1. Promote Computer and Communication Literacy and     Enhance Science and Technology Studies and the use of     Information Systems to ensure maximum competency and     integration in an information and communication society.

2. Develop Learning and Reasoning Skills - shift the focus from     providing expertise in knowledge dependent skills to     providing expertise in general learning and reasoning skills     that can be adapted in a flexible manner to different subject     matter and varying citcumstances.

3. Develop Interpersonal Skills and Team-Work - children of all     ages need personal inter-action with each other and with     adults to learn social and interpersonal skills such as how to     work cooperatively. The.convenience of long-distance     communication and the rapid transfer of information across     the globe give a new meaning to the concept of team-work.     This requires the mastering of competencies and capabilities     which include team-work, interpersonal collaborative skills     such as negotiation, organizational effectiveness, leadership,     social skills, professional attitudes and constructive work     values and habits-self-esteem, goal-setting, motivation and     desire for quality.

4. Expand and Deepen the Cognitive and Learning Skills of the     students. The Project will utilize new methods of learning that     are made possible by communication media to help the     students acquire learning skills for life-long studies.

Spheres of Intervention

1. Exposure and Personal Experience - MeteORiTe aims at     connecting the students with national and international     systems - economic (high-tech industries), administrative,     cultural and educational. Ort is committed to contribute to     the development of highly skilled, profession-oriented     work-force. MeteORiTe will expand and diversify the     experience of the students. The computers - multimedia and     communication will be utilized to link the students with Ort     schools in the world and with economic-especially high-tech     industries, administrative, educational and cultural systems.

2. Promote the use of Modern Physical Environment - the     Project  aims to utilize, where possible and create, where     necessary, MeteORiTe zone in the schools characterized     by a modern environment, work and method facilities.     The area will serve as a model and catalyst for the desired     school spirit.

3. Join Theory with Practice - Pedagogical Project Approach -     a number of projects will be initiated on school-related     subjects. The projects framework will be flexible to allow     adaptation to varying pedagogic needs. Priority will be     given to science and technology subjects and their impact     on society.

4. Create School-Team Work and Leadership - comprising     teachers, administrators and students that will .... take the project beyond the school boundaries.

Schools in MeteORiTe in the Galillee