Off to Israel with #VibeEdu #VibeIsrael

Blogging is a lot of work, but it is worth it. Among the many reasons I love blogging is that it has enabled me to make both digital and face-to-face connections around the globe expanding my personal learning network. As a result of my blog, I have been invited to visit countries such as Prague, Spain, Canada, and Mexico to share the ideas I write about here.

Today, I will be heading to Israel to learn about and share what the country has to offer in the area of education. Here are some highlights of what I will have the opportunity to see:

• Visit the Jerusalem Venture Partners VC in Jerusalem and learn about their educational programs with disadvantaged youth.
• Visit 'NaLaga'at' Center at Jaffa port, and experience the center's activities connecting deaf, blind and deaf-blind-mute children and adults with the general public through art and cultural experiences, including lunch at the "Blackout" restaurant, where guests are served by blind waiters in total darkness;
• Meet Eyal Shavit, founder and chairman of the EduAction Forum, the biggest annual education conference in Israel with a clear agenda to bring about social change by educational entrepreneurship;
• Visit Tichonet high school, the first digitalized high school in the country;
• Visit The Peres Center for Peace in the Old City of Jaffa and meet the Peace Education team,who run projects that bring together Jewish and Arab children and youth;
• Meet the co-founders and educational team members of SpaceIL, a nonprofit organization working to land the first Israeli spacecraft on the moon as part of Google's LunarX Prize;
• Meet the students and the staff members of the Bialik Rogozin Campus that educates children and youngsters from 48 different countries, all dealing with a complex reality of language and cultural barriers;
• VIP visit at "Lunada" Children's Museum of Beer Sheva, a state-of-the-art interactive, experiential museum for the entire family which showcases more than 50 different exhibits in 8 indoor galleries and 2 exterior courtyards

The experience is made possible by the Vibe Israel program. They want the world to know there’s more to Israel than news related to the conflict in the Middle East.
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