Hand in Hand: Center for Jewish-Arab Education in Israel
Israeli network for integrated Jewish–Arab bilingual schools / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Hand in Hand: Center for Jewish-Arab Education in Israel (Hebrew: יד ביד: המרכז לחינוך יהודי ערבי בישראל, Arabic: يدا بيد: مركز التربية اليهودي العربي في إسرائيل) is a network of integrated, bilingual schools serving Jewish and Arab children in Israel. Hand in Hand was co-founded by Israeli Arab educator Amin Khalaf and Israeli-American educator Lee Gordon in 1997 with 50 students in two schools.[1]
Hand in Hand's mission is to create a strong and inclusive shared society in Israel through a network of integrated, bilingual schools and active communities. By modeling an equal shared society of Jewish and Arabs students, parents, and educators, Hand in Hand aims to inspires support for social inclusion and civic equality.
Hand in Hand serves more than 2,000 students in six elementary schools, five preschools, two middle schools and one high school, all of which operate under the wider umbrella of the Israeli public school system. Schools are located in Jerusalem, the Galilee, Wadi Ara, Haifa, Tel Aviv-Jaffa, and Kfar Saba.[citation needed]