News from the Society for Advancement of Education in Israel       SEPTEMBER 2017
Happy New Year
from the
Society for Advancement of Education, Jerusalem!
Peter Yarrow to Perform at AFK New York Reception
At The Jewish Museum on October 17, 2017
There will be music, art, history, and heartfelt recognition of key supporters at the American Friends of Kidum’s (AFK) Inaugural New York Reception on Tuesday, October 17, 2017 at the beautiful Jewish Museum on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan. Register Here

This will be the first major outreach event by AFK, the newly formed non-profit which serves as the U.S. arm of the Society for Advancement of Education, Jerusalem (SAE).

Special Guest Peter Yarrow of the legendary folk pioneers Peter, Paul and Mary will pay a musical tribute to the evening's honorees -- Dr. Charlotte K. Frank , United Israel Appeal-IEF represented by David Mallach , and the Naale Elite Academy and founder/director Yeshayahu Yechieli .

Ambassador Dani Dayan and SAE Executive Director Eitan Moran will also be on hand. Read more about the Reception here.
"Languages" are Subject
of SAE Staff Conference
“Languages” was the imaginative theme of SAE's Annual School Year Opening Conference in late August.

More than 300 teachers, youth counselors, coordinators, employees and managers from all of SAE's 14 schools and residences came together at Boyar High School for a day of sharing and learning.

Ten different experiential workshops on a variety of language themes -- sign language to the language of the subconscious -- were offered.

As a festive finale, Adi Elbokher sang songs in Hebrew and Arabic and the enthused and excited audience danced and sang with her, above. Learn more.
Ein Carmit Receives the Regional Excellence Prize
Yaniv Weizman, above left, proudly accepted the Regional Residence Prize for Excellence for the 2016-17 school year on behalf of the staff at SAE's Ein Carmit Residence.

The award was presented by the Office of Rural Education and Youth Aliyah of the Ministry of Education.

"One who enters the gates of the Ein Carmit Residence feels the depth of the expression that a Residence is a home," the Prize committee wrote.

"The plethora of activities and personal development provided to each individual ... promotes the development and faith of each and every youth in themselves and their abilities." M ore.

American Friends of Kidum
Special Musical Guest
Peter Yarrow
of Peter, Paul & Mary
SAE Opens First Arab Youth Village in Israel
The first Arab youth village in Israel – the Sindiana Arab Youth Village for Young Leadership consisting of a junior high, a senior high and a residence — started classes on September 5th in Givat Haviva.

The Village is an initiative of the Society for Advancement of Education, Jerusalem (SAE) and a group of local social entrepreneurs and educators from the Arab public in partnership with Givat Haviva and the Menashe Regional Council.

The school, which will grow in stages over the years, opened with 180 students in the seventh, ninth and tenth grades. 25 students reside in the boarding school and the rest travel each day from surrounding communities. Learn more .
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We welcome any thoughts, comments or ideas you may have.  Email us  or call 914-860-4945.
Calling All Alumni of Society for Advancement of Education
We are stepping up our activities in the United States and want to make sure you are fully informed about networking programs, events and activities here as well as the news about Society for Advancement of Education (SAE) students, schools, residences and programs throughout Israel.

Please take a minute now to fill out the short  alumni information contact page (its in Hebrew) so you don't miss a thing. And please pass this link along to other SAE alumni you may know.
American Friends of Kidum (AFK ) is dedicated to increasing awareness and financial support
for the educational initiatives of the Society for Advancement of Education (SAE), Jerusalem. SAE runs highly acclaimed high schools and residences for talented students from disadvantaged communities in Israel’s economic and geographic periphery, and other national academic programs. 
AFK cultivates relationships and serves as a vital connection
between SAE and its friends, supporters and alumni in the U.S.
American Friends of Kidum | 914-860-4945 | info@kidum-us.org | www.kidum-us.org