Achieved and projected goals for the Achieved and projected goals for the 2009-2010 school year2009-2010 school year

Achieved Objectives Within the Main Goals2008-2009

Achievements in 2008-2009Physical improvements include

Filtered drinking fountains/ healthy environment Calendar issued/ financial responsibilities Three science labs were completed/ quality of teaching

Some science equipment and the interior of the administrative offices still need to be completed

Achievements in 2008-2009Human resources/holistic approach improvements

include: ECP program: grades 1-5 participate in all activities, grades 6-12

select two or more clubs. Final exams focused on accumulative knowledge. Three students won first place in German competitions. Additional workshops and exchange programs, including topics

such as: Behavior/ during second semester by PTA The Environment/during first semester by EEC Human Rights/ “Generations For Peace”/ ongoing with JOC

Achievements in 2008-2009• Programming achievements/holistic

approach included:• Musical Performances- 29/1• Christmas, Easter and Reformation celebrations• Teaching Aids Exhibition- 14/5, 2009• “Women’s Health” lecture with EEC- 9/4• Table Tennis Competition- 13/3, 2009 • German Language Reading Competition- Second

semester• Swimming Festival- April, 2009• Peace Education, Grade 12- 26/4-4/5

Projected GoalsProjected Goals2009-20102009-2010

Goal One: Develop wholesome, creative and innovative students through a holistic approach which addresses their needs and develops the talents, competencies, and inclinations of target groups, helping them to cope with an ever-changing world

Goal One: Holistic ApproachExtra curricular programs (ECP’s)

Dar Al-Kalima School ECP ProgramDar Al-Kalima School ECP Program2009/20102009/2010

Grade Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1-2 ArtStory Telling

SportComputerMusic

MusicSportSwimming

MusicStory TellingComputerSport

SwimmingFluteSport

3-5 SwimmingDramaArtSportArabicMath

ComputerSwimmingMusicArtSport

ComputerMusic

MusicComputerSport

Sport

6-11 ComputerTable TennisArtSwimmingBasketballDrama

VolleyballBasketballPianoMathGuitarSwimmingSportComputer

SwimmingChoirVolleyballMosaicEnglishSportComputer

Table TennisMathBandGymSport

Table TennisFootball

SportSwimmingGuitarDupke (Arabic Dancing)

Goal One: Holistic ApproachAttendance of students in ECP clubs

2008-2009 2009-2010

One Club 28.7% 14.6%Two Clubs 31.6% 26.6%Three Clubs 27.7% 30.2%Four Clubs 4.9% 15.5%Not Participating 6.9% 12.8%Total 99.8% 99.7%

Goal One: Holistic ApproachVocational activities and

research A committee for career

counseling for grade 10Workshop for social worker

about career counseling with YMCA between 7/11-19/12

Our values Implemented

Classroom and school rules and regulationsUpdated

Goal One: Holistic Approach

Alternative assessments Accumulative assessments for

grade 1-9Student environmental committee Student monitoringSubject teacher committee

Goal One: Holistic Approach October 29th: Reformation Day Celebration November 15th: Palestinian Independence Day

celebrated December 23rd: Christmas Party March 12th: Tennis Tournament April 30th: Swimming FestivalApril 29th: Sports and Artistic PerformancesMay 12th: Musical Performance May 21st: Tawjihi GraduationMay 28th: KG Graduation

Goal One: Holistic Approach

• “Dar Al-Kalima…has the ECP programs which develop students’ hobbies and talents like playing music, swimming, et cetera”

Maryan Ateek 9th Grade

Goal Two: Integrate peace education/culture, reinforce democracy and encourage

tolerance, co-existence, love, and respect towards others

Goal Two: Peace Education A student exchange on 5-6/11 with

Germans and Israelis (grade 11)

Dar Al-Kalima teachers attended a peace workshop in August, “Peace-building” These techniques will be

extended to parents and students later in the school year

The school social worker, will attend the “Peaceful Living for Children and Young People” workshop on 26-29/11 in Geneve

Nonviolent relationships between students, teachers and administrators

Environment rich in diversity

Goal Two: Peace EducationMulti-religious education

monthly Reformation Day Celebration

on 29/10

Students attend short seminars on peace. (on going)

Europeans for Peace project with Germany throughout the 2009/2010 school year

Peace exchange program with Germans during 2009/2010

Morning assembly activities

Goal Two: Peace Education• “Because we have war,

we have to get peace through nonviolent ways, by discussing it and reaching a solution. Dar Al-Kalima helps us by giving us advice on how to do this through talking and being able to represent ourselves well.”

Jezel Sama’am10th Grade

Goal Three: Strengthen the communication process and

exchange with local and international communities

Goal Three: Communication and ExchangeGoal Three: Communication and Exchange A communication chain between

students, parents, teachers, and administrators, assessed yearly

Exchange programs Shared events with local

community Dar Al-Kalima maintains

relationships with institutions of higher education such as Bethlehem University

(workshops as in following table) Al Quds University (training the

trainers, first semester) Various Medical Institutions

Peace through Sports program with Jordanian Olympic Committee (JOC)

The students’ courses include English and German

Monthly meetings between teachers and administrators

Parents’ day: 24/10, again in second semester

Local Advisory CommitteeTeacher-Parent meetingsStudent’s Council Committee

Goal Three: Communication and ExchangeGoal Three: Communication and Exchange

• On participating in a German exchange program:– “Germans have a

different culture, and going there improved my language skills. They have nice people who are really kind. They also have sparkling water there, which I did not like, but everything else was great!’

Nadir Mauge11th Grade

Goal Four: Mold and reinforce the national and Christian-Palestinian

identity

Goal Four: A Christian-Palestinian IdentityGoal Four: A Christian-Palestinian Identity

Morning assembly activitiesWork with other Christian

schools, once per semester (principal), once monthly (teachers)

Joint religion classes (monthly)

Meetings with other Christian educators and administrators (per Semester)

Palestinian Independence Day celebrated on 15/11

Celebrate Christian eventsProjects on Christian-Muslim

relations , 10th gradeVisits to important religious

sitesOngoing project with AEI,

grade 10

Goal Four: A Christian-Palestinian IdentityGoal Four: A Christian-Palestinian Identity• “They make me

stronger and they grow me up. There are not a lot of Christians in Palestine, but Dar Al-Kalima helps us by having competitions with Lutheran people, like at the Reformation celebration. All the 8th graders come and get to meet each other.”

Taleen B.8th Grade

Goal Five: Provide quality teaching and learning through innovative

ways

Goal Five: Quality TeachingGoal Five: Quality TeachingWorkshops on classroom management, 21-22/8Other workshops with Bethlehem UniversityRegular principal visitsClassroom management and peace education in

Turkey, July Currently, 5 Dar Al-Kalima teachers are

completing their master’s degree BARD program and the Bible College

No. Workshop/Seminar/ Training Title

Sponsor Training institution/Trainer

Schools/ Programs

Participating

No. of Staff

Participating

No. of Hours Required

No. of Hours Completed to

Date

1 Learning Disabilities General Secretariat for

the Christian Educational Institutions

Dr. Yaser Sanduka DAK School 5 Teachers 20 hrs 8/8/2009 – 15/8/2009

2 Learning Disabilities GSCEI Dr. Yaser Sanduka DAK School 5 Teachers 16 hrs On going

3 Peace building Holy Land Trust

Holy Land Trust DAK School 5 Teachers 3 days 18/8/2009 – 20/8/2009

4 Classroom Management DAK Principal DAK School 22 Teachers 2 days 25/8/2009 – 26/8/2009

5 Peace Education/ Classroom Management

FMEEC Dr. Nabil Husni DAK School 1) Principal ( 30 hrs 20/7/2009 – 29/7/2009

6 Peace building Holy Land Trust

Holy Land Trust DAK School 5 Teachers ____ On going

7 Teaching Methods in Religion

AEI Ministry of Education DAK School 3 Teachers 1 day 9/10/2009

8 Teaching Religion Through Drama

AEI David Clemint DAK School 10th grade students

1 day 9/11/2009

9 Improving teaching Process

B.U Dean of Education DAK School 4 Teachers 2 hrs 17/10/2009

List of staff in-service training (2009/2010)

10 Improving teaching Process B.U Dean of Education DAK School 3 Teachers 24 hrs 14/11/2009 – 6/2/2010

11 Peace Education Experts Palestinian house

Specialists DAK School 1 Teacher

5 Students

2 days 5/11/2009 – 6/11/2009

12 Peace Education Experts Palestinian house

Specialists DAK School 3 Teachers 2 days 20/11/2009 - 21/11/2009

13 English Course ELCJHL Julie DAK School 2 Teachers 2 days During the summer/2009

14 English Course ELCJHL Julie DAK School 13 Student 22 days During the summer/2009

15 A course in counseling and vocational guidance

YMCA/ Salesians Bethlehem

Rashid A'rar/ Samar

Alhidmi/ Adnan Hasanat

DAK School 1 Social Worker 6 days 7/11/2009-19/12/2009

16 Learning Disabilities for Kindergarten

ELCJHL Director of Education

Professor Galena DAK School 3 Teachers 20 Hours 6 Hours

List of staff in-service training (2009/2010)No. Workshop/Seminar/

Training Title Sponsor Training

institution/Trainer Schools/

Programs Participating

No. of Staff

Participating

No. of Hours Required

No. of Hours Completed to

Date

List of exchange/twinning programs for the schools (2009/2010)

School International Counterpart

Type of Program

People Involved Dates

Bocholt Partner School Twinning/ Exchange

Contact Teachers Through the Years

Bocholt Europeans Project Students 2009 to 2010

Cologne Elementary School/ Director

Twinning/ Visits/ Projects

Contact teachers + Directors + Students

Through the years

Sarpsborg Elementary School

Twinning/ Visits

Contact teachers + Students

Through the years

Latin Parish

Local Part Financial Aid 10 Students During the scholastic year

Goal Five: Quality Teaching• “I like doing

worksheets and working in groups in class. The teachers are happy in class, they are funny while they teach; classes are not boring. The students love each other and the teachers love us.”

John Nissan9th Grade

Goal Six: Create a healthy, motivating, stimulating and

nurturing school environment

Goal Six: Healthy EnvironmentClassroom looks updatedSecurity fence installed around campusCare is taken to make sure that school is a

safe space for learning and creativitySubject corners and updated classroom

aestheticsProvide access to Ministry of Health

required vaccinesH1N1 Response:

Brochures sent to families about this riskLectures from a specialist, September,

2009Monitor students for symptoms,

throughout the year

Goal Six: A Healthy Environment“This is a great

Lutheran school, where I love to learn German and play basketball and football. I love the teachers.”

Tony Qumsieh10th Grade

Goal Seven: Cater for individual differences and assist in integrating students with special needs and/or

disabilities within the school and the community

Goal Seven: Integrating DisabilitiesTeachers’ Workshops to further

understanding about students with disabilities (in previous table)

School Social WorkerSpecialists consulted when neededWellness Center provides special care

Goal Seven: Integrating Disabilities“I am continually

impressed by how attentive teachers are of their students with disabilities, and how readily they adapt to each child’s specific needs”

Rachel ZarnkeLutheran Volunteer

Goal Eight: Reinforce and support the role of women in the

Palestinian society

Goal Eight: Reinforce Women

Mother’s workshops for kindergarten

Women’s Day is celebrated on March 8th

Mother’s Day is celebrated on March 21st

Goal Eight: Reinforce Women• “I like to be a Palestinian

woman because my family is here and I love my country. It is a beautiful country. Dar Al-Kalima teaches me political things about Palestine, and with my education here, I can become a doctor.”

Aida Mousa7th grade

Goal Nine: Practice financial responsibility

Goal Nine: Financial Responsibility

Collect tuition feesRent out sports spacesAcquire support from

various resources locally and internationally

Keep everyday operating costs down

What is the result of these goals onWhat is the result of these goals on the Dar Al-Kalima experience? the Dar Al-Kalima experience?

“There is something in this school that they don’t have in other schools. Like the teachers, they love us and we love them. We have a computer lab, a swim pool and an ECP program. It makes for us many activities and trips too.”

Saleh Abu Ayyash8th Grade

“I do like the fact that kids have some space here, space for children to be children. I, of course, love the ECP program, I love that there are small classes. I like the fact that it is Christian based, but not exclusively. They are in contact with other kids from other cities and refugee camps.”

Marwa MetzlerMother of 2 Dar Al-Kalima students

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