Three key Leo Baeck educators joined educators and historians from all over the world, including President Obama's special envoy Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism, Hannah Rosenthal, for the first ever Centropa Summer Academy traveling workshop in Prague, Vienna, Budapest.
17/07/2010
Schools for Human Rights, June 2010
Denmark school hosts Leo Baeck students and teachers for 9-day human rights fact-finding visit
30/06/2010
Europeans for Peace, June 2010
Leo Baeck hosts Manheim group in Haifa and Um el Fahem and represents Israel in Aqaba, Jordan.
9/06/2010
Shanghai, June 2010
6 Leo Baeck students compete against 600 students from 30 countries in the World Scholar's Cup international debating competition.
24/06/2010
Leo Baeck is Number One School, June 2010
Leo Baeck comes out on top with highest matriculation scores in Haifa Region.
30/06/2010
Peace Education
Leo Baeck's Eran Dubovi presents Human Rights and Peace Education seminar at Berlin's city-wide Church Day event.
31/05/2010
International Representation
Leo Baeck's Rabbi Ofek Meir participates in Movement for Reform Judaism's 3-day Biennial Conference in Manchester, England.
31/05/2010
Bahat Family Weekend at Alyth Gardens Synagogue, London
The entire Alyth community turned out to welcome 10 year old Maxim terrorist attack survivor Hadar Bahat, his sister Inbar and his mother Tova, giving them a London weekend to cherish forever.
25/05/2010
Leo Baeck Students Visit the El Gazali School, Um el Fahem
Forty five 9th grade Leo Baeck students were welcomed with open arms by the students and teachers of the El Gazali school and the residents of Um El Fahem when they visited last week, the 2nd meeting in a bridge-building Schools for Human Rights program in which the Leo Baeck Junior High School is representing Israel.
6/05/2010
Dan David Award
The Leo Baeck Education Center wins first prize in the Dan David "Name Your Hero" 2010 Competition
21/04/2010
2010 Israel's Young Scientist of the Year
President Shimon Peres awarded Leo Baeck High School student Adi Friedman 1st Prize in the annual Intel-Israel Young Scientist Competition for her technique in replacing eroded spinal discs. Adi, who will receive a full university scholarship for her work, will represent Israel in this year's International Young Scientists Competition
17 Leo Baeck students (Grades 9-11), representing Germany, Afghanistan and debating the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in the Middle East Model United Nations in Even Yehuda, spent their time intensely presenting their country's policies on various issues, debating them, and negotiating agreements.
16/02/2010
LEO BAECK ETHIOPIAN SCHOLARSHIP STUDENT ADDRESSES THE KNESSET
Ethiopian-Israeli scholarship student, Million Haile, whose father came to Israel with Operation Moses and is himself a proud graduate of the Leo Baeck Education Center, delivered an outstanding speech at the Knesset last week.
Million elicited rousing applause with her passionate speech about the State's coercion of the Ethiopian new immigrant population to study within a religious educational framework.
7/02/2010
Leo Baeck Kicks Racism Out of Israeli Football
Arab and Jewish soccer stars turned up in full force along with top sports commentator Zohir Bahalu, to take part in this panel event aimed at encouraging youth to fight hooliganism and racism on the soccer field.
22/12/2009
Lord Greville Janner Engages Leo Baeck Students
Lord Janner's love of children, Israel and the Jewish People shone through during his talk with Leo Baeck students about his life, being a British Lord and his commitment to fighting racism and prejudice throughout the world.
22/12/2009
Performances at Leo Baeck
The Batsheva Dance Company and the Cameri Theater were among the performers at the Leo Baeck High School's Day of the Arts
1/12/2009
Visit from High Tech High
Rob Riordan of High Tech High, San Diego visited Leo Baeck
1/12/2009
School for Human Rights
4 student ambassadors of the Junior High School's School for Human Rights Program are representing Israel in London this week at the International Light a Candle Children for Human Rights Conference
The Leo Baeck Elementary School opened in 2007 with 70 pupils, ages 6 to 7. One year later its numbers have swelled to 125 children, ages 6 to 8, with a projected future enrollment of 300. Headed by dedicated Rabbi Ofek Meir, the school provides a 43 hour week filled with academic learning, progressive Jewish content and a wide variety of enrichment programming including musical instrument lessons, yoga, swimming and ecological excursions.
Leo Baeck Elementary School Core Values:
Tikkun Olam - Social Involvement & Community Responsibility
The Value of Life-Long Learning
Creative Leadership & Active Citizenship
Progressive & Democratic Jewish LIfe Style
Learning, Family & Community as Quality of Life
Heritage of the Jewish People & the State of Israel
