Masar Institute for Education

National Network
Israel
Address

P.O.Box 3201, Nazareth, 16131
Nazareth
Israel

Telephone
+972 4 601 6022
Fax
+972 4 6016033
E-Mail
ibrahim@masar-edu.org
E-Mail (2)
nada@masar-edu.org
E-Mail (3)
masar@masar-edu.org
Website
http://www.masar-edu.org
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
1996
Fields of Activity
  1. Democracy and community development
  2. Research
  3. Youth and education
General Information
1. structure:Masar has a General Assembly of 25 volunteers who meet annually. They elect the board and approve the general budget. The Board of Directors is also voluntary and meets once every fortnight. Decisions at all levels of organization are made by consensus. Our staff vary by project, but the core staff are 2 full-time and 2 part-time staff. 2. Our annual budget for 2006 was 209,000 USD. 3. Sources of Funding: 75% fees, 20% foundation, 5% other. 4. Action: An experimental school, research, teacher-training program, consultancy and networking with other eduational initiatives and academia. 5. Our main partners: The Municipality of Nazareth, Orpheus(NGO for music education promoting dialogue), Action Research Center at the E'mek Yizrael College. Present Funders: Bernard Van Leer Foundation, Kathryn Ames Foundation, Welfare Association.
Mission and Objectives

Masar is an NGO with the mission of achieving social change and community development through innovative education.
Our Goals are:
1.To contribute to the development of new visions for education that will serve as a means for social change.
2.To contribute to the development of the Arab community and society as a whole by shaping a culture where difference is embraced and appreciated.
3.To promote systematic change in government and Ministry of Education norms and practices in order to meet the social needs of the Arab community.

Main Projects / Activities

1. Our core project has been the development of a new vision of education by allowing innovative educational practices to evolve within the first Arab experimental school in Israel.
Masar School was established in 1998 and has been growing by one class each year since. Today we cater to 234 students KG-9th Grade and we hope that it will be a KG-12th Grade school in a few years time.
2. Capacity building for educators
3. Research. presently we have 2 research projects: one with the Bernard Van Leer Foundation on language literacy and critical thinking and the other funded by the Kathryn Ames Foundation on Swimming as a tool for dialogue.
4. Consultancy, outreach and networking with other NGO's and academia.
5. influencing official educational policies and practices to better suit the Arab community in Israel.

Contact (1) Full Name
Ibrahim Abu Elhaija
Contact (2) Full Name
Naomi Friedman-Sokuler