Boys Town Jerusalem Foundation Of America Inc

SUPPORTS BOYS TOWN JERUSALEM'S COMPREHENSIVE EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR DISADVANTAGE YOUTH.

SEE SCHEDULE OSCHOLARSHIPS - MOST OF BOYS TOWN JERUSALEM'S STUDENTS COME FROM DISADVANTAGED CIRCUMSTANCES. ACCORDINGLY, ALL OF THEM ARE RECEIVING SCHOLARSHIP ASSISTANCE AT SOME LEVEL. THIS VITAL SUPPORT ENSURES THAT NO STUDENT WHO QUALIFIES ACADEMICALLY IS DENIED A BOYS TOWN EDUCATION. DURING THE COVID-19 EMERGENCY, NEARLY 70% OF TUITION FEES WERE WAIVED DUE TO THE ECONOMIC CRASH, THEREBY SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASING THE SCHOLARSHIP ASSISTANCE NEEDED.STEM PROGRAMS - BOYS TOWN HAS EVOLVED FROM A MAKESHIFT TRADE SCHOOL TEACHING PRINTING AND CARPENTRY INTO A WORLD CLASS TECHNOLOGICAL CENTER, PREPARING STUDENTS FOR CAREERS IN THE 21ST CENTURY FIELDS OF ELECTRONICS, COMPUTER PROGRAMMING AND NETWORKING AND APPLIED ENGINEERING. A PIONEER IN STEM (SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, MATHEMATICS) EDUCATION, BOYS TOWN JERUSALEM WAS AMONG THE NATION'S FIRST SCHOOLS TO RECOGNIZE THAT THE FUTURE OF ISRAEL'S PROGRESS LIES IN STEM PROFICIENCY.

SEE SCHEDULE OA. AUDITORIUM RENOVATION - $500,000MAJOR RENOVATIONS OF OUR AUDITORIUM BEGAN IN 2020. REPLACING THE ANTIQUATED AUDITORIUM WITH NO HEAT OR AIR-CONDITIONING, THE NEW FACILITY BOASTS 300 THEATRE-STYLE, EACH WITH AN OUTLET, 3 PROJECTORS WITH SURROUND SOUND MULTIMEDIA SYSTEM, AND AN HVAC SYSTEM. B. GYM RENOVATION - $722,281OUR GYMNASIUM IS UNDERGOING A MAJOR, MUCH-NEEDED RENOVATION. THE WARPED WOODEN FLOORS AND WORN-OUT EQUIPMENT WILL BE REPLACED BY STATE-OF-THE-ART FLOORING, AIR-CONDITIONING, EQUIPMENT, PLUS NEW LOCKER ROOMS AND RESTROOMS.C. ROBOTICS EQUIPMENT UPDATED - $5,697NEW UPGRADED ROBOTICS EQUIPMENT WAS PURCHASED FOR OUR ROBOTICS CENTER, ENABLING OUR STUDENTS TO WIN AWARDS IN THE REGIONAL COMPETITION.

SEE SCHEDULE OTUTORIAL - COST $120,000 - BOYS TOWN'S PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS PASSING THEIR MATRICULATION EXAMS IS AMONG ISRAEL'S HIGHEST, REGULARLY OUTPERFORMING TOP SECULAR AND RELIGIOUS HIGH SCHOOLS. TO ACHIEVE THOSE LOFTY RESULTS, BOYS TOWN PROVIDES A REGULAR PROGRAM OF TUTORING FOR STUDENTS REQUIRING ASSISTANCE IN ALL SUBJECT AREAS. MANY STUDENTS REQUIRED ADDITIONAL TUTORING AFTER MONTHS OF REMOTE LEARNING DUE TO COVID-19.SUMMER ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS - $132,800 - BOYS TOWN'S BAYIT VEGAN CAMPUS IS UTILIZED YEAR-ROUND. WHEN THE REGULAR SCHOOL YEAR CONCLUDES IN JUNE, SPECIAL SUMMER PROGRAMS, EACH SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO BENEFIT A PARTICULAR GROUP OF STUDENTS AND THEIR OWN SPECIAL NEEDS ARE CONDUCTED. THESE INCLUDE DAY CAMPS FOR JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, WITH CLASSROOM STUDY FOLLOWED BY SPORTS, CAMPING, FIELD TRIPS AND ACTIVITIES BOTH ON AND OFF THE BTJ CAMPUS; TUTORING SESSIONS FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO BOLSTER THEIR SKILLS IN SPECIFIC SUBJECT AREAS; AND ENRICHMENT CLASSES FOR HIGH ACHIEVING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.SUPPLEMENTAL ASSISTANCE FOR IMMIGRANT STUDENTS - $362,500 - SINCE 2001, BOYS TOWN HAS SERVED AS THE FIRST HOME IN ISRAEL FOR SOME OF THE COUNTRY'S NEWEST CITIZENS - YOUNG IMMIGRANTS FROM FRANCE, THE FORMER SOVIET UNION AND ETHIOPIA. BOYS TOWN PROVIDES THEM WITH ROOM AND BOARD 365 DAYS A YEAR, INCLUDING SPECIAL PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES DURING SCHOOL VACATIONS, MEDICAL SERVICES AND EVEN POCKET MONEY AND A GIFT ON THEIR BIRTHDAYS.LAPTOP DISTRIBUTION FOR REMOTE LEARNING DURING COVID EMERGENCY - $35,446 - 120 LAPTOPS WERE DISTRIBUTED TO BOYS FOR REMOTE LEARNING DURING THE COVID-19 EMERGENCY. THIS ENABLED THE BOYS, WHO HAD NO ACCESS TO SCHOOL DURING COVID-19, TO CONTINUE WITH THEIR STUDIES.