We are thrilled to share that Pathways has been renewed for the 2023-2025 academic years as one of the 16 grantees selected to continue providing virtual exchange experiences for young people in the U.S. and MENA region. With generous funding from The Stevens Initiative, we will continue to empower future change-makers to embrace differences, develop crucial skills for their future…
PATHWAYS was honored to host Bruce Patton for its first-ever webinar in its new series of Negotiation Education Master Classes for Fellows taking part in its Negotiation Education Teachers (NET) Fellowship. Joining the video conference from the U.S., Bruce engaged 24 NET Fellows in a reflection on the theory and practical approach - both for practicing and teaching negotiation -…
PATHWAYS is pleased to announce the launch of the Negotiation Education Teachers (NET) Fellowship through which it will work with a diverse cohort of English Language Educators on bringing problem-solving negotiation concepts into English classrooms. The NET Fellows Experience Participating Fellows will take part in a 30-hour professional development course certified by the Ministry of Education, including training seminars conducted…
PATHWAYS hosted its second annual Negotiation Education Summer Institute, July 24 2017 at the SPNI Hermon Field School, with guest expert Whitney Benns. Negotiation Expert: Whitney BennsWhitney is a consultant at Triad Consulting Group and teaches negotiation at the Harvard Graduate School of Education where she is a senior teaching fellow.Alongside her corporate work and university teaching, she has been running a…
PATHWAYS completed its 2016-2017 academic year Game Changers program with 32 schools across Israel, paired into 16 duos. Over 640 high school students (20 per school) took part in a transformational two-day negotiation skills workshop, meeting and learning a problem-solving approach to negotiation, in English, with students from another school and background. The program was supported by the U.S. Embassy…
PATHWAYS hosted an exclusive seminar with visiting negotiation expert Mark Gordon for educators and partners in its network. Mark Gordon Seminar: A Closer Look Mark is a founding partner of Vantage Partners, a leading negotiation consulting firm spun out of the Harvard Negotiation Project, and is the co-founder and former chairman of Conflict Management Group (now merged with Mercy Corps).…
PATHWAYS is pleased to announce the launch of a partnership with Galilee Model United Nations (GALMUN), a leading Model United Nations conference hosted by St. Joseph Seminary & High School-Almotran in Nazareth in cooperation with Retorika for Multiculturalism. Hosted at the Golden Crown Hotel in Nazareth, GALMUN brings students from different backgrounds together for a two-day Model United Nations experience, helping…
PATHWAYS organized and implemented an intensive, four-day Negotiation Education Summer Institute for 23 English Language educators at the Alon Tavor Field School, August 8-11, 2016. The program was supported and funded by the U.S. Embassy in Israel.The goal of the program was to build a foundational understanding of negotiation theory and practice, and to explore how these ideas can be…
PATHWAYS launched its inaugural year as a registered non-profit with a series of Game Changers workshops with 16 high schools (8 pairs) across Israel, representing a diverse cross-section of communities.Over 320 students (20 per school) participated in experiential two-day workshops - one day hosted by each school in a pair - in which they discovered and applied a problem-solving approach…