Reflections by the staff at the Yitzhak Navon School in Shoham on an entrepreneurship course for teachers, led by Galit Zamler, the founder of the Israeli "Entrepreneurship for Kids Program", who gave them tools to teach entrepreneurship at school. https://www.tomorrowsuccess.com/recommendations.html

1. Summary of Institutional Training on
Entrepreneurship Education
Led by Galit Zamler
at Yitzhak Navon School

2. Yitzhak Navon school in Shoham, under the direction of Vered Biali, has undergone an
institutional training course on "Meaningful Learning - Functional Learning in
Entrepreneurship Education.”
Galit Zamler led the course. Mrs. Zamler is a business and social entrepreneur, and the
founder of the Entrepreneurship for Kids (EFK) Program, which has been taught in
dozens of schools in Israel and abroad.
This presentation contains some of the reflections of the teaching staff.

3. The school director, Vered Biali
Deciding on the uniqueness of a school, which seeks to educate future generations on
entrepreneurship, stems from its recognition of the many changes in the Israeli economy and
worldwide development which have happened in recent decades.
Out of a desire to promote education for entrepreneurship, we contacted entrepreneur Mrs. Galit
Zamler. Out of a desire to promote education for entrepreneurship, we contacted entrepreneur
Mrs. Galit Zamler. She has developed a program for schools that teaches the entrepreneurial
process.
Mrs. Zamler Exposed us during the course to the components of the entrepreneurial process and
taught us how to use the entrepreneurial skills in accordance with learner functions, as required by
the Ministry of Education. This was a significant matter in the training of the school staff.
Exposure to the skills helped clarify aspects required for the citizens of tomorrow and was
integrated into curricula and lesson plans. They played an essential role in several classes - helping
to promote individual and whole class entrepreneurial processes.
When it comes to Mrs. Galit Zamler's guidance, there was full cooperation and discussions about
the school's various needs. We accomplished this through respectful suggestions and responses.
We thank Mrs. Galit and look forward to more relevant, stimulating, and practical instruction.
I highly recommend continuing this work.
Sincerely,
Vered Biali,
Yitzhak Navon School director

4. Education Coordinator and Deputy Director, Vered Grafi:
I enjoyed the course because we found the content relevant to both the school life and the school
vision, which we redefined this year. It is also suitable for life outside the school.
These encounters provoked much thought not only for myself but also for the students.
The program's content and skills were both compatible with the learning functions we're required
to teach. Each naturally entered the course curriculum and daily discourse.
We received an excellent toolbox as well, through the presentations and modules.
We had the first-hand experience with the modules and took them as they were to teach the
students.
Teaching the modules was enjoyable.
On a personal note, as the coordinator of the course, I want to thank you for your cooperation,
wonderful investment, and your kind approach and responses to our needs.
Thank you very much,
Vered

5. Teacher Mor Kochava
The entrepreneurial training gave me the tools, knowledge, and ability to convey the idea of
entrepreneurship, encouraging young entrepreneurs clearly and accurately.
Additionally, the course opened my mind, taught me to listen to my ideas and those of others, and
guided me on how to execute them.
Sometimes dreams come true.

6. Teacher Dana Rais
The course on entrepreneurship was enriching and innovative. Following the training, I realized that
it is important to nurture the student's skills.
I think it is essential to develop these skills on a regular basis rather than in the context of
entrepreneurship. Because once the student knows his/her strengths, he/she also knows how to
use them for his/her own benefit.
A game/video/illustration accompanied every skill we learned, and it made learning interesting and
exciting.
It was nice to see how the students waited impatiently for the entrepreneurial classes.

7. Teacher Daniel Sa'ad
So far, I have not noticed that the process I teach in science classes is an entrepreneurial process. I
even taught ways and actions that are used in the entrepreneurial world without knowing how to
use the entrepreneurial concepts, which I learned by the excellent supervisor (Galit Zamler) during
the course.
Some of the students raised ideas immediately, and they became very attached to the subject, and
some others had difficulty in thinking about a new product. I accompanied all the groups in their
learning process.
I want to say that there were wonderful and magical inventions. Some even surprised and
fascinated me much. I liked the students' personal connection to their inventions. The students told
me how the product they invented was related to their own lives and how they were supposed to
solve their problems.
In the end, the training was very successful for the purpose I intended. To lead such a process when
I myself learn about entrepreneurship, that was very helpful, guided me, and even reassured me
knowing I was doing the right thing.
Thanks so much for a meaningful process I've been through, I enjoyed every moment!

8. Teacher Linor Nabati
This year in the process of encouraging the students and educating for entrepreneurship, I realized
for the first time that I am an entrepreneur. Looking back, I thought of projects I initiated and
managed in the past and in the present in various frameworks throughout my life. From here, it
was easier for me to convey my passion and my opinion of how important entrepreneurship is to
my students.
The workshop gave me the knowledge of how to educate students to think like entrepreneurs, to
help students and give them the tools to identify an opportunity for an initiative and how to
implement it.
At first, I led the process in the classroom. Then the students led it, as they believed themselves
and their ability to implement and execute the plan. Thus, they initiated more ideas and
collaborated, and their emotional involvement increased.
It was a great process of empowerment and learning for them. The students understood that they
had to believe in themselves and their ability to succeed. They learned to deal with failure, with
other opinions, with different ways of execution and more.
The students and I enjoyed the process and the implementation of the initiative.
Without any doubt, at the end of the process, the execution of the project and the feedbacks that
the students got from other students in their school empowered and taught them greatly.

9. Teacher Sivan Shamir
In the last two years and during this continuing education program, I've been exposed more to the
entrepreneurial world. I've understood very quickly that the new employment world is different
from anything we've known so far.
In the future, the main route for making a living will be by initiating. Therefore, the change should
be made already now, and children should be encouraged to think differently. They should be
encouraged for personal competence, creativity, curiosity, criticism, and also to develop
entrepreneurial thinking that helps them to be aware of the environment, to identify opportunities
and needs that can be a base for developing an initiative.
I believe that for the students to be active participants in learning and for learning to be meaningful
to them, the learning experience must be relevant to them.
During the course, I learned about various types of projects: innovative, traditional, social,
business-social, and business projects. I exposed my classmates to some of the projects, and we
began a process of encouraging entrepreneurship in the classroom.
Hopefully, I have succeeded in bringing the issue of entrepreneurship closer to their hearts and
fostering creativity and curiosity among them.
Thank you for the lovely education program.

10. Teacher Gali Ben Yehuda
This is the first year I've been exposed to entrepreneurship, from the theoretical part to the
execution part.
The lecturer, Galit Zamler, led the entrepreneurship course at our Yitzhak Navon school in a
professional and fascinating way. The training focused on exposing students to the skills of the
entrepreneur, identifying the inner strengths of each student, and the development of inventions.
The course was enriching and effective for me to understand who is an entrepreneur. The
presentations helped greatly, thanks to the organized materials of the EFK program.
Throughout the workshops, I took an active part. I learned new things that enriched my personal
knowledge, and I've also enjoyed the pleasant atmosphere that the lecturer created.
This course opens minds and allows students to feel as they are mature entrepreneurs - to plan,
dream, experiment, and dare, and the most important message is that everyone can!
I realized that these skills belong not only to the entrepreneur but are an integral part of each
person's human skills. The learning process was very varied - videos, discussions, group works, and
more.
During the course, the belief that follows me all along I've worked with students became stronger -
a teacher who believes in the abilities of his/her students promotes their qualifications and
learning skill competencies.
Thank you, Galit.

11. Teacher Shir Weinrib
As part of the institutional training in the Entrepreneurship for Kids Program, I was exposed to the
needed skills for an entrepreneur, and I've managed to see that students, despite their young age,
can be entrepreneurs.
I realized that this is our role, as teachers, to develop entrepreneurial thinking in our students, and
indeed, this is what we did as part of the training.
I was pleased to hear the suggestions for the various social projects offered by Hila's classmates,
and I was surprised to find out that good ideas, which help society, were raised.
It seems that the students took the project seriously and had felt a responsibility to make a change.
They demonstrated creativity and persistence skills that are important to the entrepreneur.
I believe that this course advanced our school and its vision of devoting entrepreneurial culture. A
training of this kind is essential for achieving the goal set by the school. Moreover, I was happy to
take part in a social project and help the homeless, along with the students.

12. Teacher Livnat Doron Moshe
I really enjoyed hearing the project ideas of the children.
They had a lot of will to give and faith in their ideas, also in the way to accomplish them.
They did not expect special problems, and they were optimistic about the success of the project.
The process taught me how to become a mentor with a belief in my students and knowing that the
most important thing in the process is giving students tools that stimulate their imagination and
understanding that they can fulfill their dreams.
The course contributed a lot to me as a teacher, and I personally saw how a small idea becomes a
great project thanks to the faith and the will.
I think this is a must-have course for every educator.

13. Teacher Racheli Dayan
At the beginning of the entrepreneurship course, I did not understand how the subject could
contribute to me. As a teacher from the religious sector, I was educated that everything we have is
enough, and we must cherish, appreciate, and say thank for the goodness.
The subject of entrepreneurship revealed to me a whole world. Little by little, I also realized that
the issue of entrepreneurship doesn't contradict religion.
Through the course, I was given the opportunity to imagine, innovate, and get out of the box and
the boundaries of the framework I am used to.
After a few lessons, I began to internalize the subject and assimilate the language of
entrepreneurship.
In conclusion,
I really enjoyed the training, and it contributed a lot to me personally and professionally. The
training was led pleasantly with a lot of patience. The information was clear and interesting and in a
logical sequence.
The course gave me many tools, such as videos, games, and presentations, which I used in the
classroom to teach the students the subject of entrepreneurship.

14. Teacher Renia Hazan
I realized that it is possible to instill entrepreneurial skills in the students that would help them in
the future to believe in themselves and succeed in life.
We have also got a wide range of creative ideas to use in the class to make the students understand
the qualities and skills required for the entrepreneur.
Besides, we have received a lot of tools and ideas through which we can teach entrepreneurship in
the classroom.
The ideas presented during the course were varied: games, presentations, videos, lectures and
articles.
We understood that the first stage is for each child to recognize his/her strengths and to believe in
himself/herself that he/she can succeed.
Moreover, it is essential to convey the concepts and entrepreneurial language in the classrooms
and to make the children use the concepts of the entrepreneurial world.
In conclusion,
Mrs. Zamler conveyed the course interestingly and fascinatingly. It contributed to us on a personal
level and helped to convey the important knowledge about entrepreneurship to the children in
their early stages in school.

15. Teacher Sharon Zubari
When the course started, I also felt a little fear. I didn't quite understand what to do and how to
teach this subject, which is not easy for my students, because I know them and I know what will be
their response to cooperation. In short, I was skeptical about their involvement in classes and the
seriousness in raising ideas for projects.
As the course continued, our lessons were fascinating and full of so many different ways to
assimilate this subject to the students. I realized I was wrong.
In the presentations accompanying the course, there were many examples and games that were
interesting both to us as teachers and later to the students.
The work with the children was very interesting and special, their ideas were charming, some more
and some less, but following the course with Galit I understood that I should not rule out the less
good ideas, but on the contrary, flatter, get excited, and support, but ask to continue to think of
more ideas as well.
I saw the wheels of thinking working for some of the children, and the ideas for the projects were
very creative and realistic.

16. Teacher Sharon Nachmias
The school's entrepreneurship training has opened many horizons for me in the subjects I teach.
Through the study of entrepreneurship, it is possible to reach every student, at all levels of
thinking, and for each age group.
Besides, new things can be discovered about the students, and they also learn to recognize the
qualities of themselves that they did not notice before.
I loved the activity of inventing the technological inventions that the teaching staff had to invent to
create a more comfortable and more natural lifestyle for the people.
From this course, I have received many tools for continuing my path as a teacher and ways to
renew my teaching methods.
I think now I will dare to initiate new things with the students because I already know the process
that needs to be done to start an entrepreneurial activity.
And to you, Galit, thanks for teaching us the subject in an experiential and empowering way.
Good luck!

17. Galit Zamler thanks the school staff for listening and cooperation throughout the year,
and wishes success in the continuation of the educational process.
Galit Zamler
business and social entrepreneur, a consultant
entrepreneurship education in the school and founder of
Entrepreneurship for Kids Program
galitz@galitzamler.com