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Darckenu Israel - new wilderness program abroad
Ursus:
And... here is what the parents will have in store for them, coming up just around the corner. This would appear to be structured very much along the lines of a week long LGAT:
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Parents' program
"The program sounds amazing, but what happens when the kids get back home? After all, they will be returning to the same house, same friends and education system! How do we preserve the success and achievements gained during the desert trail experience when they are back to their reality?"
This is one of the frequently asked questions we get from parents, regarding the chance for long term success through the Darckenu Israel program.
Our answer is categorically straight forward: the 'secret ingredient' in the program's long-term success is the fact that the parents have assumed a high level of commitment in, and involvement with, their children's lives.
This parental commitment is manifested by traveling to Israel at the end of the program, participating in workshops, spending the night outdoors with the teens, remain in consistent and structured contact with us during the month your kids are on trail, write letters to your kids and 'do your homework', so to speak. But don't worry – there are no essays for submission on your part...:)
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Parents' program details
The parent's program always starts on a Friday, the 30th day of the Darckenu Israel trail, at a comfortable country inn and concludes on the Saturday night eight days later.
The Initiation Seminar opens the Friday evening session.
This 3-day seminar discusses the following topics and issues:
-> Understanding the uniqueness of adolescence, the difficulties and risks associated with this age and the challenges parents have to face.
-> Receiving a 'parents tool kit' for meaningful parenting and effective communication with your kids.
-> Formulating a relevant 'vocabulary' based on the same terminology and idioms your kids will be introduced to in their program. This 'vocabulary' is specifically designed to facilitate a new and better interaction with your kids when you are reunited.
The Concluding Workshop is a 3–part program:
1. From Tuesday through Wednesday noon you focus on preparations for reuniting with your child, planning the return trip home and your strategies for your family's 'return to regular life' based on the new perspectives gained through Darckenu Israel.[/list]
2. Midday of Wednesday you set out to the field to meet your child. You'll spend that night together in a camp-site especially prepared by your child for your joint stay.
The following day will be dedicated in its entirety to family-oriented activities. You will find this to be a wonderful opportunity to enjoy the skills and capabilities your child has discovered in him-herself during the Darckenu Israel journey. You will hear of their experiences and share yours with them, as well.[/list]
3. On Thursday you and the children will return to the country-side community accommodations in the Yizrael Valley for a joint Concluding Workshop.
During their trail, the children were guided to consolidate their own set of wishes and resolutions, as well as any respective concerns regarding the issue of returning home. This workshop provides a platform for parents and children to define the life after the program's experience.[/list]
This workshop concludes with a program's final party Saturday afternoon.
Flights home will begin either that night or during the following day.
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During the 30 days your kids will be "walking their choices" in the desert, we will maintain weekly communication with you: update you on your kid's progress, send pictures from the trail, discuss any particular difficulties that may have arisen and answer any and all your questions.
We will ask you to send letters to your child and will forward letters written to you. These letters are usually very important for the process both you and your kids will be going through in the context of the program.
In addition we will send you guiding materials to help you prepare assignments you will use during the Concluding Workshop as described above.
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Dethgurl:
When my brothers and I got out of hand my Mother would threaten to send us to live on a Kibbutz. http://http://www.kibbutz.org.il/eng/
It looks like "somebody" saw a funding stream asset (The American Teenager) and started a program. :trophy:
T.O.:
Wonder if the staff are former IDF...
T.O.:
--- Quote from: "Abir" ---Hi Ursus,
Sorry for the late response, as to your questions:
1. Lotan (their full name is "Derech Lotan") is a very serious and legitimate Israeli non profit organization. The main difference between them and us is that they normally run short wilderness programs (a week or so) for israeli school kids not necessarily teens at risk.
As you know our program is much longer (38 days) and offered to teenagers at risk mainly in the US and Canada.
2. As to the cost mentioned in an earlier post and the suggestion to "leave the money in the US" I can say that I am sure that in the US there are also good programs. Our program is very good and different and I am sure that parents and kids can tell the difference and hopefully choose us.
Have a good weekend,
Shaul
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Dear Abir, a couple of questions: I will not assume that your program is guilty of the kinds of behaviors or failures that others on this site are (I have yet to see student testimonials). I will say that, if your program is actually NOT like the others here, it makes me very happy: I was forced to attend a program where the staff were so ignorant of Passover that they thought I had an eating disorder and put me under food watch. And so that you understand that my questions are not intended to be hostile, I should say that I have a background in 19th and 20th century Jewish thought: I take it very seriously the relationship between Judaism, Jewish heritage, and political Zionism. So:
What do you think is the relationship between a program of this type and the early 20th century Zionist convictions that the various troubles of the Jews could only be resolved through the establishment of and connection to a Land? [i.e., that the Jews of Europe had been 'emasculated,' and that the only thing that could regenerate their manhood was a sovereign land]. (I'd be interested to know if you have any students who are NOT Jewish, not because it means anything in particular, but just as a point of interest).
--In a related point, you say that you have a 'Shabbos camp,' which, in all honesty, makes me very happy. My question is this: to what extent does your program include an actual religious component? Do you light candles and do havdalah? Is their a religious education component, or is the focus on Jewishness as a unifying cultural/ethnic bond rather than a religious one?
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