Kfar Galim ( he, כְּפַר גַּלִּים, ''lit.'' Waves Village) is a
boarding school
A boarding school is a school where pupils live within premises while being given formal instruction. The word "boarding" is used in the sense of "room and board", i.e. lodging and meals. As they have existed for many centuries, and now exten ...
and
youth village in northern
Israel. Located near
Tirat Carmel
Tirat Carmel ( he, טִירַת כַּרְמֶל), or ''Tirat HaCarmel'', is a city in the Haifa District in Israel. In it had a population of .
Throughout the ages, the site of the modern city was controlled by many people, including the Roma ...
, it falls under the jurisdiction of
Hof HaCarmel Regional Council. In it had a population of .
History
The school was established in 1952 as a partnership between the
Haifa municipal council and the
Ministry of Immigrant Absorption
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Government
* Ministry (collective executive), the complete body of government ministers under the leadership of a prime minister
* Ministry (government department), a department of a government
Religion
* Christian mi ...
.
Kfar Galim runs a middle school, a high school, an engineering
college and a farm. It also has dormitory facilities.
Kfar Galim accepts students in 7th to 12th grade. It offers majors in biology and environmental sciences, communication and society (radio and television) and physical education. It also runs an electronic and computer engineering technology program in collaboration with the
Israel Air Force
The Israeli Air Force (IAF; he, זְרוֹעַ הָאֲוִיר וְהֶחָלָל, Zroa HaAvir VeHahalal, tl, "Air and Space Arm", commonly known as , ''Kheil HaAvir'', "Air Corps") operates as the aerial warfare branch of the Israel Defense ...
(13th and 14th grades). Graduates of this program are awarded a Practical Engineering degree and can do their military service in the air force.
The boarding school has an enrollment of 170 students from all over the country. Many are
new immigrants or children of Russian and Ethiopian immigrants. Admission is also open to Israeli teenagers.
Archaeology
Archaeological excavations in the region of Kfar Galim found evidence of an ancient olive oil industry. Thousands of olive pits and waste from processing the olives were discovered there, attesting to the existence of one of the earliest known
Neolithic agro-pastoral-fishing subsistence systems on the Levantine coast.
Notable alumni
*
Ayoob Kara
See also
*
Education in Israel
References
{{Hof HaCarmel Regional Council
Education in Israel
Youth villages in Israel
Populated places in Haifa District
1952 establishments in Israel