Student of the week – Julia Stenz
Howzit I’m Julia, from Johannesburg South Africa. I am so fortunate to be writing to you from vibrant Florentin, Tel Aviv. With Amsterdam Fries, Jacksons, Anitas and the beach (all Aardvark TLV favourites, and highly recommended) on our door step, it’s hard not be having an absolute “jol.” I came across Aardvark through a post-high […]
Weekly Updates – Jerusalem March 9, 2018
Dear Parents, Here are this week’s highlights: During the week, the students began to think about their plans and goals for this month’s them breaking out of their comfort zones. In Sunday’s apartment meetings we asked the students to prepare an inspiration board of all the things they still want to accomplish during the rest […]
Weekly Updates – Tel Aviv March 9, 2018
Hello Parents, Spring is almost here and things are beginning to bloom. Here are last week’s highlights week: We started the week with an “uplifting workshop” for the Mind and Body Track in which the students had to create an optimistic environment and look for opportunities. In the evening, the madrichim met with the students […]
Nepal 2018
Day 1 Shalom to everyone! It already feels like we have been here for about 3 days but the first day of our Nepal Cultural Exchange has finally ended! We started yesterday at 6pm (Israel time), with a pretty easy check-in at Ben Gurion airport. The students had so much time to spare that they […]
Student of the Week – Sophie Elfenbaum
Hello! Here is my student of the week piece! Hey there! My name is Sophie “The Rock” Elfenbaum, coming at ya from West Hartford, Connecticut. This is my second semester on aardvark and, let me tell you, I am THRIVING! Last semester I was in TLV. I interned at Latet,one of the biggest NGO’s in […]
Weekly Updates – Jerusalem March 1, 2018
Dear Parents, Here are the highlights from this week. On Sunday we started the week with Purim vibes throughout the building! Everyone is getting ready for the festival working on their costumes and preparing for the fun week ahead. In our apartment meetings with our madrichim we continued to work on our Purim videos for […]
Weekly Updates – Tel Aviv March 1, 2018
Shalom and Happy Purim! It has been an amazing, exciting and happy week here at Aardvark Tel Aviv, and while we are a bit busy celebrating, I would love to tell you about some of this week’s highlights. On Sunday the students filmed parts of the megillah for our Purim party video contest. It was […]
Student of the Year – Heidi David
Hi y’all! I’m Heidi David from Atlanta, Georgia. I loved last semester in Jerusalem and now I’m loving life in Tel Aviv! I went to public school all of my life, so going on a gap year in Israel was a surprise to most of my peers, but it has definitely been one of the […]
Student of the Year – Heidi David
Hi y’all! I’m Heidi David from Atlanta, Georgia. I loved last semester in Jerusalem and now I’m loving life in Tel Aviv! I went to public school all of my life, so going on a gap year in Israel was a surprise to most of my peers, but it has definitely been one of the […]
Weekly Updates – Jerusalem February 23, 2018
Dear parents, Here are our weekly highlights from Jerusalem: On Sunday afternoon we held the first culture committee meeting. The culture committee consists of students with ideas and the desire to help their peers make the most of their time in Jerusalem. They help plan activities on weekends and throughout the semester. We are excited […]