Annual Report 1999 • 9 ASPnet Activities in Israel Beit Berl College Report – Yael Harel The Peace Cruise – Esther Lucas Makif Het High School – Netta Zelinger Baqa Junior High School – Horeia Gazmawy Ben Zvi Junior High School – Carmela Goldglass Tira Junior High School – Iraqi Gazi Neve Shalom/Wahat al-Salam Primary School – Bob Mark The Jewish-Arab Center for Peace, Givat Haviva The Multicultural Educational Resource Center, Gordon College – Rhonda Sofer 10 • Annual Report 1999 Beit Berl College Report Dr. Yael Harel Bet-Berl staff in the International of Education and Dr. Bracha Alpert Relations office, visited the library from Bet-Berl College. The lectures and the art campus. In the evening were held in Hebrew and in English. she had dinner with Dr. Aharon 1000 participants took part in the Seidenberg, Head of Beit Berl conference, more than 100 from College, Dr. Varda Sharoni, Head of abroad. An illustrious gallery of the School of Education, Dr. Gad keynote speakers from all over the Arnsberg, Head of the Foreign world enriched the program of the hree prominent UNESCO Relations Office and myself. During conference. A book of articles will T guests were invited to Bet- the discussions, Elizabeth suggested be published shortly. The following Berl. Unfortunately, the visit of Dr. that we hold a Peace Education themes were discussed: Traugott Schofthaler, Secretary Summer School on the campus. Ideology, values and society in General of the German National The Peace Education course teacher education. Commission, did not take place due idea was approved by Colin Power, Curriculum of teacher education to the sudden death of Dr. David Deputy Director-General of UNESCO programs: contents and pedagogy. Harari, of blessed memory, on 16 for Education. He arrived for the Professional development in March 1999. Still, one month later, Third International Conference on times of change. in April 1999 we received the visit Teacher Education “Almost 2000: Teacher education policy: of Elizabeth Khawajkie, the Inter- Crises and Challenges in Teacher sructural, organizational and econo- national ASPnet Coordinator who Education” held between June 27 - mic dimensions. came to attend the Global Village July, 1999. The lecture he gave as Media, technology and teacher final event. She stayed in the keynote speaker for the closing education. German-Israeli House Hotel on Bet- session was entitled: “Meeting the We are looking forward to the Berl campus for a week and was the Challenges of Change: Teachers year 2000, the year for “A Culture guest of the College for one day. Today and Tomorrow”. of Peace”, and to the Peace Edu- During that day, she visited the The conference was co-chaired cation Summer School: Learning to Diaspora Museum in Tel Aviv, met by Dr. Sarah Ziv from the Ministry Live Together. Annual Report 1999 • 11 The Peace Cruise Visit of Scout Peace Ship to Haifa Dr. Esther Lucas * n August 15, 1999, the O Peace Cruise Ship was welcomed in Haifa port on the first leg of its Mediterranean cruise to promote peace and reconciliation in the Mediterranean. The sailing ship, the Black Knight, belongs to the Polish Scouting Association and 15,000 young people have already sailed in it on many seas. The ship can carry 80 passengers but this time there were some 30 youth represen- tatives aged 18-25 on board, as well as four trainers and the Polish Scout crew. * Pioneer of ASPnet in Israel 12 • Annual Report 1999 The young people, members of the scouts and other youth organizations, hailed from Algeria, Bosnia, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Israel, Italy, the Palestinian Authority, Slovenia, Spain and Turkey. The cruise was conceived and organized by the World Scout Movement and sponsored by the European Union, the North-South Centre of the European Union, the European Youth Forum and UNESCO as well as governments and local authorities. The Patrons of this innovative Abdel Meguid (Secretary General cruise started in Alexandria on venture were Yasser Arafat, Jacques Arab League), Shimon Peres (Winner August 8 1999 and ended in Piraeus Chirac and Hosni Mubarak as of the Nobel Peace Prize), Jacques on August 21. The Israeli contingent well as Jacques Santer (President Moreollon (Secretary General of the took part in the first and last leg. of the European Commission), Miguel World Organization of the Scout The aim was to train young Angel Martinez (President of the Movement), and Paul Solanila mediators-negotiators, both male North-South Centre of the Council (President of the European Youth and female, to become leaders in of Europe), Federico Mayor (Director Movement). the youth sector by organizing General of UNESCO), Ahmad Esmet Divided into four legs, the activities to prevent and manage Annual Report 1999 • 13 conflicts and by designing training was no air-conditioning and quarters modules for their own organiza- were cramped. Furthermore, they tions. Training took place on board had to get up every few hours at with special programmes in the night to take their turn on watch ports of call. duty. But everyone agreed it was a In Haifa, they were welcomed wonderful experience that they by the deputy mayor, represen- would not have missed for anything. tatives of all the organizations This was no ordinary Inter- involved in supporting the cruise, national seminar. This was indeed a the Polish ambassador, and by an unique experience. Arab Scout band. A poster prepared Unesco’s support for this cruise by the UNESCO Associated Schools says it all. Equipping young people Project (ASPnet) also welcomed the with mediation skills and providing young people. Responses to the them with a forum to express welcome were made by two repre- themselves and to exchange views sentatives of Arab countries. and experiences, which is precisely We were allowed to go on what the Peace Cruise endeavours board and talk to the “sailors”. The to achieve, corresponds fully to the ship seemed very small for such a UNESCO Strategy for Action with long voyage round the Mediter- and for youth. We therefore support ranean. Some members admitted this effort to bring youth together in they were seasick at first. I learnt that a spirit of dialogue and cultural life on board ship was tough. There exchange. 14 • Annual Report 1999 Makif Het High-School, Rishon Lezion Ms. Netta Zelinger akif Het High School M was built in 1997 in the town of Rishon Le'Zion. Since its founding it has been involved in three different projects. The main project was the “Global Village Harmony”. The second project on environ- mental conditions was called “Holit”. Rishon Le'Zion was built on sand which has been exhibited as part of during the day they work at old age dunes near the sea. Most of these the project. Next year they will be peoples’ institutions to help them. disappeared because of the building. involved in a project together with The main goals of this project Our pupils give special importance Palestinian pupils. The main goal of are twofold. On the one hand, the to such conservation efforts since this project called “Blue Sky” is to senior citizens continue to be they are the natural habitat for some prevent the area from becoming connected to the community in animals on the way to extinction one huge dump and to avoid air which they live and feel the sense such as birds, foxes, rabbits, etc. pollution. of belonging and on the other hand, Every Sunday 35 pupils check The third project is the respon- the pupils involved in the project the area to prevent building cont- sibility of a group of special educa- have an opportunity to find work ractors from destroying the environ- tion pupils who participate in a related to their experience. ment in which they usually throw course called “Contribution to the In addition to this work, it is rubble. The pupils also trap birds for Community”. Here they learn how essential to note that not only do registration and check the water to to assist elderly people and part of these pupils participate fully in the detect levels of purity. All these their program includes the following project but they have to comply with activities may be seen in a video subjects: Sociology, Psychology, the same demands as the rest of the movie produced by the pupils and and Nutrition. Once or twice a week school enrollment. Annual Report 1999 • 15 Baqa Junior High School, Baqa Ms. Horeia Gazmawy aqa is an Arab town in B Israel close to Hadera. It is a beautiful town. We have four elementary schools, two junior high schools and one high school. There are forty four teachers on the staff and five hundred and seventy pupils in our school. The students used to infuriate us by helping each other with set- work in order to achieve better marks than anyone else. We have different sports activi- ties during the day, with teachers and parents. Every year we invite the parents to join us in many activities. 16 • Annual Report 1999 We have sport activities at ings. The students exchange ideas, peace is the only way to achieve school to raise the level of English share their fears and hopes and their goals. and other languages. We have discover common interests. The schools produce a newspaper educational programs for students. The students visit each other's in Hebrew and Arabic in which the “Children Teaching Children”/ homes, meet each other's families, students describe their activities and “Yami” begin to understand each other and feelings. This program aims to break all agree that the peace process At school we use the book “We and down stereotyped images that both must be continued despite the Our Neighbours” which emphasises Jews and Arabs have about each dangerous difficulties.