By Nahum Bloch | Ofarim school principle
In the last few months were very busy in our school.
As part of our belief in exposing our students to as many children and adults as possible, we have met over the last few months with a number of schools and organizations in Haifa. We explained them about our school children disability,, played, and went out to the playgrounds to enjoyed the time together. This exposure gives our students pure enjoyment and familiarity with other people. It reduces our students anxiety towards strangers and increases our students self-confidence.
The pictures show students from the "Reali" high school in Haifa, soldiers from the Golani army division, and our visit to Beit Tchernichovsky institute in Haifa.
We continue our school learning in many ways. We see an important goal to give the student tools to advance both academically and in their level of communication. Thanks to your donations, we enhanced the learning experience by incorporating iPads and Apple TV in the classrooms. In addition, we enhanced our occupational therapy room with hammock and other new equipment. We believe in the need to give students everything that can advance them. In the academic field by reading, and writing, in the field of media through learning with iPads, and in the field of life and leisure skills though meeting other children and adults.
As part of the school's enrichment and holidays program, we brought a concert of classical music to school and our student went to a concert in the Krieger Hall. In the pictures you can see the school hall decorated for a Purim celebration and a student plays with balloons in the framework of Purim celebrations. We invited plays to the school and the school children went to see plays adapted to our students level.
In the last few month we continued the playground renovation to suit the student population on the autistic spectrum by incorporating recycled instruments in the yard. In addition, we made short trips in the school neighborhood, and used outside playgrounds during the hours between lessons. The short trips are great for both the students body and soul.
Your contributions greatly help our school. It enables the purchase of new equipment for the students, and enhance our learning program.
Thank you so much and please share with your friends.
The Ofarim School
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By Nahum Bloch | School Principle
By Nahum Bloch | School Principle
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