Education today is redefining the definition of success. Academic scores still matter, but more and more schools are being measured not only by what students achieve, but by how they thrive.
For the seventh consecutive year, AMIT has been ranked as the #1 educational network in Israel by its Ministry of Education across the full range of metrics in the Educational Picture, a tool developed by the Israel’s ministry to evaluate its six largest school networks and help local governments choose the right partner to run its schools. This incredible achievement is the result of AMIT’s daily commitment, educational vision, strategic leadership, and a deep belief in the potential of every student, especially in Israel’s social and geographic periphery.
The Educational Picture’s factors fall into four key clusters:
- Learning and Achievement: Bagrut (matriculation) eligibility, academic excellence, and performance in core subjects.
- Values and School Climate: Student growth, tolerance, sense of belonging, and emotional safety
- Student Retention and Dropout Rates: Student engagement and number of successful graduates
- IDF Enlistment Rates: Civic responsibility and contribution to Israeli society
This tool doesn’t just assess how students are performing—it reveals who they’re becoming and how schools are shaping the next generation of citizens and leaders.
AMIT President Shari Safra said, “We are proud to be recognized for our success in educating the whole child and lifting up those in Israel’s periphery, setting them on a path for opportunity and growth.”
This remarkable run of recognition reflects AMIT’s unique ability to blend academic excellence with deep-rooted values and a warm and inclusive environment. This is thanks to its impressive and dedicated faculty and staff, who cultivate students’ personal growth and development.
AMIT Director General Dr. Amnon Eldar echoed AMIT’s confidence in its teachers and principals who invest their heart and soul into their students: “As a national network with most of its institutions located in Israel’s geographic and social periphery, we are committed to providing our students with all the tools they need for success. We invest heavily in the development of our principals and teachers — ensuring they are motivated and capable so they can empower students’ strengths to give them a sense of competence and achievement.”
Sahar Sigawi, head of the excellence division at AMIT added: “Our goal is to raise individuals who set high standards for themselves and reach their full potential. Many already possess ability and desire; they simply need someone to believe in them. This is why our major investment is in training teachers.”
AMIT teachers are also given opportunities to advance their own learning, allowing them to grow professionally. “In every subject area,” continued Sigawi, “our community of teachers is constantly evolving and learning, utilizing artificial intelligence tools and benefiting from significant support from our network headquarters.”
Each student in AMIT’s vast network of 88 schools and over 40,000 students benefits tremendously from the individual attention the administration prioritizes.
Sigawi explained, “AMIT’s advanced data systems provide real-time mapping to identify the needs and challenges of every school and student. We create a personalized ‘suit’ for each student to detect difficulties early, strengthen them from a young age and motivate them toward excellence. This way we create deep, meaningful change leading to positive outcomes.”
Shuli Yost, who leads AMIT’s Personal and Professional Growth Program (TATZAM), highlighted how the focus on students’ personal progress results in academic success. “We have developed a unique language that centers around six fundamental needs of the student: connection, belonging, security, ability to acquire knowledge, sense of competence, and autonomy. Teachers view their students’ needs through this lens and ask: “What are they missing?”
AMIT’s revolutionary mentor system places two educators in every classroom: a homeroom teacher and a subject teacher who also serves as a mentor. “One mentor is assigned for every 15 students to guide them as they discover their strengths, set personal goals, and ultimately achieve them, so students succeed both personally and academically,” said Yost.
AMIT is shaping the next generation of Israeli youth, enabling them to build a better, brighter future — personally and nationally. Its new campus, the Gabel & Straus Family Campus at AMIT Kfar Batya, will advance AMIT’s proven pedagogical approach — rooted in innovation, excellence, and inclusivity — and continue to inspire its students to pursue a future filled with purpose, passion and possibility.
To learn more about AMIT, visit AMIT – Building Israel. One Child at a Time. To learn more about AMIT’s new campus, visit AMIT Kfar Batya Campus – AMIT.
Michal Rosenberg is a content writer at AMIT.
