Don’t tell me the sky’s the limit when there are footprints on the moon.

Paul Brandt

THE IT FACTOR:

An undefinable quality, but people who have it share one important character trait: Confidence!

The IT Factor is a skills-building after-school program for curious, motivated high-achievers in grades 7-10.

Now located in Jerusalem and Modi’in, The IT Factor draws upon and elevates existing language and learning competencies to cultivate creative, innovative and bold young thinkers who are able to engage, collaborate and challenge themselves and each other.

The IT Factor curriculum, beginning in the 7th grade, takes an inquiry-based approach to learning and knowledge construction. Lessons are conducted exclusively in English, and advanced language acquisition is largely a corollary of usage rather than dedicated instruction. The student-centered, integrated curriculum develops oral, written and cognitive skills through self-directed tasks, guided learning activities and reflection.

When all is said and done, our objective is to furnish students with critical and creative skills that will serve them well after high school in their academic and professional pursuits.

BE-TWEENS
Advanced Educational Enrichment for “tweens”
Allowing for the unique mindset of preteen students, this program creatively engages them in the pedagogical process through project-based learning (PBL), Philosophy for Children (P4C), collaborative inquiry and more. Our goal: make learning fun before it becomes difficult. The cognitive skills students acquire and assimilate at this early stage will stimulate greater intellectual agency as they construct knowledge and apply what they have learned to multiple disciplines and contexts.