Partnership program part 2

Our grade 5 pupils walked to the Arab-Jewish Community Center here in Jaffa and met up with pupils from Ramat Ha'hayal school. They enjoyed a morning of getting to know each other through games, music and movement.


By the end of the morning children were swapping email addresses and Facebook details!

MICC

Our MICC pupils were given an opportunity to report in greater detail concerning their trip to Poland for the Model International Criminal Court at an assembly recently. We heard how they had to act as judges and prosecuting attorneys in actual past cases.

From one of the pupils:
"Firstly, we’d like to say that our trip to Poland and the participation in the MICC program was an amazing learning experience for us. We spent five days in a simulated court of justice, making decisions regarding human rights issues. While the judges, defense lawyers and prosecutors tried to achieve verdicts relating to genocide and war crimes, the press team was busy reporting on what was happening in the court room and what was the content of the arguments taking place."

And from another:

"As you all have probably heard, in December we went to Poland to participate in the MICC, the Model International Criminal Court. This year the countries who go to participate were Germany, Poland, Israel and Palestine. The MICC is a program which its aim is to raise our awareness on human rights. We all had a role in a case; we were prosecutors, defense attorneys, judges and reporters. There were 3 cases: Erdemovic, Martinovic and Rwanda."

At the assembly, we were treated to a video which really brought the experience home for the rest of us.

Partnership program

Our grade 5 and 6 classes are beginning a partnership program with Ramat Ha'hayal school, northeast of Tel Aviv. It is a municipal primary school of 444 boys and girls. We will be meeting together, once a month over the next three months.
Each meeting will consist of three sessions during which pupils will take part in sports, music and games.

Grade 6 had their first meeting today which was very successful. The children bonded and participated well in all events. Grade 5 is due to have their first meeting tomorrow.