News from the Society for Advancement of Education,Jerusalem (Kidum) FEBRUARY 2019

Boyar High School Debate Team Successful in International Tournament in Japan

Three members of the Mae Boyar High School debate team traveled to Japan in mid-January to participate in the 2019 Parliamentary Debate World Competition (PDWC) near Tokyo. 24 high school teams, half from Japan and half from countries around the world, participated. In addition to the competition, the teams visited traditional sites near Tokyo, enjoyed a day of skiing and took part in various Japanese ceremonies. READ MORE

New Shoshanim School Off To Fast Start

The new Shoshanim Arts & Science High School for Haredi Girls, which opened in September, has been receiving many educators and donors interested in the breakthrough educational program. One recent visitor was Michael Wegier, (second from left) Chief Executive of the United Jewish Israel Appeal (UJIA) in the United Kingdom, who met with school founder Vered Bacher, right of logo, and other school administrators and SAE leadership in January. READ MORE ABOUT SHOSHANIM

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Niot Project Turns 7!

Happy 7th Anniversary to the Niot Project -- a comprehensive, educational model in place in all SAE schools in Israel that enables students, parents and school staff to work together effectively to improve the scholastic performance and emotional resilience of teens with learning differences. The project honors the life and learning accomplishments of Niot Watzman z"l. Niot's mom and dad, Ilana and Haim Watzman, other family and SAE educational leaders marked the occasion at an event in Jerusalem in January.

Re'ut Graduate Timna Nelson Levy Wins Gold Medal in Major Judo Meet CONGRATULATIONS to Re'ut High School graduate Timna Nelson Levy for winning a Gold Medal in the International Judo Federation 2019 Grand Prix in Tel Aviv in January. 400 athletes from 53 countries competed. A top star for the past 5 years, Timna captured silver at the Grand Prix in Tashkent in 2017 and won bronze at the 2016 European Open in Sofia and the 2015 Open in Lisbon.

Hachmey Lev Yeshiva Students Explore the Judean Desert To mark the end of the first half of the 2018-19 academic year, the students of Hachmey Lev Yeshiva went hiking in the Judean Desert. The students enjoyed this experience and the opportunity to connect with and get to know the beauty and wonders of their country. READ MORE ABOUT HACHMEY LEV.

The "Ah-Ha" Moment That Led to INBAR -- the First Secular Girls' Leadership School in Israel

Hadas Reis, the initiator of INBAR, the first secular girls' leadership school in Israel which will open this Fall, shares her moment of inspiration and her journey to establish a new school model that will enable Israeli girls to grow up and be all they are and all their parents dreamed they could be. READ MORE

No More Discs, But Steinberg Students Are Studying to be DJ's

11th Graders at Re'ut Participate in Week Long Pre-IDF Training

A D.J. course was recently launched at the Steinberg Interdisciplinary Residential Educational for Excellence in Kfar Saba. Students will receive technical training, will learn about different music styles, and will take the first steps in business entrepreneurship in the field. Graduates of the course will receive a DJ's certificate. The students say they plan to return to the community and help produce birthdays and events for children who can not afford DJs.

Eleventh grade students from Re'ut High School spent a week in January training at the Gadon Tzalmon base in the lower Galilee. They were participating in Gadna, an Israeli military program that prepares young people for military service in the IDF. Started before 1948, the Gadna program hosts an estimated 19,000 Israeli youth annually.

MEET SAE STUDENTS New Video Spotlights Students from Sindiana, Hachmey Lev, Reut & Boyar Hear directly from students how Society for Advancement of Education high schools are broadening the educational horizons and enriching the lives of gifted students in Israel, instilling a love of learning and and a desire to giveback to their communities. View Video

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