A delegation of 30 outstanding physics students from the AMIT network traveled to Geneva this week to visit the world’s chief physics research center: the European Organization for Nuclear Research, or CERN, which is home to the largest and most powerful particle accelerator in the world.
The female physics students who visited CERN accelerator in Switzerland came from various schools, several located in the country’s periphery. The group was made up of students from the following AMIT schools: AM AMIT Kennedy High School, Acco; AMIT Atidim High School, Or Akiva; Ulpana AMIT Anna Teich, Haifa; AMIT Lehava High School for Girls, Kedumim; Ulpana AMIT Givat Shmuel; AMIT Bellows Ulpana Noga, Beit Shemesh; AMIT Wasserman High School, Beer Sheva; AMIT Yud Ashdod High School.
These students were given this once-in-a-lifetime learning opportunity because of their academic excellence in physics. They met with scientists, toured the particle accelerator, and were exposed to cutting-edge advances in the field of physics.
The students spent weeks preparing and studying ahead of their visit, and some of them even spent time tutoring their classmates in order to help subsidize the cost of their trip.
The exciting trip and opportunity for the students to visit CERN underscores AMIT’s commitment to expose students, especially girls, to the world of advanced science so they can become leaders in the field in the future.
“We believe in academic excellence and educational leadership, two values that our students will experience on this journey, when they are exposed to groundbreaking research at CERN that impacts the entire world,” said Moti Arbel, the principal of AMIT Yud Ashdod.
Dr. Rachela Turgeman, who heads the physics studies at the AMIT network, said, “The message to our students is clear: Excellence is a way of life, and you can be tomorrow’s scientific leaders!”
