National Cultural Basket
The IACC operates the Arts Enrichment program on behalf of Israel’s Ministry of Education. The program’s central mission is to advance educational goals by exposing K-12 students across Israel to a rich cultural world of theater, dance, music, film, literature, and visual arts.
The program aims to cultivate informed and thoughtful cultural engagement, helping to develop creative and critical thinking among students. It broadens horizons and nurtures the next generation of culture lovers in Israel.
The artistic repertoire is selected by professional committees composed of leading experts in each artistic field, who help tailor the content to the unique needs and characteristics of each community.
The program includes educational materials and structured activities designed to prepare students before performances and help them process and reflect on the experience afterward. Prices for performances and cultural encounters are significantly subsidized to ensure accessibility to all.
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Connecting to Community: A Festive Summer Event for French Olim in Jerusalem
The annual summer event of Mehubarim, IACC’s program for French olim, was recently held at its first stop in Jerusalem, bringing together approximately 1,200 immigrant children and parents.
The Mehubarim Program provides children and young people from French-speaking immigrant families with a supportive informal framework, helping them integrate into Israeli society and develop a stronger sense of community and belonging.
The Annual Youth Mentoring Program Conference
The annual conference of IACC’s Youth Mentoring Program was recently held with the participation of approximately 600 mentors from across Israel.
Operated on behalf of the Ministry of Education, the program provides individual and group mentoring to young people from the Haredi community during important transition periods between educational institutions.
Voices That Connect: From the Individual to the Wider Community
Coordinators from the Re’im Program, together with the program’s national director and district facilitators, recently gathered at the NINA Center in Herzliya for the program’s annual professional development conference. Re’im operates social belonging groups for teenagers and adults on the autism spectrum and people with complex learning disabilities. Through professionally facilitated group activities, the program creates opportunities to develop social relationships, strengthen personal...