Weekly Updates – Jerusalem January 31, 2019
Shalom Parents & Students, Another busy week has come to an end here on Aardvark Jerusalem and our students are slowly settling into the program’s daily routine. Now it is my pleasure to tell you about some of the highlights from the past week. On Sunday we began the week we the monthly community talk in […]
Weekly Update – Tel Aviv January 24, 2019
Dear Parents: Another busy week has come to an end here at Aardvark Tel-Aviv and over it our students have been slowly settling into our program’s daily routine. Here are some of the highlights from the week: On Sunday, our students began their internships and volunteer activities. In addition, a group of about 10 students went […]
Weekly Update – Jerusalem January 24, 2019
Dear Parents, Here are the highlights from our week: On Sunday evening, Maia the Madricha ran a salsa class for the students. Salsa is a popular form of social dance with its origins in Cuban folk dances. The movements of salsa are a combination of Afro-Cuban dance, Son, cha-cha-cha, mambo and other dance forms. Josh Cohen said, “This […]
Weekly Updates – Jerusalem January 20, 2019
Dear Parents & Students, We have finished the second week of the program and it was AMAZING!!! We began on Sunday with a session about the academic lessons and various classes we have on offer here on Aardvark. We also had a session about the importance of Internships and Volunteering. The students then had free time to […]
Daily Update – January 20
January 20, 2019 Daily Update To start off the week of Tu B’Shvat, some of our students participated in a beach cleanup. They spent a few hours cleaning up all the garbage on the beach. What an amazing way to start the week and take care of the country they now call home.
Alumni of the Month – Ira Weiss
I participated in Aardvark in 2016-17 after I completed high school and at the time had no idea what my future held. I knew I wasn’t ready for university and I didn’t want to waste money figuring out what I wanted to do. After talking with a friend for roughly 10 minutes about gap years, I […]
Weekly Updates – Tel Aviv January 18, 2019
Dear Parents, The second week of our semester has ended and after two busy weeks full of activities and traveling, it seems as if our students have come together and already formed close friendships with one another, which contributes to the amazing vibes we are feeling. As promised, each week I will send you an […]
The First Weekly Letter – Jerusalem
Dear Parents & Students, It has been an amazing week here on Aardvark Jerusalem. We had a great time meeting your children. Here are the highlights from the week: As you know, the students arrived throughout the day on Monday and they started getting to know one other and the staff. We had lunch across the road […]
The First Weekly Letter – Tel Aviv
Dear Parents Shalom from Tel Aviv, It has been an amazing week. We have had a great time meeting your children and I’m excited to tell you about the week’s highlights. Here we go: As you know, the students arrived on Monday and began to meet each other and the staff. It was a long day of settling […]
Daily Update – January 9, 2019
January 9, 2019 Daily Update The students began the day at The Salad Trail. The Salad Trail is an unforgettable experience in the greenhouses of the Habsor region in the northern Negev. We were guided by the agronomist Uri Alon (a specialist in international agriculture.) We observed the most up to date agricultural technologies- the […]