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
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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/
0Universities & Colleges Participating -
Ivrit B'Salam - Elementary School
Integrating Jewish teachers into Arab elementary schools to teach spoken Hebrew as a cultural bridge
0 %Want to Speak Fluent Hebrew -
Jewish-Arab Encounters - Elementary School
Twinning Jewish and Arab schools in a 3-year partnership of student & teacher encounters
0 +Schools Participated in Last 10 Years -
Living in One Land - High School
Courses for Jewish high schools - challenging perceptions of Arab society in Israel
0High 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
0 %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
0Jewish & Arab Students -
Ya Salam - Elementary School
Integrating Arab teachers into Jewish elementary schools to teach spoken Arabic as a cultural bridge
0 KStudents on Program
Education for a Shared SocietyWatchYa Salam - End of Year Video
Education for a Shared SocietyWatchSchool Encounters: Qalansawe & Ra'anana
Education for a Shared SocietyReadThe Ya Salam Program: Evaluation Study
Education for a Shared SocietyWatchShared Society and Environmental Sustainability
Education for a Shared SocietyWatchMid-Year Seminar for "Ya Salam" Teachers
Education for a Shared SocietyWatchTAFI TV: Jewish-Arab Encounters Program
