Shira Appel Moyal

Graduate of Revivim’s sixteenth cohort, Bible teacher in the Beit Berl Amiassaf High School as of the 2019-2020 school year

Why did I choose to study in Revivim?

I have always wanted to be a teacher. I knew that it was important for me to work with people, and that it would have special meaning for me. At the school where I studied there were home-room teachers who had studied in Revivim, and I knew that when I reached the stage of university studies, I would look for the program. I knew that on the one hand, it was important for me to study what I loved – history, Bible and other subjects – and on the other hand, to have significant experiences. The program enabled me to enjoy a broad scope of studies and to be a teacher for all intents and purposes at the beginning of my practical experience, and even to prepare students for “bagrut” – matriculation – further along. The program allowed me to integrate educational classroom work with advanced academic studies.

In addition to the quality of the studies and the broad scope of experiences, one of the unique aspects of Revivim is the group. Throughout my four years of study, I was part of a group that knew who I was from the very first day and accompanied me all along my studies. The group experience, which included people who were very different from me in their approach and world view, opened a window to becoming familiar with different opinions, various educational approaches, and a diversity of people, and on the other hand enabled me to develop my own world and to crystallize my own self. The group served as an anchor and cozy corner for meaningful discussions and thinking, something you cannot always find at the university. To this day, our group is unified and we have remained in touch, helping one another whenever the need arises.