Gan Nissan of Ein Bustan

Jewish-Arab NPO for social change that works in the field of bilingual and multicultural education, based on the principles of Waldorf education. The association's goal is to bring people together and to serve as a bridge between the Arab and Jewish neighboring populations, in order to build together a society based on shared life and peace. It provides an opportunity for the children of both peoples to get to know, respect and interact with one another from an early age.

Our nursery (ages 1-3) employs the Waldorf education approach, utilizing nature, music and the arts to establish common ground, with a bi-lingual curriculum in Hebrew and Arabic. We put an emphasis on compassionate and non-judgmental listening skills and see the instruction "love thy neighbor as thyself" and "seek peace and pursue it" not just as biblical injunctions but as everyday guidelines to live by.