Our Method
The method we use at Ivritli,
Is based on multidisciplinary education. Students learn Hebrew through study and investigation of various knowledge areas, all of which have been especially adapted to suit their stage of development.
The ideas in Ivritli,
Are derived from the worlds children and adults inhabit. They are based on experiential education. Through active participation, students can combine the acquisition of knowledge and skills with enjoyable, enriching, creative learning.
In the Ivritli sessions,
We encourage association-based games, vision, and use of a broad world of similes thereby stimulating the students’ curiosity and encouraging creative thinking.
The classes in Ivritli,
Develop thought, creativity and imagination. They allow the students freedom of action.
The environment we create at Ivritli,
Helps build the students’ personalities and ties Hebrew studies into an enjoyable, invigorating and constructive experience, in addition to instilling Israeli values and customs.
So how does it all work in Ivritli’s sessions?
The sessions consist of a range of activities all following the same structure and delivered in small groups.
The students approach Hebrew through everyday functions. It’s a fun method, helping teach the language through multisensory stimulation. This way, using the useful words we’ve learned from one lesson to the next, the language filters into those everyday situations we all experience, becoming a naturally flowing part of our vocabulary.
During the Ivritli sessions the teachers remain attentive to the students while working within a clear lesson framework with its share of rules and restrictions. They navigate the sessions according to whichever subject matter arises spontaneously in the virtual classroom.
The Ivritli students have choices. The atmosphere and the conversation legitimize new ideas and innovative ways of expressing oneself so that the students feel that their voice is being heard.
What values do we instill during the Ivritli activities?
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Development of grammatical awareness and love of the Hebrew language
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Teaching healthy lifestyle
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Encouraging and motivating toward independence, creativity and achievement
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The joy of learning, investigation, curiosity and initiative
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Logical thought
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Human and family dignity
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Solidarity and helpfulness, social engagement and commitment to nature
Learning and functional skills in the various areas
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Linguistic proficiency: vocabulary and verbs, syntax and morphology, sentence types
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Development of listening and verbal skills
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Phonological awareness and alphabetic knowledge
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Writing opportunities
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Graphomotorics / creativity
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Music
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Didactical games
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Art
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Social emphases: conversational skills, listening skills and verbal skills, pragmatics
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Acquisition of literacy and consolidation of reading fluency
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Reading comprehension
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Encouragement of reading
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Development of writing skills and written expression
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Combining erudition in various knowledge-based fields
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Broadening the mind and the education
The course is divided by age and level and adapted according to the students’ cognitive development.
Every age group has four study units structured for systematic, gradual progress. In each unit the students will be meeting a new story with unusual, captivating characters. Together with these characters, the students embark on an age-adjusted quest to discover a new topic with an ever-growing vocabulary. The students will learn to identify with the characters through the story and express themselves. In each session they will practice expressing themselves while developing their reading and writing skills.
Over the year the students will learn new fundamentals of the Hebrew language - nouns, adjectives and sentence structure. All this will be done with emphasis on fluency and on expressing oneself on everyday issues.
The teachers at Ivritli will, with every lesson or experiential activity, teach new linguistic skills, all of which are important for the students’ development. These skills are divided according to various fields, laying the foundation for reading and writing skills.
המפגשים בעבריתלי בנויים ממגוון פעילויות המאורגנות במבנה קבוע ומועברים בקבוצות קטנות. התלמידים נחשפים לשפה העברית באמצעות פעולות יומיומיות. השיטה החווייתית והשימוש בגירויים רב חושיים מאפשרים את הטמעת השפה. בדרך זו ובזכותה מילים השימושיות שנלמדו בשיעור, השפה נשזרת בפעולות הרגילות בחיי היומיום של התלמידים והופכת שגורה בפיהם באופן טבעי.
המורים בעבירתלי רגישים וקשובים לתלמידים, לקצב ולצרכים השונים. הם יודעים לנווט את המפגשים בהתאם לתכנים העולים בכיתה באופן ספונטני.
בעבריתלי לתלמידים יש אפשרויות בחירה. האווירה והשיח, נותנים לגיטימציה לרעיונות חדשים ודרכי הבעה נוספות, כך שהתלמידים מרגישים שקולם נשמע.