Beit Berl
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| Beit Berl Academic College | |
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| המכללה האקדמית בית ברל | |
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| Established: | 1970 |
| Type: | Public |
| Students: | 7,000 |
| Location: | Kfar Saba, Israel |
| Campus: | Rural |
| Website: | www.beitberl.ac.il/ |
Beit Berl Academic College (Hebrew: המכללה האקדמית בית ברל), also known as Beit Berl, is the largest academic college in Israel, in relation not only to the number of students (approximately 7,000), but also in relation to the range of programs it offers. Beit Berl is located on the outskirts of Kfar Saba.
[edit] History
Beit Berl was named after Berl Katznelson, the spiritual leader of the Labor movement in pre-state Israel. The cornerstone was laid on August 21st, 1946 and was used as an area base for the “Haganah” forces, and later by the Israel Defense Forces.
Beit Berl was established in the 1970s, on what had been the training institute for teachers, youth leaders, kibbutz members and immigrant youth, that had been active at the location since the end of the 1940s.
The college received its first permit in 1979 and two years later it gained academic recognition for its junior high school and informal education courses. It was primarily a teacher training college under supervision of the Ministry of Education. The Ministry amalgamated other frameworks of training for teachers from the central area of Israel, such as: The Arab Teacher and Kindergarten Teacher Training Institute, The Art Teachers Training College, The Agricultural Teacher Training College, The Technology Teacher Training Institute, The Academic Teacher Training Institute, and The Schein Teachers Seminar. In 1987 it was granted full recognition for all its specializations.
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