AMIT Modi’in girls headed to national robotics competition!
The robotics team from the AMIT Modi’in High School for Girls won the FIRST LEGO League (FLL) regional contest and has advanced to the national round of the competition.
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Donating organs and welcoming foster kids: How teachers at one AMIT school give back
Students at AMIT Hatzor HaGlilit Jr. and Sr. High School don’t need a class to learn what it means to contribute to society—they are already learning that firsthand from several teachers at their school who have donated kidneys and welcomed foster children into their homes.
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AMIT students sweep robotics competitions across the country
Robotics programs make learning fun for children, encourage collaboration, creativity, and innovation, and prepare students for the changing workforce of the future.
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What do students need to succeed in the real world? Ask Harry Potter
At AMIT, we believe that the old way of learning is a thing of the past. Judging success by looking at standardized test scores is also a thing of the past—that is not how to foster students who are creative and collaborative.
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“Even a kung fu master could come to Hevruta and learn how to teach”
AMIT Bienenfeld Hevruta Yeshiva just won the Education Ministry’s 2018 national prize for outstanding education at a religious public school, which attests to the fact that the yeshiva’s uncommon approach has succeeded.
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Elaine Gross
Elaine G. talks about how important it is that AMIT schools in Israel are leading the way in STEM education while infusing the students with a Jewish values–based foundation.
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James Beard Award-winning chef Alon Shaya’s peach & mascarpone hamantashen
The hamantashen I made as a child were filled with apricot jam or cherry-pie filling out of a can, sometimes poppy seeds and prunes. Now when I think of hamantashen, luscious fresh fruit comes to mind.
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Even Harry Potter knows what students need to succeed in the real world
At AMIT, we believe that the old way of learning (a teacher standing and lecturing) is a thing of the past. Judging success by looking at a long list of standardized test scores is also a thing of the past—that is not how to foster students who are active learners, who are creative and collaborative. Even Harry Potter knows that it’s much more effective (and fun) to make magic and cast spells than to study them in theory.
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AMIT students honor survivors for International Holocaust Remembrance Day
International Holocaust Remembrance Day, which is commemorated on January 27—the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau—is a worldwide reminder to honor the 6 million Jews and other victims of Nazism who perished during World War II.
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AMIT Modi’in boys advance to national robotics final for fifth year in a row
The robotics team from the Mr. and Mrs. Lester Sutker AMIT Modi’in School for Boys came in second place in the FIRST LEGO League (FLL) regional contest and has advanced to the national finals for the fifth year in a row.
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