Celebrating Achievement and Collaboration- ENP’s Students, Staff, and Teachers Accomplish and Inspire Eachother and Volunteers
On Sunday, November 21, I had the privilege of visiting the Amit Mekif Yud school in Ashdod and immersed first hand in the nurturing environment created by ENP’s SPACE program, spoke to the SPACE teachers about their insights and goals for the kids, and witnessed the dedicated work ethic of the 7th and 8th graders we talked to. While visiting Ashdod, the SPACE teacher explained to me the beauty of the SPACE program is that students are not made to feel like charity work, rather they receive extra help in school that other students get at home. Indeed, speaking to students at the Youth Summit I learned that while many of their parents know Hebrew, a significant portion speak only Amharic at home, inherently creating a barrier- in addition to being immigrants in a new culture and environment- not felt by other students in school. While in Ashdod, the teacher further explained that because of the structure and nature of the SPACE program, having it span all of high school, concrete g