Weekly Updates – Jerusalem February 26, 2017
Dear Parents, Summer came to visit this week and here are a few of the things we did while enjoying the sun: On Sunday we went with the students to volunteer for an organization called “One Family” (Israel’s leading organization for helping victims of terror.) In honor of Purim we prepared mishloach manot for thousands of […]
Weekly Updates – Tel Aviv February 23, 2017
Shalom Parents, Another great week has come to an end. I have a lot to share with you so grab a cup of tea or coffee, find a comfortable sit and relax. I’ll wait until you’re ready… Shall we begin? On Sunday, as usual, the students met in their clean apartments for the apartment meetings. Naama […]
Weekly Updates – Jerusalem February 19, 2017
Dear Parents, On Sunday the students continued with their volunteer work. One of the places that they can volunteer is the Gan HaShikumi for children with disabilities. Three of the students volunteer there, Ellis Lewkowicz, Tammy Davidoff and Molly Cooke. Ellis wrote the following about the work: “I like going every day, seeing the kids […]
Student of the Week – Jan Van Brakel
My name is Jan Van Brakel, I am 18 years old and live in Amsterdam, Netherlands. After I finished high school , I decided to take a gap year, because I feel that I am too young to study (or work) immediately after school. I followed the example of my friends in Israel who will […]
Weekly Updates – Jerusalem February 12, 2017
Hello parents, This week in Jerusalem we enjoyed some phenomenal activities… The week began on Sunday with the Sports Club and early on Monday morning some of us stayed up to watch the Super Bowl between the Falcons and the Patriots. Alex Kaufman was very disappointed by the Falcons’ collapse while Julia Heineman was excited because of the win. The event […]
Weekly Updates – Tel Aviv February 9, 2017
Dear Parents, We hope this email finds you well. While Adi is off having fun leading the international trip in Ethiopia, I’m more than happy to share our news with you J It was a great week for us and here are some of the highlights: On Monday we participated in an activity about the Israel-Palestinian Conflict run by Windows, […]
Living Like a Local In Tel Aviv
Those that spend their gap years in Tel Aviv are sure to come away with a good idea of what it is like to live as a local. However, to save you some hassle, there are a few tips that every Tel Avivian grows up knowing. For a start, it is probably best to avoid […]
Weekly Updates – Jerusalem January 30, 2017
Dear Parents First of all I want to apologize for the delay of the weekly e-mail Here are some of the best moments we had last week Last week was super busy in Jerusalem. Sunday started is students off with internships in the morning and free time to get prepared for our apartment meetings as […]
Weekly Updates – Tel Aviv January 26, 2017
Shalom Parents! After we dedicated an entire week to make sure everyone understands basic apartment maintenance, from cleaning to living together, we dedicated this week to something way more fun: Cooking! It is important to us that students have at least basic cooking skills by the time they finish our program. Why? because it is […]
Weekly Updates – Jerusalem January 22, 2017
Dear Parents Shalom, Last week was a great week on the Aardvark Jerusalem Program. Starting Monday we had our first day of internships/volunteering. Every year our students choose from a wide variety of places, everything from award winning bakeries to a preschool for children with special needs and this year was no different. Every student […]