[etni] Fw: ORT El Hoashallah School meets German teen delegation

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From: laurie ornstein - laurenmadeline@xxxxxxxxx
Subject: ORT El Hoashallah School meets German teen delegation


Hi All,

I'd like to share with you the wonderful morning we all had at ORT El 
Hoashallah School. This Negev Bedouin school hosted a German teen delegation 
and their teachers and spent a few hours getting to know each other. And all 
of this was in English!

 Teachers Adham Zoabi and Amira Bsul, from El Hoashallah School, prepared an 
engaging program.

 Adham chose excellent activities he learned in a summer program, "Creating 
a Culture of Peace in the English Language Classroom". These led to 
meaningful dialogue between the 2 groups who soon realized, that although 
they came from very different cultures, they all shared similar dreams and 
had a lot in common. All had dreams of becoming doctors, musicians, lawyers, 
athletes and more. Both German and Bedouin pupils had climbed mountains, 
knew people who spoke at least 5 languages, had been to a parade, etc.

Amira prepared a power point presentation focusing on the unrecognized 
villages, an understandably sensitive issue. Pupils from the 10th, 11th and 
12th grades spoke about the situation and also the process of becoming 
recognized villages. El Hoashallah School is in a village now part of Abu 
Basma Regional Council of recognized Bedouin villages. A paved road from the 
highway leads to the new school buildings hooked up to the electric grid. 
These have replaced the old caravans. However, residents still live in tin 
homes and get electricity from generators only. This will change soon as 
building plans are approved.

The pupils and teachers all had a chance to speak with each other in small 
groups, ask questions and exchange emails. Although the Bedouin pupils do 
not have Internet connections at home, the school has an updated computer 
room, a window to the world!

Hopefully, a delegation of El Hoashallah pupils will have a similar 
opportunity to travel to Germany and meet their newly-made friends there. It 
was a very heart-warming time spent together.

Laurie


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