Students from the AMIT Renanim Science and Technology High School, Ra’anana advanced science track opened this year with a hands-on activity, “think outside of the box”, an interactive learning experience with experiential boxes mirroring an escape room experience.
David Friedman, U.S. Ambassador to Israel, paid a visit to AMIT Sderot Religious High School and met with the school’s Yeshiva track students. Ambassador Friedman shared his memories from school with his friend Hillel Fendel, who is the brother of the head of the Hesder Yeshiva in Sderot; “we made lots of trouble in class,” he recalled. He commended the students and all Sderot residents and shared his prays for the safety of the city. He expressed, “The United States supports you and stands with you. Please continue to carry out Jewish life here in Sderot.”
AMIT Gwen Straus Junior and Senior High School for Boys, Kfar Batya have been recognized as the one of the top schools in the country for their values-based teaching. This is a wonderful achievement for both tracks; the society and law track and the science and technology track which is overseen by director Rabbi Yoni Berlin.
Zameret Kaniel, a participant of Carmel 6000, a high-tech based national service in partnership with AMIT, won a bronze medal at the 4th International Olympiad of the Metropolises which took place last weekend in Moscow.
Education Minister Rav Rafi Peretz visited AMIT Ashkelon Bet Jr. and Sr. High School recently, telling the students how impressed he was by their high rates of volunteerism and enlistment in the army. Those values are the foundation for excellence and success, he said.
The AMIT network selected its outstanding educators for the year 2019 at a recent ceremony at the Gogya teacher-training center in Ra’anana.
AMIT is kicking off the new school year with wonderful news. Our network has been named the #1 educational network in Israel as reported by the prestigious newspaper TheMarker, based on Education Ministry data, for the third year in a row.
Out of 400 students who applied, 29 remain, 4 of whom are AMIT students. These students will form the team that competes in 2021. During the next two years, prior to the competition they will undergo a series of intensive tests, practices, and preparatory challenges.
Over the last few years, the Israel Ministry of Education has put a major focus on improving methods of teaching English – namely, spoken English – due to the fact that many Israeli high school graduates are unable to communicate and comprehend English strong enough to understand their higher education textbooks.
Students at Yeshivat AMIT Kfar Ganim have been volunteering throughout the summer at a unique day camp for the special needs students at their school, and they recently staged a “Master Chef” style competition with the help of a local nonprofit organization.
