Givat Haviva International School
32°27′28.4″N 35°01′13.1″E / 32.457889°N 35.020306°E Givat Haviva International School (GHIS) (Hebrew: בית הספר הבינלאומי גבעת חביבה) is a two-year International Baccalaureate-accredited coeducational secondary boarding school.[1] in Northern Israel dedicated to building a peaceful and prosperous future in the Middle East and beyond.[2] The school currently serves 106 students representing over 25 nationalities and is located on the campus of Givat Haviva, a peace-building organization that has received the UNESCO Peace Prize.[3]
Administration
The school's current director is Israeli educator and conductor Yuval Dvir.[4]
Events
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The student body was invited to attend a meeting with Yuval Rotem, the Director General of the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs and visited the ministry in Jerusalem on 23 January 2019.[5]
Austrian state visit
On 6 February 2019, Austrian president Alexander van der Bellen visited GHIS as part of a state visit to Israel.[6] Van der Bellen was accompanied by a delegation of journalists and prominent Austrians including his military attaché Thomas Starlinger and Martin Weiss, the Austrian ambassador to Israel.[7]
References
- ^ Givat Haviva International School,
- ^ Givat Haviva to Open International School for 'Shared Society Leaders'
- ^ Givat Haviva wins UNESCO Peace Prize
- ^ Yuval Dvir
- ^ La cancillería israelí recibió a alumnos de la Escuela Internacional Givat Haviva
- ^ Austrian president says Givat Haviva brings 'message of hope to the world',
- ^ Martin Weiss on Twitter: "Visiting Givat Haviva International School with their energy, optimism and vision of an inclusive society, President @vanderbellen asked: 'Where can I get an application form?'",
External links
- Official website (in English)