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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Students from AMIT Yud Ashdod Jr. and Sr. High School swept the FIRST LEGO League (FLL) regional robotics contest on January 18, coming in first place in research and advancing to the next round of competition.
The first graduating class at AMIT Modi’in High School for Girls has achieved a 100% bagrut success rate for 2017, according to a recent announcement from the Education Ministry.
Students at the AMIT Sderot Religious Jr. and Sr. High School who completed a first aid course are taking part in a special initiative in their city to help senior citizens stay healthy, and foster intergenerational ties.
The Israeli air force is considered among the best in the world, and three AMIT alumni recently joined its ranks after completing their flight course and earning their coveted wings.
