Today's Agenda

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• Today's Agenda
• About Amal
• Dr. Prudence Steiner A friend of Amal
• STAR project
• Looking to the future
• Speaking with Teachers and Students
• Thank you

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• The Amal Network comprises101 educational
  institutions covering a range of educational and
  training areas
• 56 high schools
• 16 junior high schools
• 15 colleges for Technicians and Practical
  Engineers
• 14 adult training centers

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• Division of High Schools
• 34 high schools under the supervision of the
  Ministry of
  Education
• 22 high schools under the supervision of the
  Ministry of Industry, Trade and Employment

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Enrollment and Staff The number of students and
teachers in the Amal network is
approximately Students 30,000 Teachers and
administrative personnel more than 3,000 staff
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• Dr. Prudence Steiner A Friend of Amal
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• Support of STAR 2007-2008
• A goodwill ambassador of STAR in the U.S.A
•  Genuine interest in Amal's coexistence
  activities
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• Star- Styles of Tolerance, Awareness, and
• Respect Major Objectives
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• Enhancing recognition of others
• Developing willingness to contribute to a
  democratic society which values human rights
• Studying and understanding the meaning of living
  together
• Communicating in spoken and written English with
  multilingual / multicultural students
• Enhancing students' self confidence
• Promoting peace education in the following
  schools

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Activities   1. Face to face facilitated meetings
conducted in English 2. Internet site for
STAR 3. Producing a joint newsletter   4.
Reading articles or poems written by Jewish or
Arab students   5. Reading a common, relevant
literary work (The Enemy, by Pearl Buck) 6. An
ongoing dialogue between teachers and students
from both schools.
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Students Say "I think that we should be
grateful for such projects. I am sure great and
unique people worked and still are working hard
to make it possible for us to meet an discuss.
Hopefully, it will change the tough reality we
live in now" (Ghorob Jabali)    " I would like to
continue these meetings and learn more about the
other culture, their lives and political opinions
". (Shay De Paz) " I expected the meeting to get
both sides closer.. We discussed subjects like
politics and everyday life.. We had a lot of fun
" (Shachar)   "The most interesting and
surprising thing was that I was talking English
with others, and it was easy for me. I did not
think I would manage" (Rawda Abu Gamea)
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Students Say "All the day we were speaking
English, (few words in Arabic and Hebrew, too!)"
(Lina Kashkoush)   "In the workshops I found that
we are different from them in our values,
principles, and style of life, but we share a
lot" (Aseel Abu Safie)    "I realized I'm good
enough to talk, argue and even to get everyone
hearing my message" (Suha Haj Yehia)
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•  Looking to the Future
• Expanding the program to include 4 schools
• Adding activities on the STAR Internet site
• Enriching the literature program students deal
  with
• Giving workshops to teachers in other schools

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Thank you     Amal teachers and students greatly
appreciate your generous support and interest in
this unique endeavor. We hope this mutual project
will bear fruit in which we all pride ourselves
thanks to your commitment to the future good of
Israel and its students-of all kinds.