Jewish teachers from Israel and the U.S will travel to Angola to teach English as part of a collaboration between TALMA, The Israel Program for Excellence in English and the Menomadin Foundation.
The Israeli Program for Excellence in English has led a revolution in English proficiency for students in Israel’s periphery, and brought thousands of English-language educators to Israel.
A new Camp Kimama called "Half Moon" will open this summer in the Berkshires, Massachusetts.
In previous years, TALMA averaged 600-1,000 teachers, though this year, over 2,000 teachers were accepted.
The COVID pandemic created a need for new goodwill ambassadors who could travel.
Despite the great distance between the two schools, they still teamed up to teach students about leadership inspired by the work of Israel's first prime minister.
Following a successful pilot scheme in the summer of 2020, the project took off in September and has been growing at an amazing pace.
John drove on his car. They ride in the bus. For someone who does not speak English perfectly, the first two sentences might seem just fine.
“If we can inspire kids to be interested in the English language, if I can give them knowledge of letters and sounds and words, that’s a step,” Hochberger says.