| International schools were unheard a decade ago. IB is | | | | interaction. It comprises learning, community and |
| an educational board introduced by International | | | | services, creativity, environment and health and social |
| Baccalaureate Organization that is recognized | | | | education. |
| worldwide. There were only two kinds of schools | | | | Students under grade 11 and grade 12 came into |
| earlier, one was the government authorized schools | | | | middle school program. It is the requirement from every |
| and other was the private schools. Both these schools | | | | student to take Hebrew in order to fulfill foreign |
| might be residential or normal schools and function for | | | | language conditions. Students may select for both |
| 6 to 8 hours. | | | | Hebrew and Spanish. Bible, Ethics, Nach, Jewish |
| The international schools are also privately owned and | | | | Advocacy, Tefilah and Talmud comprise the bedrock |
| managed schools but there is difference in the | | | | of the Judaic Studies program. Through the Study of |
| activities and working of the school. There are many | | | | Sacred Text, in union with classroom discussions, |
| features that give international schools an edge over | | | | students extend the knowledge, skill and values. Hillel |
| other private schools. | | | | believes Upper School students must attain these skills |
| The Lower school Program is for children under grade | | | | in order to deepen their commitment to Judaism, the |
| 5. The faculty of lowers school program instill love of | | | | Jewish People and the State of Israel. |
| learning, a interest about the world and a sense of | | | | Examinations conducted by the International |
| respect and dependability towards others among a | | | | Baccalaureate schools test the knowledge of the |
| child. Students are encouraged to expand socially, | | | | students and not their speed or memory. The system |
| emotionally and intellectually in a setting that promotes | | | | followed by the organization is also very different from |
| individuality, keenness and curiosity. The main aim for | | | | the rest. |
| the lower school students is to learn how to question, | | | | It may be surprising to know that there are no |
| how to think, how to response. | | | | examinations until a student completes the Middle |
| Students under grade 6 to 10 come into middle school | | | | Years Program. The school concentrates more on |
| program. The Middle School years offer a particularly | | | | enabling the students to understand “how to |
| significant phase of personal and intellectual | | | | learn” rather than “what to learn”. But before |
| development that helps students participate actively | | | | you select any international school directly, search |
| and responsibly in a changing and increasingly | | | | about it and check out all the details accessible online. |
| interrelated world. Learning how to learn and how to | | | | Read more about Hillel Jewish preschool which |
| evaluate information critically is as important as learning | | | | probably is ideal for the development of your child. |
| facts. They also study the subjects from each of the | | | | Author is an executive with hillel-nmb.org. |
| subject groups through the IB's five areas of | | | | |