SHARED LIFE EDUCATION DATABASE
Shared Education in a Divided Society - Leveraging Educational Partnerships for Systemic Change
Age Group: 4th-6th grade, 7th-9th grade, 10th-12th grade.
Annual No. of Participants:
250 Arab students, 6 Arab principals, 30 Arab teachers / 250 Jewish students, 6 Jewish prinicipals, 30 Jewish teachers.
Region/Location: Negev & Central Region.
Duration: 30 months.
Frequency: 2 sessions per month, occasional online joint lessons.
Session Length: Academic class.
Organization Staff: CET - 1 Project Director / 4 Staff BEIT BERL - 1 Project Coordinator / 4 staff / AJEEC - 1 Project Coordinator / 2 Staff.
Professional staff training: 2 day seminars.
Evaluation: Pending.
Program Description
The program aims to support conflict transformation by creating multi-level methodologies for promoting mutual understanding & cooperation between Jewish and Arab educators & students mainly through substantive, curriculum based activities based on the introduction, adaptation, and institutionalization of a proven European model for collaborative education within divided societies.
Specific Objectives:
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To adapt the Sharing Education Programme model for building mutual understanding developed at Queen’s University Belfast for the Israeli educational context by developing new pedagogy, resources, and communities of practice & addressing local challenges.
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To pilot the Shared Education Israeli model in 18 Jewish & Arab schools: 6 in mixed city of Ramleh, 8 in the Negev, & 6 in the Sharon/Triangle region of Israel.
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To disseminate the model of conflict transformation through shared educational spaces nationwide through the active engagement of national and municipal government and to advocate for its institutionalization.
Potential Development - Pending Funding
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National dissemination via on-line platform for engaging decision makers and the public; national conference for ed. leaders; national & local policy-makers, NGOs; round-tables with educational professionals.
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Promoting replication of the model via direct advocacy with municipal authorities and the Ministry of Education & targeted media advocacy.
Projected Cost: 240,000 NIS
Budget
Philanthropic Contribution: 80% (Foreign).
Ministry of Education / Govt. Allocation: 10%
Total Program Cost: 2,400,000 NIS (10% pending)