Participants in the course, which took place from October through December 2010, included 15 ninth-graders from the Hebrew Reali School from Haifa, which emphasizes science and technology, and more specifically, environmental studies.
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| Students work at the Senior Synagogue, Tiberias |
During the pilot course, students attended lectures given by European experts from five highly rated universities. Additionally, students ran lab experiments and went through a few site exercises, focusing on the study of selected built heritage sites, including documentation and those investigations required to ensure the preservation of historical sites.
“In the past, when we were walking down the promenade, and saw a little clumsy ruin in the background, it wasn’t really important to us, and we didn’t pay much attention. Now, we look at it with other eyes,” said one student who participated in the course. “We now understand how important it is to preserve cultural heritage, and how fascinating this field is.”
The final project included a two-day site work at the ancient Senior Synagogue in Tiberias, established in 1837.
The ELAICH pilot course in Haifa focused on full testing of the ELAICH methodology’s full structure, through all ELAICH modules, supported by the e-learning application developed by the project.
During the course, lectures were given by the partners and the students ran lab experiments and conducted a few site exercises which focused on the study of selected standing heritage sites including documentation and those investigations required to ensure the preservation of historical sites.
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