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{{Short description|Primary school in Israel}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}}
{{Use Oxford spelling|date=July 2021}}
{{Infobox school
| name                    = Galil Jewish–Arab School
| native_name             = {{lang|he|{{Script|Hebrew|בית ספר גליל – דו לשוני}}|rtl=yes}}<br/>{{lang|ar|{{Script|Arabic|مدرسة الجليل – ثنائية اللغة}}|rtl=yes}}
| logo                    =
| image                   = Galileeschool-exterior.jpg
| image size              = 270px
| caption                 = The school in 2007
| location                = [[Eshbal, Northern District]]
| region                  = [[Galilee]]
| country                 = Israel
| religious_affiliation   = [[Judaism]], [[Christianity]], [[Islam]]
| established             = 1998
| grades                  = 1–6
| students                = {{circa|240}}
| language                = [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] and [[Arabic]]
| url                     = {{URL|http://yad.sisma.org.il/school/galil/Pages/Default.aspx}}
}}
The '''Galil Jewish–Arab School''' is a [[primary school]] in Israel. Founded in 1998, it is the first Israeli school to have a dedicated joint [[Israeli Jews|Jewish]]–[[Arab citizens of Israel|Arab]] social structure. The school is located in [[Eshbal]], a [[kibbutz]] in the [[Misgav Regional Council|Misgav region]] of the [[Galilee]] near the Arab-majority city of [[Sakhnin]] in the [[Northern District (Israel)|Northern District]].
[[Image:GalilSchoolSign.jpg|thumb|A child standing next to the front sign of the school (October 2009)]]
==History==
The Galil Jewish–Arab School was established in 1998 by [[Hand in Hand: Center for Jewish-Arab Education in Israel|Hand in Hand: Center for Jewish–Arab Education in Israel]], an Israeli network for socially-integrated bilingual schools. In 2007, the school had a student body of 200 Jewish and Arab students ([[Israeli Jews|Jews]], [[Islam in Israel|Muslims]] and [[Christianity in Israel|Christians]]) in grades 1 through 6. The school's students live in [[Sakhnin]], [[Sha'ab, Israel|Sha’ab]], and communities of the [[Misgav Regional Council]], whose populations have expressed support for bilingual and multicultural education.
==Educational model==
In line with the multiculturalist objectives of Hand in Hand, the Galil Jewish–Arab School maintains an equal number of [[Arabs|Arab]] and [[Jews|Jewish]] students; each class has two teachers, one Arab and one Jewish, the school has two co-principals, also split between Arab and Jewish.
Hand in Hand's approach to [[bilingual education]] aims to create equality, understanding, and coexistence between the Arab and Jewish populations of Israel, who often live segregated from one another due to the historical effects of the ongoing [[Israeli–Palestinian conflict]]. Classes at Hand in Hand schools are co-taught by an Arab and Jewish teacher, and consequently integrate student learning in both [[Arabic]] and [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]]. Teachers do not actively translate, providing a strong incentive for students to attain fluency in their non-native language.<ref>[http://www.iht.com/articles/2003/02/18/risrael_ed3_.php Judith Sudilovsky, "INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION/ A SPECIAL REPORT: Building bridges in Israel," ''International Herald Tribune'' (Paris), February 18, 2003.]</ref>
==See also==
*[[Arab–Israeli peace projects]]
*[[Arab–Israeli conflict]]
**[[Israeli–Palestinian conflict]]
==References==
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==External links==
{{commonscat|Galil Jewish–Arab School}}
*[http://www.handinhandk12.org/inform/schools/galilee About the school on the "Hand in Hand" web site] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130617084827/http://www.handinhandk12.org/inform/schools/galilee |date=17 June 2013 }}
*[http://www.slideshare.net/galilschoolparents/galil-english-presentation-short?src=apiembed A slideshow presentation about the school] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110319083958/http://www.slideshare.net/galilschoolparents/galil-english-presentation-short?src=apiembed |date=19 March 2011 }}
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[[Category:1998 establishments in Israel]]
[[Category:Charities based in Israel]]
[[Category:Israeli–Palestinian peace process]]
[[Category:Organizations involved in the Israeli–Palestinian peace process]]
[[Category:Schools in Israel]]