Leeds Chaverim are holding a Bagel Brunch on Sunday 14th June, 11am - 2pm, in order to raise money for UJIA Extended Day Schools Programme. The cost is £5.00 for adults and £2.50 for children. For any more information contact 07931370791 or email info@leedschaverim.co.uk.
Extended Day School Programme
There is a serious need to provide enrichment opportunities during non-school hours to children in Merom HaGalil, a poor and peripheral region with a diverse population of 11,300 residents spread out over 24 rural communities. The area suffers from a high unemployment rate and ranks three out of ten (ten being the highest) in the national socio-economic scale. This is a problem given that the school day in Israel finishes at 1.00 pm and afternoon school programmes are expensive. Yet there is a serious need to provide enrichment opportunities during non-school hours for children in the region, to either bolster underprivileged pupils' academic achievement or prevent high school students from dropping out of school.
The UJIA, in conjunction with Keren Karev, the primary intervening organisation for the Ministry of Education, operates a 30 weeks long Extended School Day programme in 28 kindergartens and five primary schools in Merom HaGalil for 628 kindergarten children and 1,115 primary school children. Depending on the particular type of school, enrichment activities include nature/environment studies, art, music, English, communications and Torah enrichment. Included in this programme is “Tapuach” which will help bid a digital community andimprove their IT skills. 130 secondary pupils at the Branco Weiss Secondary School for high school dropoutsat Meron also benefit from the Extended School Day Programme.
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