Eight AMIT educators are among the Education Ministry’s religious education administration list of this year’s “teachers of the century.” All of the teachers and principals selected for this distinction were recognized for their groundbreaking values-based leadership and educational innovation.
AMIT students from the southern and central regions in Israel recently attended leadership conferences at two AMIT schools: AMIT Ramle Technological High School in Ashdod and the AMIT Kfar Blatt Youth Village in Petach Tikvah.
AMIT students in Modi’in recently hosted students from Midreshet AMIT and another local school for a fascinating discussion with retired Major General (retired) Eliezer Shkedy, formerly the commander of Israel’s air force and CEO of El Al airlines.
Eleventh-grade students at AMIT Bellows Ulpanat Noga High School helped organize a seminar on women’s empowerment at their school, which included workshops and lectures about identity, developing personal strengths and leadership skills, self-defense, and taking initiative.
When it comes to AMIT Wasserman Junior and Senior High School in Beer Sheva, which has been recognized for its academic achievements, add athletics championships to the list of accolades. During the last two years, students from the school won nine championships in different sports categories, and a least a dozen more students are recognized as outstanding athletes.
It was a night to remember for every child at Beit Hayeled and every Midreshet AMIT student as the first night of Hanukkah was celebrated in high style with a chaggigah that pulled out all the stops.
Theirs is a family of loyal and brave soldiers who love and serve Israel. Five years following the death of Ben Vanunu, z”l, an AMIT alumnus who was killed in Gaza in 2014 during his army service, his brother Moshiko has enlisted in the same unit, the elite Golani Brigade.
AMIT is about encouraging kids to dream and help them reach the stars. Poor kids from disadvantaged homes often don’t know how important it is to have dreams. Disadvantaged kids also rarely have role models for success. And when it comes to girls, professional role models are even fewer and their opportunities are even more limited. Let me tell you about three AMIT programs that encourage our female students not only to dream, but to develop purpose, confidence, and skills to turn those dreams into reality.
Dozens of students at Yeshivat AMIT Amichai Junior and Senior High School held a special inter-generational study session with their mothers and grandmothers at the Rehovot school’s beit midrash recently.
AMIT schools encourage their students to fulfill their potential in various ways, including contributing to their communities. The 11th-grade students from AMIT Wasserman Junior and Senior High School in Beersheva, recently worked with the municipality to give one of the city’s parks a facelift.
