One of the first big moments of the year came during Sukkot, when participants in grades 7–9 headed north for Tiyul Sukkot, an overnight hiking adventure in the Galilee. Accompanied by their youth movement educators participants began the evening with a group activity to uncover a secret dinner recipe before preparing their own meals and setting off on the trail.

We are honored to share that Dror Israel has been selected as one of two dozen Israeli organizations to receive funding through the Genesis Prize Foundation’s “Helping the Helpers” initiative, created in honor of 2026 Genesis Prize Laureate Gal Gadot.

For a school where learning is rooted in relationships, collaboration, creativity, and responsibility, having the right physical space matters.

It is a modern interpretation of the kibbutz idea: building community within the city and for the city.

HaNoar HaOved VeHaLomed youth movement is one of Israel's largest and most diverse youth movements, bringing together young people from Jewish, Arab and Druze communities across the country. Its Arab branches operate in communities across Israel, providing thousands of young people with educational activities, leadership opportunities and volunteering.

What does education need in order to prepare young people for the reality they live in today? That question brought together 600 educators, principals, and early childhood professionals from across Israel for Dror Educational Centers' annual Social Pedagogy Seminar. Representing Dror's own network of schools alongside partner schools and municipal education systems, participants gathered not simply to learn new teaching techniques, but to rethink the purpose of education i

Throughout the three days, participants cook together, sleep outdoors, tackle challenges as a group, and engage in conversations about the society they hope to build. Leadership becomes something they practice rather than something they discuss.

As an educational kibbutz, Ravid uses the orchards to give young people the opportunity to learn about agriculture while actively contributing and connecting to the land.

This summer, NOAL brought together leading educators, academics, youth movement leaders, civil society professionals, and local government representatives from across the country for an educational consultation conference. The goal was not to present a finished vision, but to open an honest conversation about the youth movement's evolving educational path and the challenges facing young people in Israel today.

What happens when preschoolers and older adults spend an entire year learning, creating, and celebrating together? In Rishon LeZion, the answer was on full display as more than 400 participants gathered to celebrate the conclusion of Dror Israel's intergenerational program. The event brought together ten groups of older adults from Dror Communities for Seniors and ten preschools from Dror Educational Centers, marking the culmination of months of shared experiences and mean

For many kids, summer activities are one of the highlights of their year. For Israeli youth, who have experienced trauma and disruption over the past three years, this is especially true. In the HaNoar Haoved VeHalomed youth movement (NOAL), Kayetzet (a short summer camp) is a chance to spend three full days with their friends, celebrate everything they've shared throughout the year, and experience the fun of camp together with a supportive community. Camp is a chance to spe

This summer, 3,500 Israeli teenagers are preparing to change the lives of tens of thousands of younger children. At HaNoar HaOved VeHaLomed's (NOAL) eight-day Leadership Training Institute, they arrive as participants. They leave as educators. Teenagers from across the country gather during summer break for eight days at the NOAL's Leadership Training Institute, one of the youth movement's flagship educational programs. We believe that the some of the most powerful educators

For many teenagers, graduation marks the end of high school. For the five graduates of Dror Israel's Eshbal Boarding School, it marks something much bigger: a journey of resilience, belonging, and believing in themselves. Located on Kibbutz Eshbal in northern Israel, the boarding school provides 40 at-risk teenagers with a second chance through Dror Israel's educator-led, community-based model of residential education. Students who arrive after experiencing trauma, instabilit

The residents of Metula are no strangers to challenges. As Israel's northernmost town, Metula has endured attacks, rocket fire and incursions from Hezbollah forces in southern Lebanon. Following October 7th, Hezbollah's attacks intensified, turning Metula into a battleground and later, a closed military area. Families were displaced, homes and businesses were damaged, and daily life was put on hold for nearly 2 years. This March, renewed attacks during the conflict with Iran

Yemanu Binyamin Zelka Z''L Last month, the murder of 21 year old Yemanu Binyamin Zelka shocked Israeli society. Yemanu, an Ethiopian Israeli from Petah Tikva, was stabbed after asking a group of teenagers to stop spraying party foam inside the restaurant where he worked. He died of his wounds the following day. Nineteen minors between the ages of 12 and 17 were arrested in connection with the attack. His murder struck a painful nerve in a country already struggling with risin

When Neveh Midbar Eco-Technology High School opened in 2023 in Abu Kurinat near Arad, it was created to address a deep and urgent reality facing Bedouin youth in the Negev. Serving students from recognized and unrecognized Bedouin villages across the region, the school was founded in response to severe educational and economic disparities. Bedouin communities in the Negev face some of the highest poverty and school dropout rates in Israel, particularly among girls, alongside

At a national gathering of leaders from Dror Israel’s Senior Community Network earlier this year, Mati from Holon and Elisha from Sderot found themselves sitting together in conversation. They exchanged a few words about their groups, their cities, and the realities they had both been living through over the past two years. Before the gathering ended, they had already decided: their groups needed to meet. In many ways, that simple decision captures the heart of Dror Israel’s

With the current ceasefire in place, restrictions across northern Israel have begun to lift. In Kiryat Shmona, daily life is slowly resuming, but uncertainty remains. Families are returning to routines while still carrying the weight of the past weeks of heightened instability. Dror Israel continues to work closely with the municipality and local community to support this transition with care and consistency. During the height of the attacks, Dror Israel educators and partner

In one such program, held in a hotel for evacuated families in Tel Aviv, an unassuming protected underground parking area was transformed into a magical place of activity and connection. Children of different ages gathered each day, some meeting for the first time in the hotel, others neighbors from the same buildings. Together with youth counselors from NOAL’s 12th grade, they created an environment that was safe, welcoming, and, importantly, something to look forward to eac

Volunteers from Dror Israel and NOAL youth movement arrived to help residents recover and to show that the community is not facing this crisis alone.