Givat Haviva International School

32°27′28.4″N 35°01′13.1″E Givat Haviva International School (GHIS) (Hebrew: בית הספר הבינלאומי גבעת חביבה‎) is a two-year International Baccalaureate-accredited coeducational secondary boarding school.[1] in Northern Israel dedicated to building a peaceful and prosperous future in the Middle East and beyond.[2] The school currently serves 106 students representing over 25 nationalities and is located on the campus of Givat Haviva, a peace-building organization that has received the UNESCO Peace Prize.[3]

Administration

The school's current director is Israeli educator and conductor Yuval Dvir.[4]

Events

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

The student body was invited to attend a meeting with Yuval Rotem, the Director General of the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs and visited the ministry in Jerusalem on 23 January 2019.[5]

Austrian state visit

On 6 February 2019, Austrian president Alexander van der Bellen visited GHIS as part of a state visit to Israel.[6] Van der Bellen was accompanied by a delegation of journalists and prominent Austrians including his military attaché Thomas Starlinger and Martin Weiss, the Austrian ambassador to Israel.[7]

References
  1. Givat Haviva International School,
  2. Givat Haviva to Open International School for 'Shared Society Leaders'
  3. Givat Haviva wins UNESCO Peace Prize
  4. Yuval Dvir
  5. La cancillería israelí recibió a alumnos de la Escuela Internacional Givat Haviva
  6. Austrian president says Givat Haviva brings 'message of hope to the world',
  7. Martin Weiss on Twitter: "Visiting Givat Haviva International School with their energy, optimism and vision of an inclusive society, President @vanderbellen asked: 'Where can I get an application form?'",
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