News from the Society for Advancement of Education,Jerusalem
DECEMBER 2020
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We hope you and your families are in
good health and spirits!
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SAE Has Provided Hundreds of Students In Israel with Computers to Keep Learning
During the COVID-19 Crisis . . .
And the Need Continues
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Please Help Keep All SAE Students Learning --
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Reut School Students Dedicate a Day of Giving
to School Founder Dr. Aryeh Geiger
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In 1999 pedagogic visionary Dr. Aryeh Geiger (z"l) founded Reut in Jerusalem as a pluralistic community school dedicated to Jewish learning, social action and mutual respect.
To mark the anniversary of Dr. Geiger’s passing in a meaningful way consistent with his teachings, the students at Reut participated in a day of giving and community action on Thursday, November 19th.
A heart-warming day of giving in the spirit of Reut’s founder.
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SAE Schools Celebrate Sigd Holiday with Meetings, Discussions About Ethiopian Culture & Traditions |
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If you have not seen Sigd celebrations at SAE schools and residences, you have not really seen celebration!
Sigd, now a national holiday in Israel, is celebrated by the Ethiopian Jewish community, the “Beta Israel" on the 29th of the Hebrew month of Heshvan – 50 days after Yom Kippur. It marks the giving of the Torah and the covenant between God and the Jewish people.
SAE schools marked the day with a multitude of special activities, meetings with graduates and key figures from the Ethiopian community, fascinating lectures, workshops, and dancing and fine food throughout the day that lifted everyone’s spirits.
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Change a Life -- Make a Difference in Israel!
Help students from disadvantaged communities reach their full potential.
Support the Society for Advancement of Education, Jerusalem's
Student Assistance Fund and help provide needed financial assistance and
laptop computers to needy students during the pandemic.
The demands on the Student Assistance Fund have never been greater.
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“Through Volunteering We Get to Meet Interesting People” – the Gilon Sisters at Boyar High School |
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Social action is part of the DNA at SAE’s Mae Boyer High School and Residence. The students at the school and the residence participate in a wide variety of activities that encourage responsibility, mutual responsibility, and community connection, even in these days of COVID-19.
Meet the Gilon sisters -- Carmel Gilon, grade 12, and her sister Adi Gilon, grade 10 – Boyar students who have been active volunteers both before and during the pandemi
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The volunteering Gilon Sisters from Boyar High School. |
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Schools Reopen and Students, Safely, Return |
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The second COVID-19 school shutdown in Israel ended on November 29th and SAE students across Israel began to return, in person, to school.
SAE's Sindiana Arab Youth Village for Leadership (the first Arab youth village in Israel) opened its doors after a two month shut-down. In accordance with Ministry of Health and Ministry of Education regulations, the opening began with 10th, 11th and 12th grades and will be followed next week with students from grades seven and up.
The full complement of 420 students will learn in small groups, "capsules", wear masks and keep social distance as required.
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Students at Sindiana, Israel's first Arab Youth Village High School, are back on campus and following the COVID-19 safety rules. |
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Two SAE Teachers Honored as "Educator of the Week" by Jerusalem Education Authority |
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LIHI SHAMIR, a theater teacher at Reut High School, feels that
"Peer learning is . . . an opportunity to create a meaningful, intriguing learning experience that broadens students’ horizons."
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With great pride, SAE has announced that two of its teachers were named "Educator of the Week" in November by Beta Educators, the Jerusalem Education Authority’s innovation unit.
Congratulations to Inbal Sivan, a homeroom (11th grade) and Bible teacher at the Shoshanim Arts and Science High School for Haredi Girls in Jerusalem, and Reut High School theater teacher Lihi Shamir.
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INBAL SIVAN, a homeroom and Bible teacher at Shoshanim
Arts & Science High School for Haredi Girls believes that "Each of us (I hope), has at least one teacher that made their mark on our heart."
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Enjoy this video with students from Boyar, Reut and Sindiana Schools & Da'at Tvunot Yeshiva. |
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American Friends of Kidum (AFK) is dedicated to increasing awareness and
financial support for the educational initiatives of the
Society for Advancement of Education, Jerusalem (Kidum).
SAE runs 16 highly acclaimed high schools and residences for talented students from disadvantaged communities in Israel’s economic and geographic periphery,
providing them with the academic skills and the social confidence they need
to fully participate in and contribute to Israeli society.
AFK cultivates relationships and serves as a vital connection between
SAE and its friends, supporters, partners and alumni in the U.S.
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