Celebrating a decade of the Hadar School

23.06.2010

On May 5th 2010, after much preparation, excitement, and anticipation, the Sderot community celebrated the 10th anniversary of the Hadar School. The Hadar School was founded under the motto “to give your heart and soul”, and is dedicated to children with severe disabilities and cognitive impairments who require constant care.
The attendees of the event were welcomed by a beautiful exhibition of the students’ work. Because of students’ physical disabilities, the school implements original and unique techniques to assist the students in creating artwork. In general, the school utilizes processes with switches and buttons to produce artwork and to generate stimulus-responses.

The audience was moved by the performance of the school orchestra. The school’s principal, Rachel Rozilio spoke about the school as a research facility, constantly seeking creative ways to diversify activities and to tailor personal programs to each student. Rozilio thanked the representatives from the Shalem Foundation and the Rashi Foundation for their many years of support, and requested assistance in completing the new school building. Later on, Dina Tobol, head of Hadar’s afterschool programming run by the Gvanim Association, congratulated the parents and children for their many accomplishments.

The mayor of Sderot, David Buskila, stated that “a society’s quality of life is measured by its ability to handle the disadvantaged.” He congratulated the hard work of the staff and promised that the new school building will “be open to students for the 2011-2012 academic year.”

The Director-General of the Shalem Foundation, Riva Moskel, admired the students’ work and applauded the Hadar School for its immeasurable effort, guidance, and investment in each student.
“There is no greater display of social solidarity than children with different disabilities and new immigrants singing together in honor of the school’s 10th anniversary,” said Ron Ben-Hayoun, representative of the Rashi Foundation and Director of the Yahdav Association, who was born in Sderot.  Ben-Hayoun reminded the community that the school was originally founded by Sderot parents looking for an institution that was respectful and worthy of their children.
The night ended with a performance by Moran Mazuz, a visually-impaired singer who was a contestant on the 7th cycle of the Israeli version of American Idol.