Unfortunately, over the last few years, there has been a steady decline in the number of students who choose to study science-related subjects in comparison to new and fashionable study fields, such as communications, quality of the environment studies, and so forth.  

PROJECT STAGE B: adding auditorium, elevator and access bridge

Approximately 350,000 Israeli children nationwide (about 15% of Israeli youngsters) are considered at-risk for physical, emotional, social and learning disabilities, domestic neglect and abuse, school expulsion or vagrancy, and, in a worst-case scenario, removal from the family home to a boarding institution. Older adolescents among them are at-risk for juvenile delinquency. Of these children, many belong to the 20.2% of all Israeli families living in poverty.  

Nationwide, approximately 13% of Israeli children are defined as having special needs. These include blind or visually impaired, deaf or hard of hearing, and developmentally or emotionally disabled children. In socio-economically disadvantaged communities, the percentage of special-needs children climbs to 18.1%.

High-school educators often think of the school system's obligation to weak pupils, but it is equally important to invest in excellent and gifted pupils, both for their sake and for the sake of society and the economy.

Of Haifa's public schools serving The City's 50,000 K-12 pupils, many still lack proper libraries and thus cannot offer young learners the practical experience of using modern library resources for research purposes and intellectual and cultural enrichment.