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Shimon Peres Hangsout with Israel Sci-Tech Students

A teenage girl, her head covered in traditional Bedouin scarf, leans into the computer screen where she sees her new friends and, speaking Hebrew, says into her microphone, “Hi, my name is Miriam and I’m from the village of Um Batin in the Negev. Nice to meet you all.” Miriam was one of a group...

President of Israel Awards Akko Sci-Tech School for Co-existence Project

JERUSALEM, ISRAEL – Israel’s President, Reuven Rivlin, has presented the Israel Sci-Tech Hilmi Shaffi Comprehensive School, with the President’s Award for “Education Cooperation.” The school serves over 1,000 students from the Arab community in the multifaceted city of Akko (Acre). The award commends the Hilmi Shaffi School for extraordinary cooperation with local Jewish schools. “Educating...

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...

Israel’s President Rivlin Praises Israel Sci-Tech Schools’ Energy Efficiency Project

Students’ innovative energy-saving strategies led to thousands of shekels of energy savings. “I’m very proud of our students who achieved a massive energy cost-savings in a unique joint venture with Israel Electric Corporation,” said President Rivlin. In 2015, the Israel Electric Corporation entered into a unique and exciting joint venture with Israel Sci-Tech Schools network,...

Joint project highlights leadership, coexistence

The Jerusalem Post reports on a joint project with 400 Israel Sci-Tech Schools students and Israel Electric Corporation