• teach you new skills
• express your creativity
• pamper your self-esteem,
• while exploring a wide-range of exciting medium

During each session you will create amazing, unique projects using quality materials with personalized attention and all in a relaxed atmosphere.

Young Artists – Grades 1-12

In this 1.5 hour chug …which takes place in both Efrat & Jerusalem (@ First Station) we get a taste of many different types of art…from mosaics & fused glass, resin art, paint pouring, wax hands & candle making ,sewing, landscape painting, glass painting, fimo, to edible art & even spa month (where we make our own lip balms, soaps, bath salts, face masks) & more…

Classes are small 4-8 students and divided by age.

Advanced Painting & Sketching – Grades 7 & up:

We journey from pencil, to charcoal, to watercolor, Acrylic and Oils including exploring the techniques of the Masters (previous experience required)

Mosaics & Advanced Glass – Adults

Learn the Art of mosaics, cutting & shaping glass & tile, glass fusing, stained glass & glass sculpture. Whether you’re a beginner or advanced student there are always more to new techniques to explore.

Come make your dream project that will be in your family for generations…and don’t be surprised that this will become the most enjoyable hours of your week!

• Your kids will enjoy a special after school class at the Jerusalem Biblical Zoo.
• Experiential learning sessions with the animals in the open garden spaces.
• Behind-the-scenes tours and observations.
• Get to know the Zoo staff with a variety of experiential and challenging activities.
• Learn about animal communication, species diversity, nature conservation, parents and offspring, the food chain and more …

All participants in the zoo class receive a personal subscription to the Zoo that is valid until the end of the school year!

Aquarium Chug

Come dive into the wonderful world of the Israel Aquarium!
Encounters with marine creatures from the Red Sea to the Sea of Galilee.

• Learn about issues in the environment and the protection of the sea.
• Be involved in raising awareness of enviornmental issues.
• Learn how to take care of  various marine animals accompanied by a team of behind-the-scenes therapists.
• Visit to the laboratory and kitchen of the Israel Aquarium

The Jerusalem Debate Chug will take place in person, every Sunday from 6:00pm-9:00pm at Pelech High School.

The chug is open to teenagers entering grades 7-12 and will cater both to experienced debaters and to those trying it out for the first time to ensure the best experience for all.

Corona Restrictions

Per current regulations, we will be working in groups of up to ten at a time, while maintaining the appropriate distance. We will of course adhere to any new regulations should they change.

Due to the Covid regulations it is paramount that we have precise numbers. If you are interested in attending, please fill out the form below.

The climbing chugim in the bloc combine climbing training with social games that encourage interaction, thinking and training of the body. Together with our instructors, children will learn climbing techniques, how to walk on ropes, play games and have fun in our air-conditioned climbing center.

What’s included?

Climbing activities, climbing games, rope walking, children’s games with madrichim (counselors)

TRY IT OUT – Come and enjoy our Chugim open days – contact us for dates.

What is Bouldering?

Originally an activity where people started to climb over large rocks – boulders. Today it refers to any type of low altitude climbing (up to four meters) when the climb is over a very thick mattress that is authorized by the European union safety standards. Bouldering allows the climber to work on techniques and specific steps without having to climb an entire wall.

What will you find at The Bloc?

300 sqm of bouldering for all ages and levels!
Every week you will find a number of new routes!

We insist on using quality construction and creating interesting routes so that each visit will be something challenging and new.

Naomi’s students enjoy her lessons and quickly learn to LOVE the piano. Her teaching philosophy is simple – happy students learn to master piano intuitively.

Lessons can be given via ZOOM

Individual & group lessons offered, ages 4 and up

Whether on a standard track, or the Accelarated Piano Lab, students at MarkoMusic move through their music faster, and playing piano feels like a game.  It is natural and easy.

During the first few lessons, kids will learn how to use their hands, read music and find patterns on the keyboard. Within weeks, they’ll be hitting notes and playing music.

Piano Camp

Besides weekly lessons, kids can enroll in Express Piano Camps during holiday and summer vacations, and learn months’ worth of music in just a few days–this past summer novice beginners transformed into piano enthusiasts!

Lessons for Adults Too!

If you’re a mom wishing you had learned, or could continue learning, piano–it’s never too late. With your kids out at school, treat yourself to your own artistic outlet, and learn the music you enjoy, at your own pace

Experience the success for yourself with a free intro lesson!

Convenient, accessible location, flexible scheduling policy.

Chugim Programs

Join A Band

Enjoy playing… but want to do more than just play alone, or do you write songs and would like to develop them? Ever thought of joining a band? The time has come to do something about it. Come to the program at Lenagen Bekef, where we’ll put you in a group and provide you with expert hadrachah (instruction).  With dedication, you’ll be ready to perform on stage and even record a track in a studio. For all ages and levels.

Private Lessons

Learn some of your favorite songs as you gain a solid foundation in the instrument of your choice. We offer a wide selection of lessons, including in guitar, bass guitar, drums, percussion, piano, violin, clarinet, saxophone, voice (yes, your voice is an instrument), accordion, flute, recorder, trombone, trumpet and harmonica.  For all ages and levels, no prior knowledge needed.

Music for Kids

Let us introduce your children to the sights, sounds, beats and rhythms of the wonderful world of music. For ages 4-7

Family Time

Spend quality time as a family by learning an instrument together or forming a family band. For all ages and levels, no prior knowledge needed.

Golden Ages

Chugim aren’t just for kids – if you’re retired and looking for a great hobby, what better way to spend your time than playing music? For all levels, no prior knowledge needed. And no, it’s never too late to start learning an instrument.

Rehearsal Rooms

Need a place to practice? Just give us a call and we’ll set a time.

Lessons include riding, horse care & grooming, basic veterinary science, horse training, archery, lasso throwing and more.

Horseback riding lessons at King David Stables will do the following for your children…

• instill sportsmanlike qualities
• develop an affinity for animals
• strengthen self-confidence
• provide a source of pride
• establish a sense of belonging to a place of unique and quality atmosphere

The program is adapted to each participant according to his/her age and riding ability. The younger children begin riding on ponies and progress gradually to larger horses.

Class Options

Private: 45 minute lesson, once a week
Group: 60 minute lesson, once a week in the appropriate group (depending on age and riding ability)

King David Stables is located in a yishuv called Yad Shmona just a 15 minute drive outside of Jerusalem off Route 1.

ThinkHigher is a thinking club which aims to make students pilots of their education instead of passengers. We mostly work in science, tech, engineering and robotics. But as the year goes on, each class is led more and more by the curiosity of our students.

Students will be interviewed.  There are several classes/week but class-size is limited.

Past Projects

Past subjects have included: video production and graphic design, all different levels of programming (obviously), astronomy, clusters of distributed networks and different topologies, steam power industry optimization in sawmills, nuclear reactions, Minecraft hacks (so the laws of physics were different for solids and for liquids – water poured up after that…) biology, Darwin, and (believe it or not) art history.

Our HackerSpace

We have a great HackerSpace and a really great Robotics Lab (probably the best in Israel) and we believe in making things.

Some things we’ve made in the past: hydraulic robot arms, water fountains that work on air pressure, Hoberman Spheres made of LEGO, robots that sort LEGOs by colour (both from instructions, and our own designs).  We’ve made one app that gets you to the closest miklat within a 90-second run, and another app which improves Dyslexic people’s ability to read at a rate of 60%.  (It was incorporated in Chrome by Google.)  We made a Millenium Falcon UAV with a pump action shotgun that shoots marshmallows.  We’ve made jellybeans and have eaten them from our own TARDIS candy machine – which we also made.  (For the record, we are never making Jellybeans again.)

Tournaments

Sometimes we compete in tournaments. Most students will participate in FLL this year, will learn a lot and have an amazing time in the process. We are less concerned with winning than we are with feeling we accomplished something valuable. (Though, win-or-lose, few other teams have had their inventions bought by Google.)

Field Trips

ThinkHigher includes field trips. They are not mandatory, but they’re pretty great and students will want to earn your permission to go.

Past field trips have included: Intel, Google, the Logistics Centre of Osem (sounds boring but it’s amazing.) (Except, that everything smells like chumus.) A Kaisen-method printer assembly plant of HP, the (very NON-Kaisen) production line at Comverse, an air force base, Facebook, a mushroom farm, the biotech lab at Hebrew University, Teva, and others.

There will be several camping trips. Sometimes we cycle together. There are movie nights about every month. And BBQs. And astronomy nights sometimes… on the North Tower…

Tamar’s spinning classes are inspired with choreography that coordinates with varied genres of music. She keeps riders interested with intervals of climbs, sprints and upper body conditioning, all integrated into her creatively curated playlists.

Pilates for Girls/Women

Tamar offers tailor-made high performance, low-impact workouts that builds strength and endurance. Tamar can create personalized sessions on the pilates equipment to strengthen while simultaneously improving posture and balance. Tamar will customize a routine depending on your personal goals – whether you are seeking to improve your physical wellbeing, cross train for competitive events, elevate your physical therapy routine, or reverse the damage of sitting at a desk all day.

About the instructor

In the summer of 2011, when Tamar moved to Jerusalem, she was seeking an exercise routine similar to what she had experienced in New York. She searched for a fun filled intense cardio spinning experience which would provide an outlet for stress release, recharge her batteries and encourage introspection through uplifting music. Unable to replicate her US experience, Tamar completed her certification and found her calling converting Jerusalem residents into spinning aficionados.

Spinning encourages confidence and self esteem.

“Recent studies indicate that teens at this age are more vulnerable to stress, but they can develop life long coping mechanisms through meditation, exercise or listening to music (Developmental Science Review 2016). Spinning has elements of all 3!”

Gymnasts are divided into age groups and will learn floor exercises, use balance beams, trampolines and other gymnastics equipment. The classes are taught by women and the final show at the end of the season is for women only.

This is a great gymnastics class for olim!

Branches

There are three branches of Kfitz Kfotz across the city including Katamon, Kiryat Moshe and Har Homa. The program is run by Tehila, Tanya and Temima.