Breathless and Speechless
Although the main goal of our exchange program was not the extracurricular part, these programs provided a very important context to our visit to the school itself, and they will ...
Opportunity through new lenses
Study tours give teachers and students the opportunity to gain local and international experience, they offer us the opportunity to see each other through new lenses. As a teacher of Science, ...
Some real food for thought!
We all enjoy the warm welcome of the Adelson community coming from the leaders, the teachers and the students of this fantastic school. It is such a nice school environment where people, in general, ...
Experiences in The Adelson Educational Campus
It is wonderful to have the opportunity to see and experience how a school in the US is operating, a school that is quite similar to our school (Lauder Javne School). It was nice to be welcomed so warmly ...
Beginning a new experience
We had our first day at AEC yesterday. I had a great time with Elisabeth and Macy touring the school. It is so friendly, there is so much space and the atmosphere is wonderful. I felt like joining a ...
We’re in it together
3 is a magic number – for us, 3 represents the number of Fairy Godmothers that came all the way from Maryland, USA, to share with us a magic potion that is REGGIO EMILIA. In the first 3 days ...
Shabbat – a common bond
Due to Small Union Day, a national holiday, there were fewer children in the Gan. But the children’s big smiles and hugs made us feel welcome on our last day in the Gan. After morning exercises and ...
Investing in our children
It was an amazing week spent together with very creative and optimistic people that all through the week shared with us knowledge, information, advice and suggestions on how can we improve our work ...
Mini Conference Day
We arrived at the Gan with our European friends from Bulgaria and Hungary for a day of learning. First, we met with the directors of our partner schools to discuss next steps and how to proceed on ...
A miracle come true
You all know that in any good story there is a lady in distress, a prince charming and miracles happening on a daily basis. Although every good story begins with Once upon a time…., my story begins ...
Makeover Day
Today started out as usual with hugs and love from the children in the Gan. We spent our morning observing the teachers and students in their classrooms in addition to working one on one with the ...
Materials Matter
Our second day in Gradinita Ganeden began with early morning exercises and welcoming smiles from the children and staff. After the children ate Breakfast, we had the opportunity to spend quality ...
Tu B’Shevat In The Gan
Arriving late at night to Bucharest, we were greeted by the beautiful lights decorating the city for the Independence Day National holiday. This morning, we were up and ready to meet our Romanian colleagues ...
The seeds have been planted
Today is Tu b’Shevat and we are celebrating the beginning of new life, a new cycle, and we plant trees for the next generation. What better moment than this one to start planting the seeds of ...
A Beautiful Life
Dalia Golda
Do you remember when we were in school and we used to have guests, and the teacher was preparing you: don’t talk out loud, don’t move from your chair, smile a lot and behave!
And they would ...
Join me on my journey
And guess who is back!!! It’s been a year since I had the amazing honor meeting this strong, united and committed to education community and coming back makes me realize what an impact they ...
Its all about relationships
The things I’ve learned and experienced during my current and previous visit have shifted my mindset and opened my eyes to things I hold in my heart. I am growing professionally and personally ...
An amazing journey
My first time in the States started with candle lighting at Fran’s home. It was a really special night – I had started Hanukkah in Jerusalem, I came back home to Bulgaria to light the candles ...
A New Chapter
This past week brought me the opportunity to work closely and get to know educators from Hungary, Bulgaria, and Romania. As an American born child of Polish Holocaust survivors, I grew up understanding ...
Shared experiences and new opportunities await us
I am so sad, but it was our last working day. In the morning we went back to the Beth Sholom ECC. We visited the 
groups, and we could see how they prepare for the Shabbat. It was very interesting ...
