Kudos to Shilat Simchon, a remedial education and literature teacher at Zoharim Youth Village, who was chosen as one of the One Hundred Teachers of the Year by the Ministry of Education, which pays tribute to one hundred outstanding educators each year.
To become a teacher and educator means becoming someone who paves the way and serves as a role model of life values in addition to teaching knowledge. Shilat combines all these aspects as part of her special educational mission.
With dedication, perseverance and creative thinking, Shilat motivates the Zoharim Youth Village pupils to learn and expand their horizons. Shilat develops groundbreaking educational initiatives that connect the Zoharim pupils to the learning. Recently, she has developed an interdisciplinary educational curriculum that combines the pupils’ work in the carpentry workshop with their civics studies in class. For example, the pupils created chairs in the carpentry workshop and learned about the seats in the Knesset and the election method. Combining creative worlds, physical labor, experience and learning in class, was a great success and all of the pupils want to take part in this amazing activity developed by Shilat.
We are proud of Shilat for being selected as one of the One Hundred Teachers of the Year and are happy she is one of us. We are fortunate to have her on our team!
