How Do We Make All Our Kids Amanda Gorman?

From Our Past President

Yesterday’s presidential inauguration was an ordinary event in the course of American history. But it became remarkable against the backdrop of the violence experienced at the Capitol and the continuing toll from COVID. And for me, one aspect that made it even more remarkable was listening to Amanda Gorman, the youngest poet laureate ever to create and recite a poem at an inauguration. One could not help but be struck by her confidence, passion, professionalism, creativity. So the question, is, how do we instill those types of skills in all of our students?

An AMIT Robotics Team Unmasks Its Potential

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March and April 2020 saw the early, chaotic days of Coronavirus in Israel. The country and especially medical staff experienced a dangerous shortage of protective equipment and masks. In the south, the AMIT B’Levav Shalem Robotics Team in Yeruham decided to partner with the Yeruham Science Center to help solve the problem—by producing masks themselves.

AMIT Student Receives Minister of Education Prize for Volunteerism

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The Minister of Education’s prize for volunteerism and social activism in Israel’s southern region was given to Ravid H., a 12th grade student at AMIT Kiryat Malachi. Ravid is chairman of the school’s student council and the city-wide student council. She also serves as the CEO of a company, through which she developed the All Mall application, an app to improve the user experience at malls, through a joint initiative with UniStream.