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Sindiana - The Arab Youth Village for Leadership
Sindiana was founded in 2017 on the principles of community involvement, pluralism, social equality and academic excellence. It offers a holistic educational framework to more than 440 students in grades 7-12 providing personal development, academic and social skills, involvement in Israeli society and cultivation of activist leadership inspired by their Arab culture.
This special edition of Connections highlights activities and accomplishments by students and staff at Sindiana in 2021.
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February 2021
Sindiana Holds Open House Via Zoom
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With the return to school in February in the shadow of the continued Covid-19 lockdowns throughout Israel, Sindiana Arab Youth Village High School held its annual open house for the first time on Zoom.
More than 200 parents and students joined to see photos of the campus and hear the latest information about the range of special programs, learning opportunities and activities in advance of the upcoming academic year starting next September, which will be the school's fourth. Read More.
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May 2021
Sindiana Students Support Orphanage in Nazareth
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How proud we are of the students and teachers of Sindiana - the first Arab Youth Village for Leadership in Israel, who are dedicated to social commitment and contributions to the community.
Recently, Sindiana students initiated a bazaar where they sold handmade products, and the money they managed to raise was donated to an orphanage in Nazareth. READ MORE
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Our Hopes for Sindiana in 2022 |
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Greetings!
Sindiana - The Arab Youth Village for Leadership, has, with the support of donors from the U.S. and around the world, a remarkable staff and farsighted partners, earned a national reputation for innovation and excellence since it was launched 4 years ago.
Our goals for 2022 are:
- to continue to provide an innovative, open minded atmosphere in which students can expand their knowledge, create dreams and fulfill their potential.
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Anat Abramovich
VP Resource Development, SAE
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- to provide more mobile classrooms. Sindiana has 13 undersized classrooms with a class in each -- no computer room, no library, no staff room space, no space for indoor student group activities.
- to acquire the financial resources for a permanent building for a new school building that will enable enrollment to grow by 50% in a state-of-the-art learning environment.
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For these goals to be realized we will need your help. Please support Sindiana students with a year end gift. Many thanks, and best wishes for a healthy and happy new year.
Anat Abramovich
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June 2021
Original 9th Graders Graduate from Sindiana -
Israel's First Arab Youth Village for Leadership
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Hundreds of family and friends packed an auditorium in Givat Haviva to celebrate the graduation of 68 seniors from Sindiana -- the Arab Youth Village for Leadership -- on June 30th. Many of the graduates were members of the two original 9th grade classes when Sindiana opened in Fall 2017.
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Sindiana is busy this summer preparing current students for future success and providing orientation for 7th graders who will be starting in September. Under the direction of principal Andera Biadse, Sindiana initiated an “in-person” summer school program on campus for students who, as a result of the challenges of distance learning presented by the pandemic, felt that they had significant gaps in their knowledge and learning in the core curriculum subjects. READ MORE
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November 2021
Sindiana Principal Andera Biadse Wins
Prestigious GESS Award Presented in Dubai
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Andera Biadse, principal of SAE's pioneering Sindiana Arab Youth Village for Young Leadership, was awarded the prestigious GESS Community Award for Citizenship at the Dubai World Education Conference in December.
At the conference held at the Dubai Trade Center, participants from around the world heard about the establishment of Sindiana in 2017 by Andera, a group of social entrepreneurs, local municipalities and educators from the SAE. Read More.
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December 2021
Great Works Project at Sindiana Culminates
With Student Plays and Performances
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The third year of the annual Great Works Project at Sindiana culminated in an assembly program in early December attended by more than 400 parents and friends.The Great Works Project centers around cultural works such as books, plays, and musicals, which are studied in depth for a month by the entire school community of students, staff, and parents. For one month all 440 students at Sindiana, and their parents, had studied the well-known play Ghorbeh by noted Syrian poet, writer and director Muhammad al-Maghut. READ MORE
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Change a Life -- Make a Difference in Israel!
The SAE Student Assistance Fund provides vital basic support to talented students from low income and distressed families living in SAE’s residences, including the 60 at the Sindiana residence in Givat Haviva. This assistance is for transportation, clothing, glasses, dental care, even food. During the school closures caused by COVID-19 the Student Assistance Fund also provided more than 200 students with computers and internet connections so they could continue their studies from home. The Student Assistance Fund enables students to remain in school, realize their full academic potential and contribute to Israeli society. Your help is appreciated!
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The Society for Advancement of Education, Jerusalem (SAE) is a social-educational organization that works to instill academic and social excellence as a bridge and leverage for integration into Israeli society.
SAE develops and implements innovative educational programs for talented youth from all sectors of Israeli society -- secular, orthodox, ultra-orthodox and Arab. SAE runs18 highly acclaimed high schools and residences and a variety of national educational projects. Each is designed to help students realize their full academic potential and contribute to Israeli society. More at kidum-us.org
American Friends of Kidum (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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