Archive for December, 2009

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It has been a great experience

It has been the first Ulpan I have ever done and it has been a great experience. The only speaking Hebrew was a difficulty for me but I think it was what helped me the most. It has given me the confidence to talk to the locals in Israel and bargaining in the shook.

27Dec2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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give student confidence and fluency that they never thought they would have

Daniel Grunstein, 16 years old
In the past I have studied at numerous intensive Hebrew Institutions all of which have helped me. However I think what makes Ulpan Or stand out amongst all of them is their ability to educate their students on more than merely the standard curriculum but to give student confidence and fluency [...]

24Dec2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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I had a wonderful week at Ulpan Or

I had a wonderful week at Ulpan Or—every teacher and madrikh/a were—to a person—interesting, supportive, generous.
Though spending multiple hours speaking with a student, struggling to speak what is their native toungue, I never felt, for a second, from my teachers that spending time with me was ‘just a job.
It’s hard to overstate how vulnerable, infantilized [...]

15Dec2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued