Mofet
Encyclopedia
Mofet is an educational program
developed in order to promote academic education in Israel. MoFeT is a Hebrew acronym composed of the initial letters of "Mathematics
, Physics
, Culture
"; the Hebrew word mofet means: "paragon; outstanding exemplar".
The Mofet program is usually offered at middle and high schools, but in 2003 Mofet began to include elementary schools as well. The Mofet program focuses on mathematics
, physics
, chemistry
, English
and computers. High school students (Grades 10-12) in Mofet classes are encouraged to take a higher level of matriculation units in these subjects.
Of about 1.5 million Israeli students enrolled for the 2005-2006 school year, about 20,000 students participate in the Mofet program in their schools and about 2500 students participate through extracurricular settings.
Educational program
An educational program is a program written by the ministry of education which determines the learning progress of each subject in all the stages of formal education....
developed in order to promote academic education in Israel. MoFeT is a Hebrew acronym composed of the initial letters of "Mathematics
Mathematics
Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
, Physics
Physics
Physics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic...
, Culture
Culture
Culture is a term that has many different inter-related meanings. For example, in 1952, Alfred Kroeber and Clyde Kluckhohn compiled a list of 164 definitions of "culture" in Culture: A Critical Review of Concepts and Definitions...
"; the Hebrew word mofet means: "paragon; outstanding exemplar".
The Mofet program is usually offered at middle and high schools, but in 2003 Mofet began to include elementary schools as well. The Mofet program focuses on mathematics
Mathematics
Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
, physics
Physics
Physics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic...
, chemistry
Chemistry
Chemistry is the science of matter, especially its chemical reactions, but also its composition, structure and properties. Chemistry is concerned with atoms and their interactions with other atoms, and particularly with the properties of chemical bonds....
, English
English studies
English studies is an academic discipline that includes the study of literatures written in the English language , English linguistics English studies is an academic discipline that includes the study of literatures written in the English language (including literatures from the U.K., U.S.,...
and computers. High school students (Grades 10-12) in Mofet classes are encouraged to take a higher level of matriculation units in these subjects.
Of about 1.5 million Israeli students enrolled for the 2005-2006 school year, about 20,000 students participate in the Mofet program in their schools and about 2500 students participate through extracurricular settings.