How would we work in two languages every morning in the main lesson block? How would we sing? How would we do our daily walk? Would the children accept the existence of two languages in one class

It is difficult for children, whether their mother tongue is Hebrew or Arabic, to say goodbye and part from their mother at the kindergarten door in the morning, and it is hard for the mother, too.

This May, we celebrated the sixth spring of our non-profit organization, Maayan Babustan (Ein Bustan), that founded the first Jewish Arab Waldorf kindergarten

I feel excited to be responsible for the development of an educational program in which the children will be able to be proud of whom they are, and what is more - to be proud of whom they are with.

Hasna is preparing to assume a pioneer role as the first co-teacher in Ein Bustan's joint Arab-Jewish Class One, due to commence in September 2011 Here is her story in her own words:

On Saturday, January 22 2011, the children of the “Ein Bustan” kindergarten and their parents gathered to plant trees at “Bustan Nof Meshutaf”, in the Galilee

Spreading our happiness- so that it might spread seeds and take root in the world Singing songs in Arabic and in Hebrew And laughing and crying in a common tongue.