On December 9, 2009, the Israel Sci-Tech
Schools network in collaboration with IDigital's Apple Education Division,
opened the first Apple Regional Training Center (RTC) in Israel. IDigital is
Israel’s official representative of Apple technology products.
Israel
Sci-Tech Schools will conduct in-service courses at the Apple training center to
provide teachers with tools that integrate advanced technology into
teaching.
Participating in the opening ceremony were:
Chemi Peres, a graduate of the network’s Givataim school and a member of Friends
of Israel Sci-Tech Schools;Eran Tor, general manager of iDigital; Duncan Kemp,
director of World Apple's European/Middle Eastern Unit; Prof. Bracha Rager,
President of Israel Sci-Tech Schools ; Adv. Joshua Ne'eman, -- Israel Sci-Tech
Schools Board member; Zvi Peleg, Director General of Israel Sci-Tech
Schools; Yoel Rothschild, Director of Research & Development;guests from the
Ministry of Education, teachers and others.
The ceremony was chaired by Dr. Eli Eisenberg,
Sci-Tech’s Senior Deputy Director General and head of its Research, Development
and Training Center. Dr. Eisenberg thanked iDigital for its investment in
education and its willingness to be active in the important area of teacher
training.
Chemi Peres welcomed the launching of this
center and noted that he himself was a proud graduate of the Israel Sci-Tech
network: "I am totally aware of the important part that Sci-Tech plays as a
leader of education in Israel. When I recently visited my school in Givataim,
and saw the enthusiastic pupils and spoke to them, I witnessed with my own eyes
the importance of developing new ways of learning and integrating technology
when teaching future generations. This is something that the Sci-Tech network
system drives home in its own schools. These pupils are our most important
resource and we must invest in them."
Eran Tor, CEO of iDigital also congratulated
the conference attendees: "We could not have found a better partner than Israel
Sci-Tech Schools . They are daring pioneers in the field of technological
innovation. Without their courage and desire to change, we would not have
considered opening such a center in Israel, even though such centers exist
around the world. This center will enable teachers in Israel to develop
innovative teaching skills suitable for today's pupils”.