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First day of school!

Posted on September 3, 2012 by admin

Here we are: a new school year has begun for our now second graders! Ira and Yasmin have followed them and will be teaching this year too.

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Summer camp for Palestinian children in Neve Shalom/Wahat al-Salam

Posted on August 1, 2012 by admin

The first graders – soon second graders! – are away on vacation right now, but we thought you’d be interested to know that the Primary School still welcomes children during the summer. Every year, the Primary School of Neve Shalom/Wahat … Continue reading →

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The faces of the first grade

Posted on June 30, 2012 by admin

The children created t-shirts for their class with their faces at the end of the school year. Here is what they look like!

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Peace Brushes

Posted on June 14, 2012 by admin

On June 7, in an apparent protest against the decision to evacuate an Israeli “outpost” settlement, Neve Shalom/Wahat al-Salam was attacked by thugs who crept into the village, slashed tires of many cars and spray-painted right-wing and anti-Arab slogans on cars … Continue reading →

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I like chocolate

Posted on June 1, 2012 by admin

Singer David Broza, who has a family connection with our village through one of our earliest members, his grandfather Wellesley Aron, hangs out with some of the school kids earlier this week. He is singing the song “I like Chocolate”, … Continue reading →

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Adjusting to the bilingual framework of the school

Posted on March 17, 2012 by admin

One year of kindergarten is compulsory in Israel, but most attend pre-school much earlier. Yet for most of the children (all except 8 this year) it is their first year in Neve Shalom/Wahat al-Salam and therefore their first experience of a … Continue reading →

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Star of the week

Posted on January 17, 2012 by admin

After the extremely successful holiday celebration party and the much needed vacation, the first grade is back. One of the things that the teachers in first grade do is have star week. You may ask: how does this work? The … Continue reading →

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End of year celebration

Posted on December 21, 2011 by admin

On December 20th, in the Morning, in front of the whole school, the 1st grade performed for the whole primary school; teachers and students alike. People were so impressed that they asked the 1st graders to redo one of the … Continue reading →

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Where we’re coming from

Posted on December 6, 2011 by admin

During a class activity, the children were invited to look at how similar they are to each other, physically. They could realize that they are all equal humans but also each being their own selves, with different tastes, personalities or … Continue reading →

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Winter Day at the School

Posted on November 9, 2011 by admin

While the Muslims are on vacation as it is the season of Eid al-Adha, it is a tradition of Neve Shalom-Wahat al-Salam’s elementary school that its pupils have a day consecrated to celebrating Winter. On this occasion the whole school … Continue reading →

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