Promoting excellence in science education for high school students from all backgrounds

Project: Support advanced science education for gifted high school students in
Physics, Chemistry or Computer Science.

Objective: Maximize the number of students engaging in high level science
education in a cutting-edge environment, regardless of their background,
and support a culture of excellence.

Impact: The sciences are gateway subjects to engineering and high tech – critical
and highly-valued professions in the Start-Up Nation. STEM education
(Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) is also important for Israel’s
defense.

Investment: The annual donation requested is $50,000. This covers Physics,
Chemistry or Computational Science curriculum for one year. To support
students’ full program of study over three years (grades 10-12), the total
donation requested is $150,000.

THE NEED
For Students
Science is a gateway subject to engineering and high tech – critical and
highly-valued professions in the Start-Up Nation. HEMDA offers a positive
learning environment where students can share ideas and knowledge,
engage in scientific enquiry, and excel, regardless of their background.
Given HEMDA’s outstanding academic success, student demand is
constantly increasing.
For Israel
HEMDA helps to build the next generation of scientists for Research &
Development (R&D) in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), academia and
business who will lead the State of Israel and the world into the future.
Science and technology are instrumental to Israel’s defense and economy.
Therefore, a pipeline of expertise in physics, chemistry and computer
science is essential to battle the new threat – cyber warfare – and to retain
Israel’s competitive advantage as the ‘Start-up Nation’.