[59058] Ministry of Education presents outline for closing gaps and new curriculum for the 5787 school year
[59058] Ministry of Education presents outline for closing gaps and new curriculum for the 5787 school year
The education system is preparing to make up for school days lost due to the war with Iran, in parallel with the publication of new reforms for the next school year, which include an emphasis on artificial intelligence and financial education.
Outline for closing learning gaps and reforms for the 5787 school year
Following the loss of school days during the fighting with Iran, the Ministry of Education and other sources published the government outline for completing the study material during the summer vacation. According to News Online, this is a differential outline according to age groups: preschool and up to 3rd grade summer camps will be extended until July 30th, 4th-6th grade students will participate in two weeks of focused learning in mathematics, English, and language, while in middle schools, the school year will be extended by ten days using artificial intelligence technologies.
In a report by Voice of the News on 🆃🅴🅻🅴🆁🅰️🅼🔴, it was noted that participation in these makeup days will be "voluntary," and that teachers and kindergarten teachers will not be required to teach. News Online added that the operational responsibility and employment of external personnel to operate the outline will be imposed on local authorities.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Education published the official "Learning Organization" document for the 5787 school year. Minister of Education Yoav Kisch defined the program as one that prepares students "both for the world of tomorrow and for life itself." As part of the changes, Bible study will be implemented for the first time as a core subject throughout the system, and financial education will become a mandatory subject in 9th grade.
A significant emphasis was placed on technological integration: the Ministry will mandate the implementation of artificial intelligence and quotas of digital learning hours (30 hours in elementary schools and 60 hours in middle and high schools). In addition, in order to strengthen personal and social resilience, the "Forces on the Way" program will become part of the mandatory studies, as part of the system's coping with the "complex security and social reality."