Shalom Parents! There is a lot to share with you so it may be best for you to quickly make a cup of coffee and take a seat on the couch. Don’t worry, I’ll wait…. Ready? Good! dried fruitOn Sunday the Madrichim met the students in their apartments for the ...

Dear Parents, Who would have thought that it was only two weeks ago that we arrived in Jerusalem!? Time flies when you’re having fun! Here are some of the highlights from this week:Sunday – the first day of volunteering – Most of the students had an interview with their volunteering/internship ...

We have had an amazing week! The students began their first volunteer work and internships, they began managing their apartment budgets, participated in some of our activities and started the Ulpan Hebrew course. Here are some of the highlights… Every Sunday evening the Madrichim visit the students’ apartments. This is ...

Shalom Parents! The students have just finished their first week with Aardvark Jerusalem! According to the students every day felt like a whole week due to our busy schedule and now they are looking forward to a relaxing and meaningful Shabbat together. We started this week on Monday. Some of ...

Shalom Parents! The students have just finished their first week with Aardvark Jerusalem! According to the students every day felt like a whole week due to our busy schedule and now they are looking forward to a relaxing and meaningful Shabbat together. We started this week on Monday. Some of ...

Shalom Parents! I’m very glad to tell inform you that the orientation week is over… We had so much going on with so many highlights worth mentioning that I don’t know where to start! Our week began on Monday. Throughout the day the semester students came in groups, some from ...

Shalom Parents! Our week began with a meeting with the culture committee about the final night of the semester. The students are excited about it and they are doing a lot of planning for the final evening. On Monday the Chinese students returned (those who came back from the trip ...

Dear Parents, First of all, you have probably noticed that last week’s letter was not sent… I was in China with a group of 30 Aardvark gap year students from Jerusalem and Tel Aviv! It was a wonderful trip but we’re all glad to be back home in Israel! While ...

Dear Parents, Chanukah is a wonderful time to be in Israel and the students on their gap years have had the chance to take full advantage of the festival of lights. It’s been a great week and we are looking forward to a few more nights of light… Here are ...

Dear Parents, Firstly, I just want to let you know that everyone has arrived safe and sound. The students have had a busy and interesting first day of Spring Semester here at Aardvark Tel Aviv! After an excellent welcome dinner and a “get to know the group and staff” meeting ...

Shalom Parents! As you all know the semester is coming to an end. This part of the semester is always the toughest for many reasons. I believe that you can feel how it is for your children at this point. Each student reacts differently. Some are starting to realize that ...

Dear Parents, We are now approaching the last week of the first Semester and we are all starting to mentally prepare ourselves for the upcoming change. On Sunday, we began the week by doing our first inventory with the madrichim going around the apartments and checking that all of the ...

Dear Parents, We are now approaching the last week of the first Semester and we are all starting to mentally prepare ourselves for the upcoming change. On Sunday, we began the week by doing our first inventory with the madrichim going around the apartments and checking that all of the ...