Hello again all of you Shnat fans!
Well it indeed has been a very busy period of Shnat during December & Jaunary. The shnatties left kibbutz Ein Dor, after a final week of fun and sikkum (summary), which included a great hike up the greatest landmark in the area - Har Tavor! And on December 19, they entered the next big phase of their workshop year - Kaveret. Arriving in Akko full of excitement and enthusiasm, the shnatties set about making their house a home, and adding their personal touch to create their surroundings just as they envisioned.
Their first week in their kaveret house was a preparation seminar for their big journey to come. The week examined such issues as post-modernism today, and the challenges of ideology and educating values in a post modern world. The shnatties watched fight club, and understood the real-life scenarios of loneliness and creating meaning in someone's life in society today. The chanichim examined tikkun olam, and the role of education in creating a world as we envision it, according to humanist values in the vision of the prophets. The shnatties also spent plenty of time to discuss what it means to work as a 'tzevet' (team), and had a long and crucial asepha to work out which tzevetim they would be doing their 'messima' (means mission - refers to their educational roles in schools and clubs in the coming 5 months). And, they also spoke about safety and security, as well as getting to know about their city on a super siyur of the area! I don't know about you guys, but i'm out of breath just thinking about it!
The shnatties are active members in three different areas of Israel - cities, age groups, socio-economic standings, and backgrounds. Their messimot deal with:
Akko - the biggest tzevet of shnatties works in 2 schools in their home town - a Jewish school and an Arab school. They also work in an afternoon learning club, with wide and active methodologies and a lot of one-on-one work.
Hadar - the second tzevet works within the school system in Haifa - with many Russian immigrants and poorer socio-economic families. They are also acitve in an afternoon club in the area.
Kiyum Meshutaf - the final tzevet works within the arab villages in the area of the galil - educating arabs in middle and high school in English, while being exposed to the rich and unique arab lifestyle within the village.
After an action packed week - the shnatties then headed off for a week and a half of well earned rest during chofesh. Although from what i understand, it seemed for some it was even more busy and tiring than shnat itself! Phew!
The shnatties made their way back to karmiel on january 3, ready to start the next phase of their workshop year, and were straight back into the routine of learning, social action, and deep discussion.
This week the shnatties have been in full swing in messima, and have been settling into their surroundings in Akko very smoothly. There are many things still to come on the Shnat calendar - this weekend is their first Poland prep seminar, with a second to come in February, and our journey to Poland taking place between march 6-13. We also have a seminar with our 'chava achot' (sister chavot - communes of hanoar haoved 18 year olds going through a similar year experience as the shnatties) in February, and many many more things!
I'll leave you there for now. But i'll bring some photos in next time!
Until then,
Leon.
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