The Jewish-ArabGalilee School

عربية مدرسة الجليل يهودية

בית ספר "גליל"ערבי – יהודי

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Hand in Hand

• Not-for-profit organization

• Dedicated to achieving equality between Arabs and Jews in Israel

• Providing high-quality, bilingual education

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Hand in Hand

• Being together, planting the seeds for a lasting solution to conflict

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Hand in Hand

• Teaching in both Hebrew and Arabic

• Teaching the historic and cultural perspective of Jews, Muslims, and Christians

• Arab and Jewish team teaching– Classroom partnership a living example

of coexistence and mutual understanding

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The Galilee School

• Located in northern Israel• Grades 1–9• Two hundred students of different

faiths study together

“I love it that there is peace in my school between Arabs and

Jews and we play together during the break"

Alla, a Galilee School 5th grader

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The Galilee School

• Students come from the local Jewish and Arab municipalities, whose residents have rallied their support for bilingual, multicultural education.

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Fertile ground

• The Galilee provides a fitting backdrop for Hand in Hand’s work of promoting mutual understanding through education.

• Israel's northern district is 52% Arab and 44% Jewish.• The Galilee is one of the few areas in Israel where the

Jewish population lives side by side with Arab communities—and is fertile ground for cooperation and understanding.

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بركات ברק"ת

Bible, Koran,New Testament

القومية أأليامימים לאומיים

National days

تاريخהיסטוריהHistory

Curriculum innovations

العبادة دورבתי תפילה

Places of worship

اإلنسان حقوق حول فعالياזכויות האדם

Human rights

الهويةזהות

Identity

وابط Eألر קשרים

Ties and relationships

االرضאדמהLand

البستان בוסתן

Orchard

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National Days

• Teach the national narrative of two peoples living in this country

• Emphasize the following values:– Reinforce knowledge and understanding of

Jewish-Arab relationship (past, present, and future)– Look for mutual civil, social, and cultural common

denominator– Respect narrative

of the other nation, while maintaining personal national identity

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Bible, Koran, New Testament

• Learn and respect each religion and its customs

• Examine common values of the different religions

• Get to know places of worship and the holy places of each religions

• Cultivate linkage to the personal culture and heritage

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Bible, Koran, New Testament

• Learn how traditional life is led

• Learn different points of view, according to the respective holy books

• Learn customs and basics common to the three religions

• Educate towards human respect and tolerance while strengthening personal identity

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Other fundraising activities

• Facebook “cause” accepting PayPal donationshttp://apps.facebook.com/

causes/265775

• Cafepress store selling Galilee School merchandisehttp://www.cafepress.com/galilschool

13Thank you!