{"id":20319,"date":"2021-08-23T17:05:45","date_gmt":"2021-08-23T21:05:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ortamerica.org\/?page_id=20319"},"modified":"2022-05-09T12:02:05","modified_gmt":"2022-05-09T16:02:05","slug":"israel-steam-education","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ortamerica.org\/how-we-help\/israel-steam-education\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel: Accessable STEAM Programs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1>\n\t\t\tElevating Israel\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAccessible STEAM Programs for Under-Resourced Students\n\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\n<p>Israel&#8217;s under-resourced students could be the future workforce for Israel&#8217;s high-tech industry. ORT is reshaping the educational path for students who live in Israel&#8217;s economic and geographic periphery and struggle to keep pace with their counterparts in large, wealthier cities such as Tel Aviv.&nbsp; World ORT Kadima Mada (WOKM), ORT&#8217;s operation in Israel, delivers educational programs to advance students&#8217; engagement and skills in critical fields, providing them with opportunities for a successful future that will help sustain Israel&#8217;s vibrant economy.<\/p>\n<p>At YOUniversity Centers of Excellence, instructors offer over 40 STEAM courses for thousands of K-12 students in their schools, on kibbutzim and at local community centers. YOUniversity helps young people develop 21<sup>st<\/sup>-century skills such as creative problem-solving, critical thinking, and collaborative teamwork, and encourages them to continue their education and to pursue meaningful, productive careers.<\/p>\n<p>Kfar Silver Youth Village in the south educates more than 800 students, a third of whom are boarders, each year. Students receive an excellent education paired with enhanced extracurricular opportunities that are often life-changing for students who often come from broken homes. ORT ensures students receive emotional and social services to help them overcome a myriad of challenges.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ortamerica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/alex-headshot-1-e1629120613837.jpg\" data-animation-class=\"none\">\n\t\t\t<h3>&#8220;ORT makes its students smarter, happier and stronger. As the number of ORT graduates like me grows, we are the people who will change the world!&#8221;<\/h3>\n<p>Alex Kuznetsov<br>2021 graduate of Kfar Silver, Israel<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ortamerica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Alex-quote-375.jpg\" alt=\"Alex Quote 375\" itemprop=\"image\">\n\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\tORT&#8217;s Educational Impact\n\t\t<\/h2>\n<style>\nsection.column3 ul {\n    display: -webkit-box;\n    display: -webkit-flex;\n    display: -ms-flexbox;\n    display: flex;\n    -webkit-box-align: stretch;\n    -webkit-align-items: stretch;\n    -ms-flex-align: stretch;\n    align-items: stretch;\n    flex-flow: row wrap;\n}\n.cardsSection ul li {\n    display: inline-block;\n    width: 33.33%;\n    padding: 0 30px 60px;\n    vertical-align: middle;\n}\n.imagecardSect h3 {\n    font-size: 22px;\n    line-height: 30px;\n    margin-bottom: 20px;\n    font-weight: normal;\n    color: #491578;\n}\n.cardsSection ul li > a {\n    display: block;\n    text-align: center;\n    text-decoration: none;\n    padding: 60px 20px 54px;\n    font-size: 20px;\n}\n.cardsSection ul li > div, .cardsSection ul li > a {\n    background-color: #fff;\n    padding: 60px 20px 32px;\n    position: relative;\n    height: 100%;\n}\n.cardsSection ul li > div:before, .cardsSection ul li > a:before {\n    content: \"\";\n    background: url(\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/card-list-icon.svg\") no-repeat center center;\n    background-size: 70px 70px;\n    width: 70px;\n    height: 70px;\n    position: absolute;\n    left: 0;\n    right: 0;\n    margin: 0 auto;\n    top: -35px;\n}\n .cardsSection ul li:hover > a:before {\n    -webkit-transform: rotate(180deg);\n    transform: rotate(180deg);\n     -webkit-transition: all 200ms linear;\n    -moz-transition: all 200ms linear;\n    transition: all 200ms linear;\n}\n.cardsSection ul li:hover h3 {\n   color:#00ddbf;\n}\n\/* responsive design *\/\n@media only screen and (max-width: 768px){\n   div#educational-impact-speakers{margin-top: 13.5vw}\n   section.cardsSection ul li {width: 100%;} \n   section.cardsSection ul{padding-inline-start: 0;}\n}\n<\/style>\n<section>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ortamerica.org\/impact-stories\/maria\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">\n<h3>Maria, Student at <br>Be&#8217;er Sheva College<\/h3>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/500X500_Maria-BS-2.gif\" alt=\"Maria\">\n<p>FIND OUT MORE<\/p>\n<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ortamerica.org\/impact-stories\/nicole-nissan-2\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">\n<h3>Nicole, Student at <br>Digital Skills Academy<br><\/h3>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/nicole500.jpg\" alt=\"Nicole\">\n<p>FIND OUT MORE<\/p>\n<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ortamerica.org\/impact-stories\/ben-zimbron-perez\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">\n<h3>Ben, Student at <br> M\u00e9xico ORT (CIM-ORT)<\/h3>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Ben-Zimbron500.jpg\" alt=\"Ben\">\n<p>FIND OUT MORE<\/p>\n<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elevating Israel Accessible STEAM Programs for Under-Resourced Students Israel&#8217;s under-resourced students could be the future workforce for Israel&#8217;s high-tech industry. 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