Education for a Shared Society

With few exceptions, Arab and Jewish youth in Israel attend different schools in separate school systems. They live divided lives in which there is minimal exposure to each other's culture, language, or narrative. This isolation from the "other" throughout their formative years is a root cause of rifts within Israel's society. The Abraham Initiatives runs several programs addressing this core obstacle, re-imagining the education system as a platform for positive first encounters, learning about each other and real partnership.

Projects

Academia as a Shared Space - Higher Education

Building capacity for higher education to become an inclusive and integrated shared space for Jewish & Arab students and staff/

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Universities & Colleges Participating
Ivrit B'Salam - Elementary School

Integrating Jewish teachers into Arab elementary schools to teach spoken Hebrew as a cultural bridge

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Want to Speak Fluent Hebrew
Jewish-Arab Encounters - Elementary School

Twinning Jewish and Arab schools in a 3-year partnership of student & teacher encounters

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Schools Participated in Last 10 Years
Living in One Land - High School

Courses for Jewish high schools - challenging perceptions of Arab society in Israel

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High School Students Participating in 2019
Pre-Army Leadership - Post High School

Educating young Jewish Israelis about Arab society in Israel through a year-long program of encounters, tours and lectures

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Gained hope for Jewish-Arab relations
Shared Learning - Elementary & Middle School

Challenging the separate education systems in Israel, through a year-long program of shared learning

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Jewish & Arab Students
Ya Salam - Elementary School

Integrating Arab teachers into Jewish elementary schools to teach spoken Arabic as a cultural bridge

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Students on Program