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Tel Aviv’s innovative center for science education, established in 1991, with the kind donation of The Rothschild Foundation (Keren Yad Hanadiv), guided by the Weizmann Institute. Today, HEMDA incorporates an advanced technological infrastructure, and exceptionally qualified educators to provide first-rate, advanced scientific instruction for Tel Aviv-Yafo’s high school students, the future leaders of science in Israel.
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Uplifting and empowering south Tel Aviv teens
The Lin FoundationLin Yavgenia Levkov – A Promising life cut short: Lin Yavgenia Levkov and her mother Irina immigrated to Israel in the height of the 1990s post-Soviet Aliyah wave. Lin’s childhood was difficult; she struggled at school and barely continued her education into high school. But this is where her story took a turn; Lin studied […]
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Empowering Tel Aviv – Yafo teens through magic of summer camp
Leadership Summer CampBackround: Middle school students were particularly affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. Due to the lockdowns and social distancing, students did not practice social-emotional skills such as emotional regulation, conflict management, emotional expression and more. Moreover, researchers found that educational gaps are widening and at-risk behavior among students is on the rise. In a period characterized […]
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Developing Israel’s next generation of scientists
Hemda Schwartz Reisman Science Education CenterBackground: As of September 2021, the labor market was experiencing a shortage of approximately 14,000 engineers. The demand for technological workers with degrees in high-tech professions, especially university graduates, is expected to be significantly higher in 2023 than the existing supply, and between 100 and 200 thousand employees will be needed in the high-tech sector […]