A large-scale project to promote STEM education in the southern region via a continuum of formal and informal education programs, from kindergarten to high school. After being developed as a joint initiative of Rashi and the Ministry of Education, the Ministry took over and even duplicated the model in the northern region.
Madarom
Related programs
Odyssey (Future Scientists and Inventors)
Aiming to nurture Israel’s next scientific-technological leadership, the program engages talented youth in academic-level studies and research and operates under the Maimonides Fund’s Future Scientists Center.
Darca School Network
Established in order to create opportunities in education for high school students in socioeconomically weak cities, Darca is now among the best school networks in Israel.
School Lunch program
The national program that provides a nutritious meal as art of an extended school day was launched as a pilot and its sustainability was secured by legislation.