 In this issue
The Reishit School recieves computer room
Pnei Kedem opening of new kindergarten
THANK YOU!
We thank our wonderful friends in the USA for making these important projects come true.
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Reishit School
Reishit’s cornerstone is its commitment to co-educate children with special educational needs alongside their mainstream peers. It is the only educational establishment of its kind in Israel. The school was founded by parents and has recently achieved official recognition by the Israel Ministry of Education. It teaches the full curriculum up to eighth grade, educating 400 students, 60 of whom have special educational needs, including Down’s syndrome, cerebral palsy and autism.
There are tailor made programs to meet the needs of each child within a regular educational environment. Apart from fostering understanding and tolerance in all children at the school, we focus on bringing the children with special needs closer to the mainstream, allowing them to build the skills they need to achieve a high level of independence.
The regular education is similarly innovative in that it focuses on the enjoyment of creativity and the abilities of each child to both learn and contribute within a framework based on Judaism, its values and texts. This combination of integrated special and regular education, with an original approach to the syllabus and teaching methods, is exceptional in Israel.
Our rural kibbutz setting, 20km south of Jerusalem, provides the perfect back-drop for a school whose raison d’etre is based upon the principles of the love of Torah; the love of the Land of Israel and the love of one’s fellow man.
Computers Arrive
  
 
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=WR6ZDWJITw8
The dedication will take place when the building will be fully equipt after Chanukah.
PNEI KEDEM KINDERGARTEN
Pnei Kedem is a young and growing community of 30 families living on the eastern side of Gush Etzion. The opening of the kindergarten is making a strong impact on the community, enabling mothers to work while having a proper educational facility for their young children.
Shaul Goldstein, Mayor of the Regional Council, placed the mezuzah at the opening ceremony, the supervisor from the Ministry of Education and the kindergarten teacher spoke about the importance of this new facility.
The children sang and danced in a pre Chanukah party.
 
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