Smolin and her group were the first Na’ale cohort at the Atid Joana Jabotinsky Youth Village in Be’er Ya’acov in central Israel.
Atid is a nationwide educational network that operates 65 schools across 37 districts. It demonstrates Israel embrace of diversity by serving over 26,000 students from Jewish, Israeli Arab, Druze, and Bedouin communities, covering every sector of affiliation, from secular to ultra-Orthodox. Additionally, it has extended its reach to include immigrant communities, war refugees, gifted students, and at-risk youth.
“I loved my life at the youth village,” she says. “The Na’ale students had so much support, and this helped us to meet every challenge and overcome every barrier in our way.
“I felt so much freedom and a strong sense of responsibility for myself and the choices I made,” she continues.
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