Israel Sci-Tech Schools has been at the forefront of working with secular and religious authorities to forge educational curriculums that adequately educate and train chareidi women for employment in technology fields, including the defense and weapons industries. Among them is Meitar, a graduate of an Orthodox all women’s Israel Sci-Tech High School in Beit Shean, who was recently joined RAFAEL, Israel’s Weapons Development Authority, one of the most prestigious positions in the country.
Meitar (security concerns prohibit the publication of her last name) was raised in an chareidi in Beit Shean, in the northern part of the country. Her mother is an educator and her father is an electrician. In 10th grade, she joined a campaign alongside her classmates that lobbied for the Beit Shean religious girls school to become one of the first in the nation to offer an advanced technology course to all its female students. The program was unique at the time for its collaboration with RAFAEL. After graduating, Meitar went on to a junior electronic engineering college, then the IDF and ultimately to RAFAEL.
“I am grateful for the investment that Israel Sci-Tech Schools made in me and my friends, and happy that it has brought me to a place where I am able to contribute to the safety and security of our country,” said Meitar. “The network and its supporters, by offering our group the opportunities and foundational training in electronic engineering, that has led me to the professional role I now play. For me, Israel Sci-Tech Schools represents my roots, my drive and now my future.”
“Our children, regardless of whether they are from cities or periphery towns and villages, religious or secular families, are our future. We have an obligation to make sure that every student can be exposed to educational opportunities that provide them with the skills to contribute the future of Israel, whether it be in the military, civilian, high tech or any other field,” said Zvi Peleg, director-general of Israel Sci-Tech Schools. “Were it not for our transformation of the curriculum in periphery and specialized schools like Meitar’s religious girls school, these students would not be prepared to go onto either higher learning or successful positions in the industry.”
(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)
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FYI, “alumni” is a plural word. The singular for “alumni” is ” alumnus.” Not a major deal usually for most people, but since you are journalists it’s important to write correctly. Or is that a lost art nowadays?
Nice story otherwise.
Actually, Bubby, the correct singular word for a female would be “alumna.” Not a major deal usually for most people, but since you are correcting a journalist it’s important for you to write correctly.