Israel Teen Summer Programs
Israel Experience: www.israelexperience.org.il
Israel Experience Tourism Services Ltd. is a subsidiary of the Jewish Agency for Israel (JAFI). The company specializes in providing organized trips to Israel for teens, university students and adults from all over the globe. The mandate of the company is to facilitate and implement Jewish-Zionist experiential/educational visits to Israel in order to strengthen Jewish identity among Jews - especially youth - living in communities outside of Israel.
Bronfman Youth Fellowships in Israel: www.bronfman.org
Every year twenty-six outstanding North American teenages are selected for The Bronfman Youth Fellowships in Israel. The Fellows come from all over the United States and Canada and are selected based on merit and not financial need. In their five weeks together, the Fellows encounter the land and people of Israel, study Judaism and major isses in contemporary Jewish life. The summer is the beginning of a long-term association for the Fellows, which continues through the active alumni network.
Nesiya: www.nesiya.org
The word nesiya means journey in Hebrew. Nesiya's creative journeys explore Judaism and Israel through a combination of travel, outdoor adventure, workshops in the performing and visual arts, community service projects and creative study. No special background or skills are needed to have a great time. Meet and work with fascinating Israeli personalities including expert nature guides, visual artists, writers, musicians, actors, scholars and community activists. Israeli and North Americans from secular, Reform, Reconstructionist, Conservative and Orthodox backgrounds come together and share responsibility.
Camp Shachar: www.campshachar.org
A Torah-observant summer trour program creating an unforgettable summer of pure fun - all kinds of water sport activities, mountain climbing, survival/wilderness training and other one-in-a-lifetime adventures. Touring groups are divided into two age clusters - current 7th and 8th graders and current 9 - 11 graders each with its own itinerary. The older group program includes touring in Europe.
Camp Cohen Dor L'Dor: www.cohencamps.org/DorlDor.htm
An innovative leadership development experience for young people who have attended the Cohen Foundation Camps. Current campers who have completed the 10th grade are eligible to experience a memorable 4 1/2 week tour of Israel and return to camp as Counselors-In-Training (CIT's)
National Jewish Council for Disabilites Yad B'yad Israel: www.njcd.org/summer_programs
The Yad B'Yad Israel Program brings high school students together with Yachad members on a fabulous Israel leadership experience. Safety always the first priority.
Camp Kimama: http://www.campkimama.org
Camp Kimama is situated on a unspolit seaside resort minutes from Caesarea. Enjoy a new exciting environment with kids from Israel and all over the world.
Oranim Travel: www.travel4teens.com
Participants see the classic sites - Massada, Jerusalem and Tel Aviv - as well as the "off-the-beaten-track" sites that only Israelis know about! One of the highlights is when Israeli peers travel with the group for a week. Options for travel to Europe.
Machane Mitgalget: www.mitgalget.com
Unlike other sleep away camps who base out of one location, Machane Mitgalgel travels each day to a new location.
InnovationIsrael: http://www.innovationisrael.org/
A four-week summer experience for creative, academically-oriented high school students. Many of Israel's premier institutions have partnered with InnovationIsrael.
Derech Hateva's ITTA: Israel Trail Teen Adventure: www.derechhateva.org
A month or 2 week-long program combines backpacking, hiking, biking and rock climbing with Jewish-learning and volunteering. Ages 14 - 18
The Alexander Muss Institute for Israel Education (AMIIE) and The Alexander Muss High School in Israel (AMHSI) http://www.amilie.org
Students enjoy a college atmosphere in co-ed dorms at their "home away from home" in Hod Hasharon. There are programs that focus on heroes in history, leadership, social justice; additional programs with Ruppin Academic Center School for Marine Sciences.
eCamp Israel -International Technology Summer Camp www.eCampIsrael.com
Overnight summer camp where worldwide youth who love technology get together. eCamp Israel is officially supported by the President of Israel, Israel Ministry of Tourism and Minister Advisor of Diaspora
Havaya International www.92y.org/havaya
Havaya International is a 5 week long life-changing opportunity. Made up of fifteen American teens and fifteen Israeli teens, going into 10th-12 grade. Havayaniks will spend 2 1/2 weeks traveling throughout Israel with local Israelis from the 92nd Street Y's sister city in Ramat Hasharon and 2 1/2 weeks in the U.S. getting the opportunity to share their lives with their Israeli counterparts.
Program dates: July 9, 2010 to August 15, 2010
Cost: $4800 Includes round trip airfare, all accomodations, meals, activities
Application: Rolling Admissions (apply on line)