Seven frisky dogs and 14 eager seventh graders at Boys Town Jerusalem have become best friends, thanks to an innovative new extra-curricular activity aimed to teach the young boys to train dogs. For the canines, this interaction can improve their chances of being adopted or becoming a service dog. For the boys, it’s an opportunity […]
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Eleventh grader Menashe Agachi is one of the select few Boys Town Jerusalem students chosen for the school’s new cutting-edge Cyber Security course. Yet for Menashe, this is not his first attempt at learning to decode a new world of communications. “I volunteer with special-needs kids,” he explains. “At first I couldn’t comprehend their world […]
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A sophisticated robot hand-built by three Boys Town Jerusalem ninth graders was awarded first prize for Mechanical Design in the Jerusalem Regional FLL-Israel Robotics Competition. The winning robot triumphed over 51 other contestants. The international FLL (FIRST Lego League) contests challenge students to build, program and operate a robot. Like its fellow contestants, Boys Town […]
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