15 • Annual Report 2001

High Schools

Harishonim, Herzlia

Hayovel, Herzliya 16 • Annual Report 2001 17 • Annual Report 2001

Harishonim Harishonim High School, Herzliya Peace Network — Youth, the Internet, and Coexistence Ora Shnabel Young people, the future leaders and world citizens, can make a difference. In this project , they use the Internet to break down barriers between different cultures, and pave the way to coexistence. Peace Network is an educational project, which combines the use of the Internet with conflict resolution strategies. Students School. Last year two Junior High The vision is to spread the net begin their relationship by Schools, a Jewish and a , and build a chain of schools for exchanging letters of introduction; from Herzliya and Abu-Snan peace and democracy in the they proceed with intercultural started to cooperate. They are Middle East. By getting acquainted surveys on topics like manners and continuing the project this year. with other cultures, barriers and politeness, the generation gap, The Druze school won a special prejudices will disappear, and by body-language and non-verbal prize from the Israeli Teachers’ learning conflict resolution communication. They meet face to Organization for participating in the strategies students will be able to face, study the same literary pieces project. By doing so they promote resolve conflicts in a creative way. with a message of tolerance, cooperation and coexistence. discuss topical matters, learn The website, which will appear in conflict resolution strategies and at Students active in the project also English, Hebrew and , will the end of the process, hold an participate once a year in The reflect the work done in the field, Internet relay chat on a real International Middle Eastern and will be so sophisticated and conflict, trying to come up with United Nations Conference, creative that politicians will visit creative solutions. which is organized by the it from time to time to get ideas. American International School in [email protected] Since 1997, Jewish students have Kfar Shmaryahu. The conference Come.to/harishonim worked with Israeli Arabs from helps students develop deeper http://www.geocities.com/ Tarshicha and other places, and understanding concerning our reshetshalom/ with Palestinians from Beth- problems in the Middle East and http://www4.diburim.co.il/cgi-bin/ Lehem, from The Hope Flowers worldwide. forumsdb/intraforum.cgi?forum=5452 18 • Annual Report 2001

Hayovel High School, Herzliya Averil Shulman

10th, 11th and 12th grade classes and Community elders accompanied met at a preparatory ten teachers are involved in these their last visit to Hayovel. workshop and the first projects. meeting for all is scheduld 4. The school is participating in for January 15, 2002. The 1. Homeward Bound — the an ongoing three-year pupils interact via e-mail and school is involved in the River/Water Project, meet three times on struggle to bring home the organized by Connecticut organized field trips. The missing soldiers and/or the University. A biotechnology teacher in charge is Dr. Ruth bodies of those killed, to class is cooperating with an Lenz. The aim is to continue their families for burial in Arab school in Jaffa. Hayovel building an academic bridge . In early December, in School won first prize this between Jewish and Arab connection with Human year. teenagers through science Rights Day, pupils write and high tech. We believe letters to the International 5. New project. The entire that the application of Red Cross, to Kofi Annan, to school is taking part in a science and technology the Prime Minister of Israel, Water Conservation Project through collaboration and to the Secretary of State of (Won’t Waste Water) with working together will help the USA, to the Council of students responsible for replace prejudice with the European Union, and the saving water. open-mindedness and European Parliament. tolerance on both sides. 6. This year the school has 2. We have ongoing e-mail again joined SCHOOLS 7. Four students participated in exchanges and visits with ONLINE, and the 11th grade the Model United Nations Nezirot Arab School in Haifa. microbiology class has Assembly at the American The main theme is: Rights of paired with Byron Arab High School. After the September the Child. School in Northern . 11 tragedy in the US they The project is entitled A visited the school and 3. Another ongoing project involves Study of Water Pollution presented a wreath in exchange visits with Amal and Human Ecology in memoriam. They wrote the School, , a Druze school. Israel. The teachers have following: 19 • Annual Report 2001

On behalf of the principal,the faculty and the students of Hayovel High School, we wish to express our deepest condolences and heartfelt sympathy at this time of national tragedy for all Americans. We were shocked and dismayed at the sights and sounds of what happened, and can only imagine your own state of mind. Although words cannot possibly convey the depths of the disaster, all of us in experiencing the But, despite the difficulty Israel embrace you and uncertainty and duress and the gloom, we must add our best wishes for of life in Israel in these always have hope, and a speedy recovery to turbulent times alongside we wish to convey some those who have been us. You probably of ours with the following injured, and our prayers understand better than biblical verse intended for the victims andtheir anyone in America, for all peoples of the families. how deep and world, all those created pernicious are the roots in the divine image. You, the students and of the evil that struck faculty of AIS, who are there on Tuesday. Now, our neighbors and more than ever before, Hayovel students are participating share our fate in this our peoples stand in another Model United Nations land, have been together close at heart. Assembly this year. 20 • Annual Report 2001

8. Bridging the gap between 10. Also in the summer, a group the summer. They will first high school pupils and of pupils took part in a Sport undergo a preparation course people living in golden for a Culture of Peace in first aid. age homes, a new project gathering in France. has been initiated, and 13. Two teachers and their meetings, debates and 11. The school maintains pupils have agreed to take activities are planned at ongoing student exchanges part in Bridges for Human Beit Protea (in English) with Germany (Norwalde Rights, an organization based and a municipal golden and Sachsen Anhalt). in the Czech Republic. age home (in Hebrew). Hayovel pupils will be paired 12. The organization “Pirhei with those in another country 9. In the summer, pupils Refua”, (Flowers of Healing) to exchange information, participated in a joining have approached the school about their needs and wishes, CISV-ASPnet international to send biology pupils to and to discuss school meeting in Israel. volunteer to work in India in materials and subjects taught.