From Courtroom to Best-Seller
Ronald H. Balson has been a Chicago trial attorney for 47 years, and during that time, his work has led him into courtrooms across the country and to numerous cities around the world.
AMIT Ranked No. 1 Educational Network in Israel
Hot off the press! AMIT has been named the No. 1 educational network in Israel by the Education Ministry, which cited its graduation rate and most students studying highest level math and English!
Ulpanat AMIT Lehava Makes The Summer Special For Others
Ulpanat AMIT Lehava in Kedumim opened its doors last week and hosted a unique summer camp for children with special needs, making it an unforgettable summer for those children and giving their parents a much-needed break from the constant care they provide them.
21 AMIT Schools Make Education Ministry’s “Outstanding” List
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.
“Survivor” AMIT: 3 Ma’ale Adumim Students Complete Youth Guide Course
Three boys from AMIT Ma’ale Adumim recently completed a “Survivor”-style course to become youth guides for the Education Ministry’s Shelach program. They are the first students from Ma’ale Adumim to successfully finish the course.
Preparing Students For The Future, Not The Past
By Amnon Eldar, director general of the AMIT network
The Industrial Revolution began in 1760 and transformed predominantly agrarian, rural societies in Europe and America into industrial, urban ones. Schoolchildren sat in long rows and teachers emphasized discipline and rote learning. Since then, the world has changed dramatically. The internet introduced an “information revolution” that affects our economy, society, and technology. Knowledge has gone from the hands of the elite into those of everyone, yet schools have not adapted to this change and still prepare graduates for the old world.
AMIT Kiryat Malachi Is Now Home To Young Entrepreneurs
AMIT Kiryat Malachi Jr. and Sr. High School recently welcomed a new addition to its grounds—an “entrepreneurship center” run by the nonprofit Unistream, which was founded by businessman Rony Zarom in 2001 to teach underprivileged Israeli children entrepreneurial skills.
AMIT Creates “Math Community” To Boost Achievement In The Field
Dozens of teachers from the AMIT network recently joined forces to create a math teacher “community” at a conference hosted by AMIT and the Trump Foundation, which was established in 2011 by Jewish-American philanthropists Jules and Eddie Trump to improve academic achievements in math and science in Israel.
International Jewish Educators Unite To Develop Israel Studies
Jewish educators from around the world recently took a weeklong trip to Israel, where they met with colleagues from the AMIT network and began developing an Israel studies curriculum to be taught in their schools.
AMIT Elaine Silver Students Find Work—At school
Students from the AMIT Elaine Silver Technological High School in Beersheva bring new meaning to the term “summer school.” They come to school every day, but not to study—instead they are getting paid to paint the classrooms, touch up the building, take care of the gardening, and fix whatever else needs fixing before school resumes in September.