De Shalit High School

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De Shalit High School
Established 1943
Type Public
Principal Lea Deskalovitch
Students 2,300
Grades 7–12
Location Rehovot, Israel
Website www.deshalit.co.il

De Shalit High School is a high school and a junior high school located in the city Rehovot, in Israel. It is named after the physicist Amos De Shalit (19261969).

The school has around 2000 students. The pupils in the high school may choose two major subjects out of the following: chemistry, biology, physics, computer science, economics, psychology, geography, Bible, history, literature, music, drama, art, French and Arabic. Along with these subjects, all pupils have to learn mathematics, English and other core subjects.

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[edit] Relation to the Weizmann Institute of Science

De Shalit High School works tightly with the Weizmann Institute of Science. Many students of De Shalit High School participate in many science related projects, mainly in the Davidson Institute of Science Education.

[edit] Awards

De Shalit High School has won many awards. Recently, Miko Iv won the second place in the Chimiada contest, the Israeli Chemistry Olympiad.

[edit] De Shalit High School Contribution to Nanotechnology in Israel

De Shalit High School is the first school in Israel to encourage its students to learn Nanotechnology and Engineering. An initiative arose to publish a journal, which would deal with the latest developments in nanotechnology, and the Israeli contribution to Nano-physics and nanotechnology.

This publication wasn't published, but it would be breakthrough in science education, and would give precious information to the students. And encourage them to join the nanotechnological industry in Israel.

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