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صفحة: 95
School Life The school day starts early in Israel , at 8 A . M . Elementary students go to school until about 1 P . M ., and high school students stay until about 2 P . M . Many Israeli schools have two recesses . Most children attend public schools where they study reading , writing , math , history—including world and Jewish history—geography , science , and Bible . Starting as early as second grade , all students study English , and some also study Arabic . By the time Israeli teens graduate from high school , many can speak three languages ! Some public schools offer additional Jewish studies . Students who attend such schools also learn Talmud and prayer . Children from Orthodox families go to religious schools called yeshivot . Girls and boys go to separate yeshivot . As part of their religious observance the boys cover their heads with kippot ; the girls wear long skirts and dresses instead of pants or shorts . In the school cafeteria , the children recite both the Blessing over Bread , Hamotzi , and the Grace After Meals , Birkat Hamazon . Regular prayer services are part of the children’s school day , just as they are in many Jewish day schools and yeshivot in North America . Israeli Schools There are seven different types of schools in Israel : Mamlachti , public secular schools with no religious studies Mamlachti Dati , public Jewish religious schools Tali , public secular schools with classes offered in Jewish studies Atzma’i , independent , ultra-Orthodox alternative schools Ma’ayan Hah . inuch Hatorani , schools for Edot Hamizrah . , Easterners Aravi , Arab schools Druzi , Druze schools Kids in Israel go to school six days a week ! The only day off Jewish students have is Saturday––Shabbat ! Muslim and Druze students have Friday off , and Christian students have Sunday off . Students in Israel often call teachers by their first names .
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