Happiness = The First Week of School
Ordinarily, kids don’t look that thrilled when school restarts in the fall. But this year, as Aviv, Amit, Esther, and Yoel describe, it felt great to get back!
Embarking on a Journey: The AMIT Network Offers Innovative, Student-Centered Learning Methodologies
How do we make the education system relevant to the 21st century, especially during the days of corona? At the AMIT Educational Network, which developed a new and innovative pedagogical language, education has focused on independent learning in digital environments for the past several years.
A New Way of Educating- חינוך מחדש
This article about AMIT was recently published in the Israeli newspaper Mekor Rishon.
Among all the difficulties that the coronavirus has brought, there is one area where it forces us to make a change that maybe for the better. The virus is forcing the education system—and others—to connect to the 21st century and adapt to the contemporary world. All at once, teachers and students were separated from the desks and chairs, the blackboards and chalk, and were required to produce alternatives.
You Have a Front Row Seat To See Preparations for the Start of School
It’s hard to believe that summer is virtually over. AMIT principals have been working hard to equip schools with separators, create pod schedules and do anything and everything imaginable to keep our students and teachers safe. But, as we all know, that’s not enough to foster the learning and personal growth we want for all of our students. We hope that you enjoy this “real time” glimpse of the administration at Mekif AMIT Wasserman Beersheva talking about the challenges they expect to face in the coming year.
Class on the Beach, Filming Live Classes: Cities and Schools that are Thinking out of the Box
This article was published on Sunday, August 23 in The Marker, Israel’s leading financial newspaper that is part of Ha’aretz. The article features three municipalities and the AMIT Network as leading innovative and groundbreaking initiatives in Israel during the coronavirus pandemic.
Midreshet AMIT Student Reflects on the AMIT Staff (Part 4)
Like all things that were abruptly interrupted by the coronavirus pandemic, the year in Israel for Midreshet AMIT students ended in March. The students left Israel and went back home. But their learning didn’t stop. The students continued studying with their rabbis and teachers via Zoom from thousands of miles away. The distance didn’t shake the warm connection they developed for one another or the profound impact Midreshet AMIT had on their lives.
In this four-part blog series, Midreshet AMIT student Ariella Berman shares her Reflections on the AMIT Staff.
AMIT Sutker Student Wins Top Honors for Volunteerism
Dori B., a 12th grader at AMIT Mr. & Mrs. Lester Sutker Arts and Sciences Jr. and Sr. High School for Boys in Modiin, won the citywide top volunteer award that was given to him at a recent ceremony honoring teenage volunteers in the city.
Midreshet AMIT Student Reflects on Israel (Part 3)
Like all things that were abruptly interrupted by the coronavirus pandemic, the year in Israel for Midreshet AMIT students ended in March. The students left Israel and went back home. But their learning didn’t stop. The students continued studying with their rabbis and teachers via Zoom from thousands of miles away. The distance didn’t shake the warm connection they developed for one another or the profound impact Midreshet AMIT had on their lives.
In this four-part blog series, Midreshet AMIT student Mimi Leifer shares her Reflections on Israel.
Ground Breaks on New “Innovative” AMIT Sderot School
Officials broke ground recently on the new Gogya school that will be built for AMIT Gutwirth in Sderot, heralding the movement forward and endorsement of educational innovation in Israel following the health crisis.
AMIT Renanim Jumps in Highest-Level Math Bagrut
AMIT Renanim quadrupled the number of students taking the 5-point math bagrut, an impressive mathematical leap by any account and a ticket for its students to go on to study even higher-level math, advanced physics, and other similar disciplines that can open doors in great careers for their future.