{"id":318,"date":"2016-03-24T22:27:18","date_gmt":"2016-03-24T20:27:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/neot-semadar.com\/?page_id=318&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2025-06-10T05:49:11","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T02:49:11","slug":"school","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/neot-semadar.com\/en\/school\/","title":{"rendered":"Learning Center"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"541\" src=\"https:\/\/neot-semadar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/\u05de\u05d3\u05e8\u05e9\u05d4-\u05de\u05e8\u05d7\u05d5\u05e7-1024x541.jpg\" alt=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" class=\"wp-image-13872\" style=\"height:470px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/neot-semadar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/\u05de\u05d3\u05e8\u05e9\u05d4-\u05de\u05e8\u05d7\u05d5\u05e7-1024x541.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/neot-semadar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/\u05de\u05d3\u05e8\u05e9\u05d4-\u05de\u05e8\u05d7\u05d5\u05e7-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/neot-semadar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/\u05de\u05d3\u05e8\u05e9\u05d4-\u05de\u05e8\u05d7\u05d5\u05e7-500x264.jpg 500w, https:\/\/neot-semadar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/\u05de\u05d3\u05e8\u05e9\u05d4-\u05de\u05e8\u05d7\u05d5\u05e7.jpg 1301w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div><h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:52px\"><strong>Learning Center<\/strong><\/h1><div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-size:30px\">Located on a hilltop east of the Kibbutz,the Learning Center is a contemporary, dynamic educational institute that draws youth from all over Israel and from abroad. Study programs involve learning the art of dialogue, discussion, and cooperation, concurrent to practical study in sustainable living practices and artistic creativity.<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-size:30px\">The Educational Institute offers immersive 3\u20135-day seminars focused on dialogue, collaboration, and nature-based learning. Participants engage as partners, not tourists, exploring themes of attentive dialogue and community through experiential learning. These programs reflect Neot Semadar\u2019s commitment to authenticity, cultural depth, and transformative tourism experiences<\/p><div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-size:36px\"><strong>Practical fields of study include:<\/strong><\/p><div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-size:30px\">organic farming and produce, ecological building in the desert, recycling of wastewater and brackish water, renewable energy, and specialist handcrafts in the Neot Semadar Art Center.&nbsp;<\/p><div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div><h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a9b3066568d429a589bdc734ee7d7754\" style=\"font-size:36px\">&nbsp;<strong>Aspects of&nbsp;inquiry:<\/strong><\/h4><div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-size:30px\">The Learning Center focuses on three main aspects of inquiry:&nbsp;<\/p><ul style=\"font-size:30px\" class=\"wp-block-list has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-67b2a3bb873470c1746fe1715f730ccf\"><li>Enhanced sensitivity to oneself: The development of self -awareness in everyday actions and interactions<\/li>\n\n<li>Enhanced sensitivity to the environment: Examining our relationships with others and with the natural environment<\/li>\n\n<li>Work and creativity: Physical work and craftsmanship as a background for understanding questions that arise from working with raw materials, and with other people.<\/li><\/ul><div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div><h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-93cf5cd00eecdd7fec40b03c77e421da\" style=\"font-size:36px\"><strong>Construction\u00a0of the Learning Center<\/strong><\/h4><div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-size:30px\">Utilizing existing infrastructure we are in the first stage of retrofitting prefab housing units into eco-friendly rooms using adobe and straw bales, and landscaping the site. The long-term plan includes guest rooms, public buildings, pathways, and gardens and will proceed over a few years according to our funding ability. Participants in the Center\u2019s ecological building seminars take partin the construction of the Learning Center.<\/p><div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div><p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"font-size:30px\">For more details and contact: <a href=\"mailto:seminars@neot-semadar.com\">seminars@neot-semadar.com<\/a><br>Tel: <a href=\"TEL:972-54-9798898\">972-54-9798898<\/a><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"article_separator\" style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learning the art of dialogue, discussion, and cooperation, concurrent to practical sustainable living and artistic creativity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":53705,"parent":0,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page_landing-wide.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":{"0":"post-318","1":"page","2":"type-page","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"entry"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - 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