24/7 After-School Empowerment Program

24/7 is an after-school program that brings together formal and informal education by curating local programs based on students’ interests.

24/7 is an after-school program that brings together formal and informal education by curating local programs based on students’ interests. It enables development in a wide variety of areas, from outdoor training to coding to surfing to robotics, while ensuring that after-school time for students is constructive and safe.

The 24/7 empowerment program is run by AMIT in cooperation with a coalition of partners, including local municipalities, government ministries, private sector, and non-profit representatives. Based on investment by these partners, 24/7 was able to grow significantly in 2021, with more than 3,500 participating students across nine schools.

24/7 Courses

Outdoor Programming

  • Surfing
  • Values through Sports
  • Jeeping
  • Wall Climbing
  • Skateboarding
  • Tennis
  • “Nirim in the Classroom” Program

Technology, Science, and Entrepreneurship

  • Start-Tech
  • MakerBot
  • SpaceLab
  • Robotics
  • Unistream
  • Training and Technological Employment Centers

Personalized Learning

  • Math
  • Language
  • Science
  • Humanities
  • Hebrew Grammar
  • Art

Arts

  • Plastic Arts
  • Theater
  • Photography
  • Drawing
  • Creative Writing

Leadership and Community

  • “Nirim in the Neighborhood” Program
  • Lead
  • Unique Chessed Initiative
  • “When you give, you receive”
  • Every student volunteers
  • Program for Parents
  • Taking on neighborhood sites

Academics

  • 30% increase in bagrut eligibility
  • Doubled the number of students taking high level math
  • 40% increase in the number of students taking high level English
  • 20% increase in the number of students taking physics, computers, or chemistry

Skills and Values

  • 15% go on to pre-army mechinot or year of volunteering pre-army
  • Dozens of start-ups developed
  • 38 groups participate in technological courses
  • 42 galleries or productions: photography, plastic arts, films, writing, theater, art
  • 290 graduates of outdoor training courses (survival, biking, sailing, jeeping)
  • 80% increase in volunteering in the community
  • No new criminal records amongst all 24/7 students

Impact on the Community

  • 40% increase in parental involvement in the educational process
  • Alumni committees involved in education, leisure, and local leadership
  • 60% decrease in number of calls to the police

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