SHARED LIFE EDUCATION DATABASE
Yehiyeh Beseder
Givat Haviva
Age Group: 7th-9th grade.
Annual No. of Participants: 72,000 Arab students, 100 Jewish teachers.
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Region / Location: North, Haifa, South, and Central districts.
Duration: 3 school years.
Frequency: 1 session per week.
Session Length: 1 hour.
Organization Staff: 100 teachers / 5 administrative.
Professional training: 60 hours in-service training, 10 hour summer session; parallel operation in 3 locations for full geographic coverage.
Evaluation: RAMA-pending.
Program Description
Hebrew Language Enrichment Program for Arab Schools delivers one hour a week of spoken Hebrew to Arab students in grades 7 – 9. The classes are taught by Jewish instructors who are native speakers of Hebrew and act as cultural ambassadors, working in cooperation with the school’s Hebrew teachers and offering what for most children is their first and only opportunity for an ongoing relationship with someone Jewish. The program utilizes a specially developed online curriculum, which focuses on cultural integration and preparation for integration in higher studies and the workplace, while maximizing student engagement and incremental success. The instructors receive significant in-service training and support, both for effective teaching and for facilitating the intercultural encounter that their presence in the schools engenders. Following the successful pilot implementation, the Ministry of Education is backing expansion of the program nationwide.
Philanthropic Contribution: 5% (Foreign).
Ministry of Education / Govt. Allocation: 95%
Fees: N/A
Budget
Total Program Cost: 20,879,432 NIS