By Doron Klein | Managing Director
Vision Program
Ariela Foundation accompanies 30 pupils in an academic framework; they are students, high school and junior high students from all over Israel. The pupils are talented and unique and have the potential to stand out in a wide range of areas. The program supplies each pupil with unique and personal guidance which includes a counsellor from an academic/professional perspective, personal mentoring, professional accompaniment, enrichment through supplementary classes, scholarships, assistance in buying educational/professional materials and support based on a wide social/professional network.
The program’s school-aged pupils:
8 excelling pupils both in school and socially (from grade 7 to grade 12).
4 excelling pupils in music (2 in grade 10 who play the guitar and violin, and two in grade 7 who play the piano and the clarinet).
2 excelling students in the field of sports (1 grade 10 student is a medium distance runner and one student in grade 11 is a long distance runner).
Recent activity:
In this quarter, the pupils benefited from monthly meetings with the program coordinator, they set goals for the school year’s end and in general worked on their accomplishments. Some of the pupils set study goals for themselves, such as succeeding in their matriculation or a significant improvement in their half-year marks while some set goals relating to their specific field of excellence, such as participation in a national or international running competition. The students will continue to achieve these goals. In this quarter, a new pupil joined us, her name is Aznash, Aznash is an excelling student in grade 11 in Ulpanet Amelia in Jerusalem who participates in the group of runners “the pavers” and she is a long distance runner. Aznash participated in international championships which took place in Tiberius and in group competitions. She won third place along with her friend. Recently, Aznash also participated in a national competition. Aznazh has big ambitions in life – to be an extraordinary athlete and also be a doctor.
Social Activities
In the compulsory social framework of the Ariela Foundation, the pupils contribute their energy and talent to the group, largely through working with other pupils in Ariela. Esther, an economics student at IDC Hertziliya, gives lessons to the pupils in the Star Program at NesZiona. Yael, a nursing student at University Tel Aviv, gives lessons to the pupils of the Star Program in Jaffa. Dudu, a masters student in Informal Education Systems Management at Bar Ilan University, provides lectures for the students and workshops on the subject of Ethiopian Jewish Culture in accompaniment with his own personal story about his journey to Israel through Sudan. Aviva, a student of Music at BeitSeferRimon teaches how to develop your voice for teenagers at risk. Noa is a soldier-student who studies Industrial Engineering and Management at Ben Gurion University in the Negev. She mentors the Vision student Vailu Orit, a grade 10 student in the Music Academy in Jerusalem who volunteers with the Ambulance Services.
The program’s Students:
In this quarter, we were joined by two new students, soldier-students and graduates of the Star Program. Andalou an 18 year-old soldier-student in a university preparation program at Hebrew University. Andalou participated in the star program for five years. He was the recipient of group and individual accompaniment over these years and as a student he joined the Vision program. Andalou was among the most outstanding pupils in the Star Program, he went through a significant development over the years and became a responsible young man, independent and with high self-confidence. He aspires to go to Tel Aviv University or Ben-Gurion in the Negev for Industrial Engineering and Management.
Osheret an 18 year old journalist in an academic program at Hebrew University. Osheret participated in the Star Program, one of the Foundation’s group programs, for three years (grade 8, 9 and 10). She was the recipient of group and individual accompaniment over these years and as a student she joined the Vision program. Osheret was among the most outstanding pupils and was focused in the goal to put her studies first. She aspires to go to Tel Aviv University to study nursing or physiotherapy.
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