Ethiopian Integration Program
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Overview
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 Since 1999, over 250 Ethiopian students have successfully participated in the Bet Shemesh Educational Center's targeted integration program. At BSEC, the Ethiopian students are given the individualized focus and attention they need to succeed socially and academically in Israel.
Each Ethiopian student undergoes educational assessment upon entering the Center's integration program. The assessment is designed to detect both developed and early stages of learning disabilities such as dyslexia, attention deficit disorder, hyperactivity, and gaps in a child's cognitive development.
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Typical social impasses concerning the new immigrant students include withdrawing from society; cleavages between the older and younger generations of Ethiopian immigrants as the younger try to "fit in"; alcohol and drug abuse from an early age; and dropping out of high school. The individualized attention provided by the Center's staff gives critical support and tackles slipping grades at the root by providing access to tutoring and private sessions with teachers.
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Importantly, the holistic integration program supports the new immigrants as they become familiarized with everything from food choices in Israel to navigating the bus system and changing a light bulb.
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