gap year in israel

Weekly Updates – Tel Aviv October 25, 2018

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Dear Parents & Students, What a week! With a three-day seminar in the desert, activities, and workshops, it has been a busy and exciting. Ready to hear all about it? Here we go! The highlight of the week was our 3-day Ketura Seminar. On Sunday morning, bright and early at 6:00 am, we departed to Kibbutz Ketura, […]

Weekly Updates – Tel Aviv October 19, 2018

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Shalom Parents, We hope that you have had just as fantastic a week as we have had here in Israel. It was a great week full of fun and educational activities. Ready to read about it? Here are some highlights: On Sunday, after internships, all of our students gathered in the “moadon” for the very […]

Weekly Updates – Jerusalem October 19, 2018

Dear Parents & Students, This week was eventful and productive, and we have so much to tell you! On Sunday afternoon, after a morning of internships and volunteering, Orly Wahba came to speak to the students. Orly Wahba is an educator, entrepreneur, author and community activist passionate about inspiring and motivating people to be the best […]

Weekly Updates – Tel Aviv October 11, 2018

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Dear Parents, We were finally able to spend a full week with the students after the holiday season and it was great fun! Here are some highlights from the week: On Sunday: The Sea Sport group had another surfing class. This time our Internship Coordinator, Idan Levy, joined them, as he is a professional surfer. It […]

Student of the Week – Avi Bendayan

Hi Everyone! My name is Avi Bendayan and I come from Pembroke Pines, Florida. Both of my parents were born in Israel, so while growing up I was always been exposed to Israeli culture. Over the years, have developed my love for the State of Israel and every time that we came to visit I […]

Weekly Updates – Jerusalem September 6, 2018

Dear Parents & Students, This was our second week of the program, and it was AMAZING!!! We began on Sunday with a session about academic lessons and the different classes we have to offer here on Aardvark. We also had a session about the importance of Internships and Volunteering. The students then had free time to clean […]

Weekly Updates – Tel Aviv September 6, 2018

Dear parents, It has been an amazing week. We have had a great time traveling and running fun activities with your children and now I’m excited to tell you about the week’s highlights. Here we go: On Sunday, the students had interesting lectures and workshops on internships, volunteering, and Israeli culture, later in the day […]

Weekly Updates – Jerusalem May 17, 2018

Dear Parents, Sadly, our semester is soon coming to an end, and despite us not wanting it to end, soon we will back in our homes outside of Israel. While we are sad, we have very much decided to make the most of every last moment in Israel and on Aardvark. As a result, this […]

Weekly Updates – Tel Aviv May 17, 2018

Dear parents, We are getting closer to the end of the program, and therefore this week was dedicated to activities focused on reflecting on our time here and saying goodbye. After a whole year or semester on Aardvark, we have very much reached the point where everyone feels like family. Living together and gaining so […]

Weekly Updates – Tel Aviv May 3, 2018

Dear parents, It has been another full week packed with activities here on Aardvark Tel Aviv. Here are some of the highlights: On Sunday the Madrichim ran activities with their apartments. In the activity, the students were asked to start thinking about a little project that they would like to do for the closing ceremony of […]