A record number of 6,470 male and female students will start the 1 school year in Tirat Carmel on September 2024, 85, in XNUMX urban educational institutions - including a new elementary school in the Nof Yam neighborhood, and an elementary school for special education in the Gali Carmel neighborhood.
This year, 1,779 girls and boys will study in kindergartens, in elementary schools - 3,112 girls and boys, and in secondary schools - 1,579. For comparison, in the school year 6,213, XNUMX students studied in the city in kindergartens and schools.
The good news of 2015: opening of an elementary school for special education
Out of a desire to keep the special education children in Tirat Carmel and to take official responsibility for all the communicative students on the low sequence and the high sequence, the municipality initiated and promoted in recent months in cooperation with the Ministry of Education the opening of the school as early as September 1st.
The "Yuval" school, which will be defined as "growing", will operate temporarily in the community complex in the Gali Carmel neighborhood, under the symbol of an independent institution of the Ministry of Education, until the construction of the school's permanent seat is completed in about two years. In the first phase, it will accommodate two classes, 1st and 2nd, each of which will have an educator, a supplemental teacher and an assistant.
Welcome to the following: the new managers
Three new principals have been elected to school management positions in Tirat Carmel: Sarit Zerling will manage the new Nof Yam Elementary School, Galit Brasko-Mizrachi will manage the Aliza Arveli Degania Elementary School, and Ortal Levy will manage the new Education Elementary School The special one in Gali Carmel neighborhood.
Summer renovations:
During the summer, many resources were invested in upgrading and preparing all the educational institutions in the city, including renovation, painting, replacing and upgrading furniture and equipment, developing courtyards and more. A central emphasis is given to the issue of safety and proofreading in educational institutions, while making the necessary adjustments for the safety of students and teaching staff.
Unique educational programs:
Kindergartens:
The trend of assimilating digital integrated learning will continue, to shape the character of the graduate and cultivate his ability to deal with a changing world. In this framework, programs such as "Google" will be implemented - a digital educational platform for preschoolers that allows children who have not yet mastered reading and writing to acquire proper usage habits in a digital environment; Nextouch - a system operated by touch and includes dozens of activities and interactive learning tools in a variety of subjects; and using AI-based social-interactive robots to learn English.
Primary education:
The elementary school students in Carmel Castle enjoy a variety of educational and enriching activities and programs in various fields, including: chess, science, swimming lessons (for 5th graders) and more. In addition to this, the "Playing Schools" program will be expanded this year, as part of which music lessons will be held in collaboration with the Haifa Symphony Orchestra.
Secondary education:
- The OnTop program: In the year 2016, the OnTop program will be launched in all middle schools in the city, providing knowledge of Python programming and tools for solving real-world problems through the development of technological projects and products. The purpose of the program is to increase the number of male and female students who choose and are accepted into the computer science major, in preparation for obtaining a tech matriculation.
- Bridges 8200: A program led by the IDF and a unique partnership between the Education Corps and Unit 8200 in the Intelligence Division. The program allows students to experience in a friendly and experiential manner the basics of software and cyber, with the aim of preparing them for the world of employment of tomorrow, strengthening ability and motivation, and encouraging meaningful military service.
- Technion track: Darcha Shipman offers a track in collaboration with the Technion, intended for students who excel in mathematics. The track includes enrichment in computer science, physics and mathematics.
- Darcha Shipman - high-tech school: in the year 2015, students will be offered two new, unique and prestigious majors - learning code ("codercha") and analyzing information and data. These majors will give students an advantage in admission to elite units in the IDF, for academic studies and the future job market.
- The instructor's class at Darcha Ariel: a class that focuses on education for excellence as a way of life, and is intended for students with high academic abilities and a tendency towards the real fields.
- Specialization clusters at the Science and Arts Campus: About 15 students, who excelled in science and won a scholarship from the school, will participate in a unique project of the Weizmann Institute of Science. As part of the project, the elective courses will be replaced by specialization clusters, from which each student will be able to choose alongside an artistic major.
For example: Tamir cluster - software, mathematics, robotics - in collaboration with the OnTop and Cyber 8200 program, which is mandatory for all students; Diplomacy cluster - expanding the studies of spoken English and spoken Arabic, and acquiring tools for debate, communication skills and presenting in front of an audience. - Montessori education: Following the success and growing demand, two new first-grade Montessori classes will be opened this year at Dagania Aliza Arveli High School. These will be added to the six classrooms and four Montessori kindergartens already operating in the city.
