Institutions
OUR EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
The Educational Institutions of Wahat al-Salam – Neve Shalom (WASNS) were established on the principle that when people learn together – whether they engage in fun lessons or deep dialogue around difficult issues – they begin to understand one another and think in new ways about working together toward building a just, shared society. Peace education, in WASNS, begins with children in the primary education system and continues throughout adulthood in the School for Peace and other institutions. We teach peace in a way that values all groups and identities, which encourages cooperation and which helps people to make room for other’s opinions, religious practices and nationalities.
Primary Education
Founded in 1984, our pioneering bilingual educational system nurtures each child’s identity while teaching respect and appreciation for the cultures of the others.
School for Peace
Established in 1984 it, was the first Jewish – Palestinian educational institution to promote broad-scale work towards peaceful, just and equal relations between the two peoples.
Pluralistic Spiritual Community Center
A complex of the courtyards, halls, and a dome shaped House of Silence (Beit Ha-Doumia / Bayt as-Sakinah), overlooking the green valley and Latrun monastery that offers perfect setting for community celebrations, spiritual practices and interfaith dialogue gatherings.
NADI Youth Club
A clubhouse run by a youth coordinator to provide the older primary, middle and high-school kids with after-school activities, allowing the post-primary schoolers an avenue to reconnect.
Oasis Art Gallery
A unique space offering Palestinian and Jewish artists a possibility to collaborate and participate in mixed group exhibits, with a studio space allowing inspired visitors to create their own art.
Garden of Rescuers
A garden planted to honor those who acted to save and protect others from human rights crises and natural disasters. The rescuers are commemorated in signs hung from the olive trees planted in a grove, with benches and vistas that inspire hopeful thoughts.
Special Projects
The Educational Association staff plans and creates projects that do not fit neatly into other categories, or which involve collaborations between our institutions and other organizations to promote peace and dialogue