Einot Yarden

Einot Yarden is a six-year regional school located in Kibbutz Amir in the Upper Galilee, Israel. It includes both a middle school and a high school and operates according to a democratic ethos. The school was founded in 1953 as a regional educational institution of the Hashomer Hatzair movement, similar to other regional educational institutions established by the movement such as Gilboa, Harei Ephraim, Shomria, and Shikma. Its original purpose was to prepare youth for productive and useful lives through an autonomous youth society in a boarding school setting. Students learned, worked, and to some extent managed their own lives within the institution. The school was established by HaKibbutz HaArtzi in the Upper Galilee and initially served the kibbutzim Amir, Shamir, Lehavot HaBashan, Dan, and Snir. In 1995, students from Kibbutz Dan began attending Har VaGai school in Kibbutz Dafna. In the early 2000s, the school ceased to operate as a boarding school after several years during which the youth groups that lodged there belonged to Na'aleh and the youth society format was discontinued. Today, the school is known among local residents as "HaMosad" (The Institution). It serves students from kibbutzim in its registration area (Amir, Shamir, Lehavot HaBashan, and Kedarim) as well as students who do not reside in them. As part of its democratic operation, several frameworks were established in the early 2000s with the school's transition to its current format. These frameworks serve as value-based and practical anchors and allow the entire school population (both students and staff) to express their opinions and influence what happens in the institution. The main framework is the parliament, which allows discussion and decision-making on agenda items, and there are also several dynamic committees whose composition and purpose can change as needed (for example, a disciplinary committee to which both students and staff are subject, an admissions committee for new students not included in the registration area, etc.). The parliament is the institution used for discussion and decision-making on issues raised on the agenda, usually by the parliament committee. All students and staff make up the participants of the parliament, and each has an equal voting right. Any person belonging to the school population can raise an issue for discussion, on any subject and to achieve any goal. There is a special emphasis on giving expression rights to every factor, from every part of the school population. Once a week a meeting is held (a uniform slot for all grades in the students' schedule) in the school dining hall during which discussions and votes take place. The mentoring method is an educational framework unique to the school. As part of this method, each student (from seventh grade onwards) chooses a staff member from the school who will serve as a mentor, guide them, and be a significant figure during their high school years. One of the reasons that led to the development of the method is the assumption that there is no significant adult figure in the lives of most students. After receiving the list of staff members available for selection, students choose several mentors they would like to be mentored by. Then, taking into account the student's character and the staff member's educational approach, the two are matched. This method is an old method that has existed for many years at Einot Yarden. The percentage of students who testify that this method is positive and useful has been high since its first implementation.

Einot Yarden was founded in 1953 as a regional educational institution of the Hashomer Hatzair movement in the Upper Galilee, similar to other regional educational institutions established by the movement such as Gilboa, Harei Ephraim, Shomria, and Shikma. Its purpose was to prepare youth for productive and useful lives through an autonomous youth society in a boarding school setting. Students learned, worked, and to some extent managed their own lives within the institution. The school was established by HaKibbutz HaArtzi in the Upper Galilee and initially served the kibbutzim Amir, Shamir, Lehavot HaBashan, Dan, and Snir. In 1995, students from Kibbutz Dan began attending Har VaGai school in Kibbutz Dafna. In the early 2000s, the school ceased to operate as a boarding school after several years during which the youth groups that lodged there belonged to Na'aleh and the youth society format was discontinued. As part of the school's democratic operation, several frameworks were established in the early 2000s with the transition to the current format. These frameworks serve as value-based and practical anchors and allow the entire school population (both students and staff) to express their opinions and influence what happens in the institution. The main framework is the parliament, which allows discussion and decision-making on agenda items, and there are also several dynamic committees whose composition and purpose can change as needed (for example, a disciplinary committee to which both students and staff are subject, an admissions committee for new students not included in the registration area, etc.). The mentoring method is an educational framework unique to the school. As part of this method, each student (from seventh grade onwards) chooses a staff member from the school who will serve as a mentor, guide them, and be a significant figure during their high school years. One of the reasons that led to the development of the method is the assumption that there is no significant adult figure in the lives of most students. After receiving the list of staff members available for selection, students choose several mentors they would like to be mentored by. Then, taking into account the student's character and the staff member's educational approach, the two are matched. This method is an old method that has existed for many years at Einot Yarden. The percentage of students who testify that this method is positive and useful has been high since its first implementation.

• 2000

  Ceased to operate as a boarding school; transitioned to current democratic format with parliament and committees.

• 1995

  Students from Kibbutz Dan began attending Har VaGai school in Kibbutz Dafna.

• 1953

  Founded as a regional educational institution of Hashomer Hatzair in the Upper Galilee.

Democratic regional school in the Upper Galilee

Product categories. Middle school education · High school education · Democratic education · Mentoring program

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