In Kiryat Ata, about 14,000 students will start the 700 school year in Kiryat Ata, of which about 2400 students are going up to first grade this year. About 96 children will start the school year in XNUMX kindergartens around the city.
In preparation for the opening of the school year, the municipality of Kiryat Ata carried out maintenance and renovation works in the city's educational institutions. The works included: renovation of buildings, paint work, roofing and sealing, path repairs, renovation of bathrooms and kitchens, installation of flooring, new facilities, air conditioners, fences, replacement and repair of doors, braking surfaces, synthetic grass, cleaning, spraying and pest control and extensive landscape development.
At the Talmud Torah school, 8 classrooms were added and these days the works are continuing to build a new building for the Yavneh school which will include about 28 classrooms, annex rooms, a multi-purpose sports hall, a sports field including roofing, advanced and innovative educational equipment and landscape development.
At the same time, as part of the school roofing project in the city, works were carried out to install durable shading sheds, with advanced technology, in several schools in the city. The roofing was carried out after the installation of the shading as a pilot in the courtyard of the Gordon school, where as part of the plan roofing will also be carried out in the rest of the city's schools until the completion of all the educational institutions in the city.
In the Givat Alonim neighborhood, the construction of new day care centers is planned as part of the completion of the urban development plans in the new neighborhood and later to build an innovative school, a sports hall and kindergartens.
Mayor Yaakov Peretz:
The municipality of Kiryat Ata will continue to prioritize investment in the education system so that the residents of the city, its children and students will continue to benefit from a quality education system, innovative learning programs and modern and advanced schools and kindergartens. We will continue to do everything so that the education system
The municipal building in Kiryat Ata will be an educational and social anchor for the city's children during this period. We wish the children of the city a good and safe school year and that their laughter will accompany us every day.
And not a word about overcrowded classes, parents' protest that it is not possible for the students to study in such a crowded manner. It is easiest to sweep all problems under the carpet