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6-Week Summer Programs

Description

Our 6-week summer programs allow students to undergo the AMHSI experience without worrying about keeping up with their high school studies!

Why should you take part in AMHSI’s Israel summer programs for high school students?

 

Alexander Muss High School in Israel Summer Programs Participants on a Hike

Alexander Muss High School in Israel Summer Programs Participants on a Hike

Once you make the life-changing decision to study abroad in Israel, you are required to choose a session that best reflects your academic goals, your budget and your style. AMHSI Summer School programs combine all kinds of fun summer activities with Israeli and Jewish History courses taught all over Israel using the land as the classroom. The Israeli twist on your summer fun will have you fall in love with Israel whilst learning about the country’s people, culture, customs and history, and by the end of your summer experience, you will not want to leave. Alexander Muss High School in Israel has offered unforgettable experiences for teens from all over the world since 1972, creating lifelong friendships, stimulating personal growth and cultivating intimate connections to Israel.

What will you be doing this summer while on a study-abroad Israel program?

Alexander Muss High School in Israel Summer Programs Participants on a Hike

Alexander Muss High School in Israel Summer Programs Participants on a Hike

Join AMHSI for an amazing and meaningful summer, traveling across Israel and learning about 4,000 years of Jewish history.  Hike through the Golan Heights, raft on the Jordan River, hang out on the Tel Aviv beach, and rock out at an Israeli concert to experience a summer that lasts a lifetime. Discover your heritage through a fun-filled summer in Israel.

Israel summer program highlights

About half of the weekdays will be spent on campus and the other half – in field trips.

Typical day on campus:

6:45 AM Wake up call
7:00 AM Cafeteria opens
8:30 AM Core history class, includes 30-45 minute break
1:15 PM Lunch
2:00 PM Study time and free time for group activities and exploring the city off-campus
10:00 PM Curfew on campus
10:00/30 PM Curfew in dorm (10:00 PM – group meeting, 10:30 PM – otherwise)
11:00 PM In room, preparing for lights out
11:30 PM Lights out

*During the summer session, there are occasional core history classes in the afternoon

Below is a typical tiyyul (field trip) day: 

5:45 AM Wake up call
6:45 AM Breakfast
7:15 AM Bus departs campus
  -Study and/or hike on-site
-Lunch on-site
-Study and/or hike on-site
6:00 PM Return to campus for dinner and evening like on regular day or
DOTS (dinner on the  streets)
8:00 PM Return to campus and free time
10:00 PM Curfew on campus
11:30 PM Lights out

Weekends are either open weekends off campus – students must arrange in advance with the program a place to stay – or organized trips by the program.

Click here for a description of the tiyyulim (field trips) of the core curriculum.

Alexander Muss High School in Israel Summer Programs Participants on the Beach

Alexander Muss High School in Israel Summer Programs Participants on the Beach

What else sets Israel summer programs at AMHSI apart from the rest?

AMHSI summer participants can receive a transcript for the core history class and are eligible for up to six transferable college credits from the University of Miami.

*Students who participate in the 6-week summer session are eligible for Birthright!

 

“HSI was an indescribable experience. Whether we were taking notes on a beach, climbing a mountain or singing around a campfire next to the Bedouin tents, we took on a whole new realm of Jewish history while making incredible friends that we will stay close with forever.”  -Michael Oppenheim, Summer 2011

 

Summer Session Dates & Fees

Program Departure Date Return Date Early Bird Tuition Early Bird Discount Standard Tuition Early Bird Deadline
2018 Summer Session Jun. 18, 2018 Aug. 1, 2018 $7,750* $500 $8,250* Dec. 20, 2017

*Special Florida resident discount $1,000

***Tuition does not include roundtrip airfare from US to Israel

If you are looking for Israel summer programs for high school students, look no further. Register below.

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