U.S. Philanthropist – Filling Educational Need in Northern Israel, Edith Everett Donates to Friends of Israel Sci-Tech Schools
The Wall Street Journal profiles Edith Everett, long time supporter of Israel Sci-Tech Schools and discusses her contributions to the network
International summit in Jerusalem to tackle education gaps
The Times of Israel reports on Israel Sci-Tech Schools upcoming international conference in Jerusalem which will focus on correcting global deficiencies in STEM
Our Robotics Champions in China
I’m very proud of our Binyamina Sci-Tech school’s Robotics team ORBIT #1690 and their robot, Skyzer, who roared to second place at the International FIRST Robotics Competition finals in China, and received the special Inspiration Award. This is their eleventh year participating in the event. FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) is...
President Rivlin: “You are not just ‘Web Rangers’, you are the leaders of the future!”
I’m excited to share that Israeli President Reuven (Rubi) Rivlin hosted the winner of the Google-Israel Sci-Tech Schools safe web surfing competition which has already reached over 20,000 people. Israel Sci-Tech and Google have partnered together to train 1,000 young ‘Web Rangers to promote safe surfing and combat cyberbullying among young people, and to make...
World Bank Seeking Tech Education Advice at Israel Sci-Tech Schools Network
The Jerusalem Post reports on the World Bank’s recent visit to Israel Sci-Tech Schools to learn how to improve STEM education in order to learn from the network
Shimon Peres Praises Google – Israel Sci-Tech’s ‘Bridges for Peace’ Program
I’m excited to share that Israeli leaders have praised our multi-cultural bridging initiative. Mr. Peres and Minister Danny Danon praised Israel Sci-Tech’s program “Bridges for Peace,” an initiative sponsored by partners Google and The Shimon Peres Center for Peace, in an attempt to promote peace and open dialogue between our Jewish and Arab students. Since...
How 3 Arab-Israeli kids from a poor village with limited Internet access won a tech prize
The Jewish Telegraphic Agency reports on 3 Arab-Israeli students at Israel Sci-Tech Network who won at the Young Engineers’ Conference
IDF Defense Minister Salutes Our 4,000 Cadets
I’m excited to share that Israeli Minister of Defense, Moshe ‘Bogie’ Ya’alon joined us in saluting thousands of our cadets at an impressive event hosted by Israel Sci-Tech schools and the IDF in Jerusalem. In three years, our number of cadets increased from 2,000 to 4,000 in almost 40 schools across Israel. These keen youngsters...
