A Brief History of Israel’s Railways
During your gap year, you will probably take a train in Israel at some point. These days the train service is modern, relatively reliable and can take you around large parts of the country. However, the train service has undergone many stages of evolution over the last one hundred years or so. The first railway […]
Weekly Updates – Tel Aviv October 27, 2017
Shalom Parents! We have had an exciting week! On Sunday evening we had an activity about social media. The activity focused on the effects of social media on our lives and the ways we choose to use it. On Monday we had our monthly community talk. We started with a game that saw us form a circle […]
Weekly Updates – Tel Aviv October 20, 2017
Hello dear parents, It has been a busy week here on Aardvark Tel Aviv with the students returning to the weekly routine after the holidays. Before telling you about the week we had, I want to start with last weekend. Nineteen students from Jerusalem and Tel Aviv opted to go together on a special Camping […]
Weekly Updates – Jerusalem October 19, 2017
Here are this week’s highlights: On Sunday the Holidays were finally over and we returned to our regular schedule! We resumed our internships and volunteering activities. In the evening we left the building, went next door to the soccer field and played a game of Human Foosball. The game is just like table foosball but […]
Student of the Week – Donna Shashoua
Hi, My name is Donna Shashoua and I am from Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Next year, I will attend Barnard College in New York. I chose to do a gap year program in Israel because I wanted to experience life in this country. Both of my parents are Israeli and I visit every year, but I […]
Weekly Updates – Tel Aviv October 11, 2017
Dear Parents, Moadim L’Simcha! It has been an amazing week full of activities keeping us busy from morning until night every day.The week was mainly dedicated to Sukkot and the students had a blast with all of the different activities. On Sunday we began the day with an activity at the Tel Aviv Port. We […]
Weekly Updates – Tel Aviv October 6, 2017
Dear Parents, Because of sukkot, it was a short week but nonetheless, it was packed with a variety of activities. On Sunday, the students went to their internships and volunteering programs as usual. Every week the Madrichim visit the students in their internships in order to see how they are doing and give them advice […]
Weekly Updates – Tel Aviv September 29, 2017
Hi! We have just finished another amazing week here on Aardvark Tel Aviv and things are going great! Although Yom Kippur is the holiest day on the Hebrew calendar, it can sometimes be a challenge for us to make it into something meaningful. At Aardvark, we dedicated this week to preparing for the special day […]
Weekly Updates – Tel Aviv September 24, 2017
Dear Parents Shana Tova! Another week has passed here on the program, and even though it was a short week, we have enjoyed a number of interesting and fun activities. On Sunday, the students in the sea sports group had an amazing session of Yoga on a paddleboard. It was a very relaxing experience after […]
Weekly Updates – Tel Aviv September 15, 2017
Dear Parents We have just finished our third week, and things are going pretty great around here. There’s so much I want to share with you! So let’s start: It seems that the students are starting to get used to the program’s routine. While they’re enjoying new experiences and making new connections, we can see […]