The Peres Center for Peace & Innovation recently hosted a virtual ceremony to commemorate the fourth anniversary since the passing of the ninth President of the State of Israel, Shimon Peres, a Nobel Peace Prize Laureate.
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Batsheva Zigdon, z”l, beloved AMIT teacher, wife, mother and friend, tragically passed away on October 9, 2020, the eve of Simchat Torah. A victim of COVID-19, she was 55 years old.
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Now that the lockdown is over and Israelis can move about outside of their homes, but schools are not yet open for in-person learning, the administration of AMIT Wasserman Torah, Arts and Sciences Junior and Senior High School for Girls in Maaleh Adumim decided to get creative in their outreach to their home-bound students. They rented an ice cream cart and walked around the city’s neighborhoods, handing out ice cream treats to students, teachers and teachers’ children. They also distributed Parashat HaShavua worksheets for students to discuss around their families’ Shabbat tables, and kits for a mother-daughter activity centered on the upcoming yartzheit of Rachel Emanu (Rachel the Matriarch).
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We’re proud of our thousands of AMIT teachers who, no matter the distance, ensure that every one of our more than 41,000 students gets the tools they need to succeed. AMIT met COVID head on, and because of our awesome staff and innovative Gogya educational system, our kids continue to learn, grow, and thrive despite challenging times. We’re proud of our thousands of AMIT teachers who, no matter the distance, ensure that every one of our more than 41,000 students gets the tools they need to succeed. AMIT met COVID head on, and because of our awesome staff and innovative Gogya educational system, our kids continue to learn, grow, and thrive despite challenging times.
DetailsOrdinarily, kids don’t look that thrilled when school restarts in the fall. But this year, as Aviv, Amit, Esther, and Yoel describe, it felt great to get back!
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How do we make the education system relevant to the 21st century, especially during the days of corona? At the AMIT Educational Network, which developed a new and innovative pedagogical language, education has focused on independent learning in digital environments for the past several years.
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A barrage of misfortune for some students spurred the need for radical action. During a single week in the summer of 2017, in the AMIT Jerusalem schools in the Kiryat Menachem neighborhood, several serious incidents occurred, including a student sent to jail for a year-and-a-half.
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A phone call that changed life for Rafi Bistritzer. The voice on the end of the line informed him that he was a recipient of the Wolf Prize in Physics 2020, a prestigious international award often a precursor to the Nobel Prize.
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When the group of students at the new AMIT Leadership Training Program for Young Women chose an inspirational name for the inaugural class, they set the tone for success.
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Sometimes it takes the encouragement of just one person who believes in you and helps you envision your big and bright future to take your life from one place to another—a grand and spectacular vista.
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