Kvutzat Orev can now offically claim to have a permanent home in Israel! After some intense bureaucratic deliberation not uncommon in the old kibbutz movement, kibbutz Mishmar Haemek has finally agreed to let us stay there for as long as we would like. This is welcome news to a kvutza that has led a nomadic lifestyle from cold floor to cold floor for the last three weeks.
In other news, we are pleased to announce that our first meeting with the prinicpal and English teacher of the school in Barta'a was a great success. We were given the green light for even our most ambitious comminuty development projects and will begin work on Monday. We also received a tour of the school and met basically all of the students, who giggled and waved with excitement whenever we entered a room.
As we made clear to the principal, we intend to teach English with the educational methods we have cultivated in Hashomer Hatzair, i.e., with an emphasis on cultivating the innate curiosity of each child and empowering the group to take responsibility for its own education.
After meeting the children at the school, we are confident that they have the curiosty and discipline to enjoy such an education to its fullest extent.
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