Modi’in Boys’ Robotics Team Wins 2nd Place In International Competition
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) international competition held in Estonia.
21 AMIT Schools Make Education Ministry’s “Outstanding” List
Twenty-one AMIT schools, many of which are in the country’s geographic periphery, made it onto the Education Ministry’s list of outstanding schools for the 2018 school year. The list includes 292 high schools (out of 733 contenders) that were judged on their academic, social, and values-based achievements. The ministry looked at each school’s bagrut rates, dropout rates, special education inclusion, army enlistment and national service rates, and year-to-year improvement.
Students in Development With Microsoft
As part of the cooperation between AMIT, Microsoft Israel, and U-BTech Solutions, dozens of AMIT students and teachers from all over the country participated in a special day of developing and characterizing digital solutions to the needs and challenges of school life.
Smart Transportation Track Coming To AMIT Ashkelon Bet
Starting in the coming school year, students at AMIT Ashkelon Bet Jr. and Sr. High School will have the option of pursuing smart transportation studies that will introduce them to the scientific and planning aspects of the futuristic field.
AMIT Students Unveil App For Disability Inclusion Nonprofit
AMIT students taking part in the Academy of Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the Gogya center recently unveiled the app they developed for a nonprofit organization that works to integrate people with disabilities into Israeli society.
“Physics is a tool for life,” says gifted student Liel B.
Middle school can be a trying time for kids as they navigate academics, social lives, and develop their identities and sense of self. Liel B., 16, from Beersheva, admits that 7th and 8th grades weren’t her favorite and she was somewhat quiet and withdrawn at school.
AMIT Hires First Muslim To Teach At A Yeshiva
Yasin Barhom, a teacher from the Branco Weiss school in Ein Rafa (about six miles west of Jerusalem), recently became the first Muslim to teach at a yeshiva in Israel.
Gwen Straus Student Represents Israel At Intel Science Fair in U.S.
Is it possible to design an electrochemical device that charges quickly yet works for a long time? That question and the research that went into finding an answer recently earned AMIT student Aviad G. a ticket to the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair.
Hermann Kaiser
Hermann Kaiser was 9 years old when his parents, his younger brother, and he left Nazi Germany. They were taken by rail in a sealed carriage, travelling only by night, from Berlin to a Spanish town at the border with France.
Unicorn Cheesecake Mousse
Feast your eyes on this strawberry cheesecake mousse with a swirl of sour icing—the perfect summer treat!