Community Building Through Education

Through a wide range of internship and fieldwork projects, Tel Hai students disseminate idealism, motivation and newly acquired skills throughout the region. In a classic "win-win" scenario, students gain life experience while the community benefits from quality services and the presence of positive role models.

Through the national Student Mentoring program, Tel Hai students earn tuition stipends by assisting area schoolchildren with their studies. Tel Hai is proud to have the highest percentage of Student Mentors in the country.

Environmental Studies students are out in the field - detecting, reporting and following up on environmental hazards. Educational materials on environmental protection, prepared by Tel Hai students, are used by schools and youth groups throughout the Galilee.

A program to strengthen Jewish and Arab families, sponsored by the School of Social Work, gives professionals in the field guidance and support in leading new projects in their communities.

A pilot educational program in Democracy and Peace, developed at Tel Hai for Kiryat Shmona's largest public high school, will be implemented by Education Department faculty and students.

Students of Nutritional Science provide dietary counseling to senior citizens in Kiryat Shmona.

Biotechnology and Life Sciences students acquire hands-on laboratory experience at the Migal Upper Galilee Biotechnology Research Center, an independent research institute affiliated with the College.

In the "Best for Industry" program, Computer Sciences students gain valuable experience working in local hi-tech companies.



The Challenge Continues

Success leads to success and Tel Hai College is growing as rapidly as its reputation. Yet in the face of an ever increasing student body and shrinking government subsidies, maintaining the College's vitality and position in the community is even more of a challenge.

The continued development of the Galilee is a top national priority. Tel Hai takes a leading role in this campaign.

Infrastructure work on a New Campus began in Fall 2005. Funding is needed to complete this project, which will profoundly impact the educational, cultural, social and economic future of Kiryat Shmona and the entire Upper Galilee.
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Construction has already begun on New Dormitories, which will provide comfortable new quarters for over 450 students, and a dynamic, positive presence in Kiryat Shmona.

We are committed to ensuring that young people do not forgo their chance for success in life because of economic considerations. Contributions to our Scholarship Fund can change a life, and our country, forever.

Establishing Faculty Chairs will serve as an important incentive for recruiting and retaining gifted educators, whose talent, motivation and vision will keep Tel Hai a dynamic, top-level institution, well into the future.

Tel Hai's Community Building Projects are changing the face and the spirit of the Galilee. Financial support for these projects extends beyond the College, to benefit individuals, their families, communities and the entire region.

Funding for upgrading of laboratory and technical facilities on campus will enable the College to maintain its high academic standards.