Thousands of students throughout Israel will study, at the same time and with the same instructors, about the Haiti earthquake and Israeli aid.
The on-line class will take place at 9:30 on Tuesday morning, and is sponsored by the Education Ministry’s Geography department, with the help of Matach (the Educational Technology Center).
The first part of the class will deal with the scientific explanations for the causes of the quake, with emphasis on Haiti's location. The second part will concentrate on the humanitarian aid offered by various nations, with a focus on the Israeli help.
The class is being offered to 7th- through 12th-graders around the country. The participating schools have already signed up, and took part in an introductory session on Sunday morning. The teachers will address all the classes at once, and students will be able to speak up when recognized and given permission to do so by the instructor in charge. The students will be able to ask questions, and they will be answered by one of the two on-hand experts: A geology scholar and a representative of the Foreign Ministry’s foreign aid department. Students who are not actively participating in the class will be able to follow it via the Education Ministry’s website.
The quake in Haiti is known to have claimed at least 150,000 lives in Port-au-Prince alone. The search for survivors there has officially ended, and the focus has shifted to providing food and shelter to the survivors.