ICS offers a variety of services to different constituents according to their needs. For services offered to publishers, please click here. For services offered to policymakers, please click here. For services offered to educators, please click here. For services offered to the general community, please click here.
The Institute for Curriculum Services (ICS) is a non-profit project of the San Francisco-based Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) and the Jewish Council for Public Affairs (JCPA). ICS is dedicated to promoting accurate instructional materials about Jews, Judaism, and Israel. A national organization, ICS works with policymakers, education officials, educators, students, and publishers as the representative of the mainstream Jewish community. ICS partners with Jewish communities nationwide to review education standards, policies, and materials and to interact with publishers. ICS has broad support from the national Jewish community, which turns to ICS for advice on instructional materials and assistance with local textbook adoptions.
ICS offers students a variety of informational resources:
- Fact Sheets – ICS develops fact sheets on a range of issues from Branches of Judaism to Zionism and Arab Nationalism.
- Primary Source Documents – ICS provides a collection of key primary sources on Judaism, Jewish history, and Israel.
- Maps – ICS provides a collection of Jewish history, Zionism, Israel, and the modern Middle East.
- Guide to Jewish Observances – ICS provides a brief overview of Jewish religious observances.
- Additional Recommended Resources – ICS provides a list of recommended resources for additional information on Jews, Judaism, and Israel.
- External Links– ICS provides a list of external websites for additional information on religion and the public schools, history, and media.
- Referral - ICS refers inquires to appropriate resources.
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