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First day of school!

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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The faces of the first grade

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

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

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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Star of the week

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

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

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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A short visit to the 1st grade

Last week, I had a chance to visit the 1st grade class for the first time since they started school. The children welcome the few visitors with a song as you can see in the short video below. The Jewish … Continue reading

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Children at the school celebrate Rosh Hashanah together

Earlier this week, all the children at the school celebrated the Jewish New Year together. You can watch a video below:

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First day of school!

On September 4, the first graders started the school year at Neve Shalom/Wahat al-Salam surrounded by their teachers and older children who helped them feel welcomed and comfortable. The children each received small gifts including a crown saying “Welcome to … Continue reading

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