Bustan Early
Education
Raising Arab and Jewish children – together
Early childhood education
Our early childhood education complex was established in 2010 by, Ihab Balha, an Arab Muslim, and Ora Balha, a Jewish Israeli, out of a personal need to provide education for their own children. Education that integrates two languages, religions and cultures, in a path of love.
What started with two children, in one small room 10 years ago, is now 120 children in 7 groups with a long waiting list in Jaffa and two classes in the Galilee.
A self-sufficient, truly growing evolutionary engine and community. Located in the heart of Jaffa, in an orchard of fruit trees, vegetable garden and a petting farm.
They created a kindergarten complex that raises humans, one Arab teacher, one Jewish teacher, two languages, all holidays, big heart.
RAISING THE NEXT GENERATION AS GLOBAL CITIZENS in an Arab and Jewish normalized environment - 1-6 years old.
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bi-lingual education
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multicultural
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humaneness
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people to people and people to earth
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sustainability
In 2023 we founded our "Human first" Elementary school as a as a direct continuation for the orchard's children. Read more
Meet our team
Hadar Verom
Galilee Preschool director
Hadil Kasis
Jaffa preschool director
Rada Abuamra
Jaffa preschool director
Aya Said Ahmad
Head teacher (5-6 y/o)
Amal Sicsac
Head teacher (4-5 y/o)
Adi Drori
Head teacher - Galilee
Kineret Sharabi
Head teacher (1.5-2.5 y/o)
Noga rodrigues
Head teacher (1.5-2.5 y/o)
Mirwat Guti
Head teacher (2-3 y/o)