ORT Argentina Advises the Ministry of Education of Santa Fe Province

The advice and training project that ORT Argentina is carrying out with authorities, supervisors and teachers of the Ministry of Education of Santa Fe Province came to an end for this year.

In the last week, the final addressees of the project, teachers and students, worked in their classrooms with the virtual materials created during the last four months. The Minister of Education of Santa Fe Province, Mrs. Elida Rasino, visited the classrooms of various schools and congratulated the students and the working teams. She talked to the media and highlighted the important contribution that such work provides, achieved with ORT Argentina support.
The Provincial High-School Principal of the Ministry of Education of Santa Fe Province, Letizia Mengarelli, sent a letter to our Executive Director, Dr. Adrián Moscovich, to express her gratitude and satisfaction with respect to the accomplishments obtained:

The “Pedagogical Laboratories” project was carried out with the help of ORT Argentina and wonderfully coordinated by Viviana Jasid and Alejandro Ferrari (Principal and Studies Director –respectively- of ORT Technical School, Belgrano campus). Since this years’ phase of the project is coming to an end, we would like to express our gratitude and sincere congratulations to all the team who have been involved. They have been working hand in hand with the Ministry of Education of Santa Fe Province since August. The transfer of knowledge and expertise of the Teaching and Learning Resources Centre (CREA) –developed by ORT Technical Schools- has exceeded the expectations in the implementation of an innovation space in the Ministry of Education of Santa Fe Province.

ORT: Open Venue for International Exams Administration

Last Friday 20th, November, the administration of the Cambridge-ESOL international exams started. Our School, for the first time, was the open venue to the community. Approximately 120 ORT School students were involved and other schools sat for the exam in our premises.

ORT Schools prepare their students for the Cambridge-ESOL examinations. After that, they take a computer-based test, since it complies with the technological standards requested.

ORT Schools have incorporated Cambridge-ESOL exams to the English curriculum so as to offer students better training, to promote the study of the language, to facilitate the access to superior education and to motivate students to get more confident in their ability to use English successfully.

The exams cover the different levels of knowledge in English and our students have been prepared all the year round with material specially designed by the schools, and in all the linguistic skills: Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing.

Argentine Olympiads in Physics

From October 19th to 25th, the National Olympiads in Physics were carried in Córdoba Province. Some of our students obtained the third position awards: Nicolás Kovalsky (5th year – Electronics), Manuel Lantelme (5th year – Electronics) and Juan Ignacio Ochoa Ciro (5th year – Electronics).

We congratulate the participants and their coach Gabriel Riccardi!!!

Cultural Exchange with a British Adolescent

Within the framework of the programme “Talking with Natives” –organised by the English Department, David Romain, an adolescent from Great Britain, visited us last Wednesday 4th, November.

“Talking with Natives” is a space where we invite different English-speaking people so as to give our students the chance to listen and practice the language with people with different accents and intonations.

The subject was “Cultural Exchange”, and David told us about his life in England as a kid and as an adolescent, about schools in the UK, what adolescents do during the weekend, etc.

During the meeting, the students were very enthusiastic and asked questions to David, apart from telling him their own experiences.

This type of activities stimulates our students to make an effort to master the English language.

Building Constructions and Chemistry

Our students have attained new accomplishments.

On this occasion, the distinguished students belong to the Constructions and Chemistry traces.


On November 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th, the 3rd National Olympiads in Constructions took place. The National Institute of Technological Education (INET) organizes such event with the aim of gathering constructions’ teachers and students from high-school technical schools and professional training centres of the country, both from the public and private sectors. They take part in academic contests to test the knowledge, skills and competences students have on such track. We would like to share the news on the awards obtained by our students:


Gold Medal
Exhibition (Exhibition and evaluation of a final project which covers the professional scope of the Master Builder).
Michelle Kladniev
Shirly Caplan
Sheila Khodriya

Gold Medal
Group Integrator (Design and complete documentation of a house. Three-day contest).
Gonzalo Zylberman
Tomás Waisman
Alexander Campos.

Gold Medal
Thermic Installations
Matías Zak

Silver Medal
Sanitary Installations
Yanina Waisberg

Mentions
Maia Lax Breiterman Thermic Installations
Luciana Teper Metallic and wooden constructions
Carolina Levin Metallic and wooden constructions


Gold Medal - National Olympiads in Chemistry
Ezequiel Maidanik -6th year/ Chemistry – obtained the Gold medal at the 19th National Olympiads in Chemistry, which was carried out in Córdoba Province, city of Villa Giardino, from November 3rd to 6th. This award enables Ezequiel to be part of the national Olympic team.

We congratulate all the students, tutor teachers and coaches who were involved in these Olympiads. We would like to stand out the effort and committment of each of the participants to achieve such outstanding results.

Talking with Lior Ben Dor, Political Advisor of the Embassy of Israel in Argentina

Within the framework of the school subject 'Jewish Culture', on Tuesday 27th, October, the political advisor of the Embassy of Israel in Argentina, Lior Ben Dor, visited our School and talked about the present situation in Israel and the Middle East.

A great number of students -interested in learning about this issue- participated in the conference.

This activity emerged from the fluent relationship there is with the representatives of the State of Israel in Argentina.