art, and alternative ritual• Investigated critical issues facing non-profits, Jewish communities, and educational institutions

    • Exploring the Arts, Inc. (ETA)

      Aug 2015 - Jun 2017
      Student Opportunities Coordinator

      • Administered and managed a paid arts apprenticeship program for public high school students and professional arts organizations across New York City• Built and nurtured partnerships between 65 arts organizations and 27 high schools• Oversaw and supported a total of 120 apprentices and arts mentors through the school year and summer• Created and administrated programs focused on creating relationships between students and arts mentors• Led and carried out outreach, workshops and application decisions in order to pair students and artists• Conducted site visits with apprentices to facilitate conversations about progress, goal setting and conflict resolution• Developed original career and arts focused programming for teens, and mentorship programming for arts professionals Show less

    • Emergent Israeli/Palestinian Film Collective

      Mar 2018 - Dec 2019
      Writer and Strategic Consultant

      • Worked with artist-founders to distill, write and refine original mission statement• Provided guidance for fundraising

    • Hamiffal

      Dec 2018 - Jul 2020
      Consultant, Program Designer, Writer

      • Advise and consult in fundraising, communications and programmatic design while in Jerusalem and remotely• Design and co-create new educational programming focused on expanding access, leadership, and economic resources to Palestinian artists in East Jerusalem• Wrote original mission statement, write monthly newsletters add create original grant proposals, including a successful $ 20,000 grant to extend Hamiffal’s educational and economic resources to East Jerusalem residents• Create new partnerships and programs with North American based arts organizations Show less

    • Ruach Ha'Aretz, a Project of Yerusha: Building a Legacy for Future Generations

      Jun 2019 - Jul 2019
      Director of Youth Programming

      • Responsible for creating and leading original Jewish programming for youth 6 to 13 years old• Designed creative curriculum focused on in visual arts, mixed media, and storytelling

    • National Yiddish Book Center

      Jul 2019 - Jul 2019
      Resident Assistant and Educator

      • Developed text-based discussions with a cohort of 16-18 year old students, focused on understanding and contextualizing Jewish literature• Established supportive, safe and reflective residential living spaces and facilitated nightly group counseling meetings• Designed and led original arts and text based activities based on student interest

    • Open Door Arts

      Sept 2019 - Jul 2020
      Gallery Fellow

      Gallery Fellow• Support the installation and curation of exhibitions in Boston’s Open Door Gallery• Facilitate, plan, and support opening and community events in Boston’s Open Door Gallery

    • Harvard Graduate School of Education

      Aug 2020 - now
      Graduate Teaching Fellow

    • Kesher Newton

      Aug 2020 - now
      Teacher

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • CPR (CPR)

      American Red Cross
      May 2017

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Sara Klugman
      Magna Cum Laude Carleton College Jun 2014
    • Awarded to Sara Klugman
      Bardwell Smith Prize for Excellence in the Study of Religion Carleton College May 2014 The highest departmental award for a student who “exhibits a passion for the life of the mind, a willingness to take intellectual risk, and a desire to grow and change as a young scholar.”
    • Awarded to Sara Klugman
      Toni Award in the Arts Carleton College May 2014 An award for a student who embodies the spirit and memory of beloved Carleton Professor Antoinette "Toni" Sostek, who "love a particular art form, who throws him or herself into it, who lives and breathes it, and who infectiously imparts that enthusiasm to others.students committed to practicing art and promoting it in the community."
    • Awarded to Sara Klugman
      Women and Gender Studies Book Award from the University of Massachusetts - Jun 2010 An award for students whose academic work demonstrates a commitment to women and gender studies.