AMIT Director General Amnon Eldar Addresses the Closure of Israel’s Schools and Tells Principals: “A Crisis is Also an Opportunity”

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In a swift letter to the AMIT network’s principals, AMIT Director General Amnon Eldar, sent a message of strength and inspiration to his “troops,” the educators who care every day for the more than 37,000 children in AMIT network.

Eldar explains how they are preparing for students to continue learning in the face of what is hoped to be temporary school closures as he reminds everyone of their obligation to personal responsibility to help thwart the spread of the coronavirus.

Nehefoch hu-Purim in a Topsy Turvy World

From Our Past President

This has been a very weird Purim. In a crisis, you appreciate kindness just a little more. And in ways big and small, people are somehow managing with a little help from their friends. As I listen to the Megillah, I will pay attention to Esther and Mordechai’s conversations about communal responsibility in an age of danger and try to remember the same lesson today.

Meet an AMIT Principal

From Our Past President

The core of any educational system is its teachers. They are the frontline soldiers in the battle for students’ brains. But the principal is the general who is responsible for the infrastructure, motivating and empowering teachers and students, and mobilizing forces. The principal makes or breaks the school.