SHARED LIFE EDUCATION DATABASE
Coming of Age in Shared Public Space
Age Group: 10th-12th grade.
Annual No. of Participants:
750 Arab students / 750 Jewish students.
Region / Location: Central District, Northern District, Wadi Ara.
Duration: N/A
Frequency: N/A.
Session Length: 1 day workshops.
Organization Staff: 1 Program Director / 2 Coordinators / 8 Facilitators.
Professional staff training: 30 annual hours.
Evaluation: Yes, results upon request.
Program Description
Classes of students meet for a full day of activities, from 8:30AM to 5:30PM, which addresses Shared Public Space.
The ability to share public space requires tolerance of diversity in appearance, language, and cultural behavior. Jewish and Arab Israelis' different habits of consumption, work, and leisure necessitate the development of more flexible and accepting attitudes. The program focuses on these issues and addresses them on three levels: first, on the level of knowledge; second, on the level of contact and meeting; and third, on the level of skill acquisition.
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Objectives:
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Promotion of civic thinking and mutual responsibility in public spaces among students.
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Provision of tools that enable Jewish-Arab encounters for many schools, in response to need in the field.
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Advancement of new discourse centered on civic issues in pursuit of an equal and shared society.
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Addressing the public sphere as an important social challenge.
Potential Development - Pending Funding
Expanding to new schools/classes.
Projected Cost: 12,256 NIS per encounter.
Budget
Total Program Cost: 245,124 NIS
Ministry of Education / Govt. Allocation: 25%
Philanthropic Contribution: 75% (Foreign).
Fees: Transportation provided by schools.
