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Dr. Sharon Bacharach EdD, LCSW

Associate Director of Early Childhood Education Programs
sharon.bacharach [at] aju.edu
(310) 779-9070
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    Education

    EdD, Northcentral University, May 2024

    MSW, New York University

    BA Early Childhood, specialty in Child Mental Health, Cal State University, Northridge

    Sharon Bacharach L.C.S.W., has worked in early childhood for 30 plus years in hospitals, special education centers, summer camps and Jewish Day Schools. She worked as a social worker for 10 years in the medical setting and then began working at Pressman Academy in 2000. She worked as a preschool, pre K and kindergarten teacher and then became the Elementary School Counselor. Since leaving Pressman in 2019, Sharon leads social skills groups for Creative Learning Place, a home schooling program for K-5th at the JCC. Sharon helped begin our early childhood program here at AJU and besides teaching in our program, she has recently become our Early Childhood Coordinator. 

    Dissertation: Teaching Diversity in Jewish Early Childhood Classrooms; A Collective Case Study

    Posted on October 13, 2020 by Sharon Bacharach

    I have participated in many conversations about how children are doing academically with distanced learning, or how they are doing socially, since they are isolated from playing with friends as they usually do...

    Ellen S. Greene

    ellen.greene [at] aju.edu
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      Ellen is a mentor in the Master of Arts in Education program at AJU. Her career in Jewish Early Childhood Education in Los Angeles spans decades, where her knowledge of early childhood curriculum, child care training and parent education has built strong professional relationships in the community. She has taught infants through Kindergarten and has over 20 years' experience as a Director of Early Childhood Education.



      Ellen’s strong interpersonal communication skills, leadership and expertise in child development has guided hundreds of children and their families through their Early Childhood Judaic Journey.

      Posted on August 20, 2020 by Dr. Sara Smith

      In the most recent Virtual Salon, we were joined by Leora Smith (MAT, ’20) to discuss the importance of bringing multiple voices into the classroom and honoring a diversity of narratives...

      Posted on June 25, 2020 by Dr. Sara Smith

      This week, we launched our Virtual Salons. The goal of the salons is to bring students, alumni, and friends together and build community while also providing an opportunity for learning and growth. We are lucky to have alumni engaged in fantastic work and for them to teach us about their experiences and passions in the field...

      Posted on March 13, 2020 by

      As school leaders anticipate moving classes online, educators are forced to grapple with the reality that online learning is not simply an equal substitute for in-person all-class learning. In fact, we are looking at an entirely different pedagogical and learning experience. And yet, this is becoming the presumptive option.