BOYS TOWN JERUSALEM FOUNDATION OF AMERICA

SEE SCHEDULE OSUPPORTING BOYS TOWN JERUSALEM'S SPECIAL PROGRAMS:TUTORIAL - COST $200,000 - BOYS TOWN JERUSALEM'S PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS PASSING THEIR MATRICULATION EXAMS IS AMONG ISRAEL'S HIGHEST, REGULARLY OUTPERFORMING TOP SECULAR AND RELIGIOUS HIGH SCHOOLS. TO HELP ACHIEVE THESE EXCEPTIONAL RESULTS, BOYS TOWN JERUSALEM PROVIDES A REGULAR PROGRAM OF TUTORING FOR STUDENTS REQUIRING ASSISTANCE IN ALL SUBJECT AREAS. THE OUTBREAK OF THE OCTOBER 7, 2023 WAR INITIALLY BROUGHT ABOUT AN ERRATIC SCHEDULE FOR STUDIES ON CAMPUS, WITH CONSTANTLY CHANGING SECURITY GUIDELINES. IN TIME, THE HARSH EMOTIONAL AND FINANCIAL DILEMMAS TRIGGERED BY THE WAR BECAME HIGHLY DETRIMENTAL TO LARGE NUMBERS OF OUR STUDENTS' ACADEMIC PROGRESS. A SIGNIFICANT LONG-TERM PROGRAM NOW OFFERS STUDENTS INTENSIFIED TUTORING IN MATH, ENGLISH, PHYSICS, HEBREW LANGUAGE, & JEWISH STUDIES. THE TUTORING PROGRAM, AT NO CHARGE TO PARENTS, IS FUNDED SOLELY BY BOYS TOWN JERUSALEM. SUMMER ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS - $160,000 - BOYS TOWN JERUSALEM'S CAMPUS IS UTILIZED YEAR-ROUND. WHEN THE REGULAR SCHOOL YEAR CONCLUDES IN JUNE, SPECIAL SUMMER PROGRAMS ARE CONDUCTED, EACH DESIGNED TO BENEFIT A PARTICULAR GROUP OF STUDENTS AND THEIR OWN SPECIAL NEEDS. THESE INCLUDE DAY CAMPS FOR JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, WITH CLASSROOM STUDY FOLLOWED BY SPORTS, CAMPING, FIELD TRIPS AND ACTIVITIES BOTH ON AND OFF THE BTJ CAMPUS; TUTORING SESSIONS FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO BOLSTER THEIR SKILLS IN SPECIFIC SUBJECT AREAS; AND ENRICHMENT CLASSES FOR HIGH-ACHIEVING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. SUPPLEMENTAL ASSISTANCE FOR IMMIGRANT STUDENTS - $245,000 - SINCE 2001, BOYS TOWN JERUSALEM HAS SERVED AS THE FIRST HOME IN ISRAEL FOR SOME OF THE COUNTRY'S NEWEST CITIZENS PARTICULARLY YOUNG IMMIGRANTS FROM FRANCE, THE FORMER SOVIET UNION AND ETHIOPIA. BOYS TOWN JERUSALEM PROVIDES THEM WITH FULL ROOM AND BOARD, INCLUDING SPECIAL PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES DURING SCHOOL VACATIONS, MEDICAL SERVICES AND EVEN POCKET MONEY AND A GIFT ON THEIR BIRTHDAYS.ROBOTICS EQUIPMENT UPDATED - $25,000 - NEW UPGRADED ROBOTICS EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS WERE PURCHASED FOR OUR ROBOTICS CENTER, ENABLING THE BTJ ROBOTICS TEAMS FROM GRADES 8 -12 TO DESIGN AND BUILD CUSTOM-MADE ROBOTS TO COMPETE (AND WIN AWARDS) IN REGIONAL AND NATIONAL ISRAELI ROBOTICS COMPETITIONS.

SEE SCHEDULE OSUPPORTING BOYS TOWN JERUSALEM'S CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS:A. RECREATION CENTER RENOVATION - $27,447THIS CONTRIBUTION ENABLED THE FULL RENOVATION OF A RECREATION ROOM IN THE HIGH SCHOOL DORMITORY ON THE BOYS TOWN JERUSALEM CAMPUS. THE AFTER-SCHOOL FACILITY PROVIDES STUDENTS WITH A PLACE TO RELAX, PREPARE LIGHT MEALS AND SNACKS, ETC. THE RENOVATION MODERNIZED THE FACILITY TO FEATURE HVAC, A PING-PONG TABLE, A SMALL KITCHENETTE, TABLE AND CHAIRS, AND MORE.B. BOMB SHELTER RENOVATION - $157,466THIS DONATION WENT TOWARDS THE TOTAL RENOVATION OF BOYS TOWN JERUSALEM'S 60+-YEAR-OLD BOMB SHELTER. LOCATED IN THE MAIN ACADEMIC BUILDING, THIS 2000 SQ. FT. FACILITY NOW FEATURES REINFORCED WALLS AND WINDOWS, A SOPHISTICATED VENTILATION SYSTEM TO PROTECT AGAINST CONVENTIONAL, BIOLOGICAL AND NUCLEAR THREATS, ENHANCED LIGHTING, HEATING, AIR-CONDITIONING AND MORE TO PROTECT HUNDREDS OF STUDENTS DURING WARTIME. IN PEACETIME, THE NEWLY RENOVATED SHELTER IS NOW A BRIGHT, WELCOMING CENTER FOR STUDENT RECREATION AND COMMUNITY EVENTS. C. UPGRADED COMPUTER EQUIPMENT - $29,506PURCHASE OF NEW COMPUTERS AND EQUIPMENT; UPGRADING OF EXISTING HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE AS NEEDED, PURCHASE OF LAPTOPS DURING WARTIME SCHOOL CLOSURE TO ENABLE STUDENTS TO ACCESS LESSONS VIA ZOOM.