News and Updates
30.05.2023
Interview in “Yedioth Ahronoth”
“If a child learns on a daily basis to practice social and emotional skills, he gets tools for emotional regulation, which help him regain balance and control impulses. The app’s feedback also reveals to him what he is good at, which strengthens and calms.” This is what Naomi Govrin-Schwartz, the SEL Challenge menaging director, shared […]
08.01.2023
“Opinion column in “Education Time
“In Israel, the nation of startups and entrepreneurship, there are high-tech professionals, teachers and teaching staff who can make their mark in the field. In order to not be left behind and to be considered outdated, the world is waiting for the next great educational gospel, for technology that everyone will implement. It is certainly […]
04.01.2023
The Marker” Interview”
“Studies show that social-emotional learning is consistently and positively related to an increase in achievements, lowering anxiety and depression and increasing happiness and mental well-being, success in careers and relationships and high civic involvement.”. This is what Eran Faingbaum, CEO of Oracle Israel, our esteemed partner, shared in an interview with “The Marker” newspaper. Press […]
28.12.2022
Interview – “Radio Tel Aviv”
“We bring Startup Nation to education” This is what Naomi Govrin-Schwartz shared in a comprehensive and fascinating interview on Tel Aviv Radio’s City Square program. In the interview, Naomi described the need for social-emotional learning, she gave examples of what is happening today in the field and how important it is. Press here to listen.
26.12.2022
Article in the “LaIsha” magazine
“Social emotional skills have a major influence on a person’s life – from studies to employment” This is what Naomi Govrin-Schwartz, the Challenge managing director, shared in an interview with the “LaIsha” magazine published this week. The interest in the challenge and our participating startups is at its peak! To read the full article press […]
25.12.2022
Article on “Walla!”
Comprehensive and fascinating coverage that was published in “Walla!”, which included an interview with Eran Feigenbaum, CEO of Oracle Israel, our partners in the challenge, together with Vered SitVon, a science teacher and educator at the “Six-Year Yeshi” high school in Hadera and Amit Lichtman, an English teacher at the multidisciplinary school Amal Amirim in […]
22.12.2022
Article on ‘Channel 12 News in Arabic’
Asraa Haj-Yahia, a pioneer teacher who is participating in this year’s pilots, was interviewed together with Naomi Govrin-Schwartz, the director of the program, for a fascinating conversation about the challenge and its importance. Asraa shared that “we live in the 21st century, therefore as a school and as educators our role is to equip the […]
04.12.2022
Interview on “Kan News – Nightly Edition”
"We focus not only on the cognitive aspects of the students, but also on their social and emotional well-being." Naomi Govrin-Shwartz, Managing Director of the Challenge, shared in her intreview from 26.11.22.
23.10.2022
Interview on GALATZ, national radio station
Adi Zand, from 'Kelim Shluvim' and Shonnie Shams from 'SpeakingPal' interviewed for Galatz financial program, on 'Hi Tech Day'.
23.10.2022
Our opening event on ‘Globes’
8200 Alumni association, Oracle and the Azrieli Foundation are promoting social emotional skills in schools.. article on our opening event!
23.10.2022
“Interview in “Calcalist Tech
Education in Israel desperately needs technology intervention. Why won't it happen?
07.09.2022
Articale on ‘Globes’
Those skills are important for success in school, in one’s career, in relationships and during any period of one’s life. This is what Eyal Eshed, CEO and Co-founder of SpeakingPal. shared in an article in Globes. Eyal described his journey, in which he established and sold different companies related to the education field. He also […]
30.08.2022
News story on Channel 13’s main news edition
A comprehensive and interesting article about the challenge and META, one of the startups competing in the challenge.
09.08.2022
Interview on ‘Hi-tech in the Jams’ (Podcast)
An interview by Naomi Govrin-Schwartz, for the leading podcast in the ecosystem, from 'Calcalist', where she shared about how technology can help in education, and why it is important to develop social and emotional skills and more...
03.08.2022
News Story on ‘MAKO’
Three startups competing in the challenge were presented in a fascinating article, along with Galit Gal, our board member and CEO of Philanthropy at the Azrieli Israel Foundation, who shared why it is important to implement SEL in classrooms and which move is promoted by the Challenge. For further reading, click here.
01.08.2022
News Story on Channel 13
Michael Peled, CEO and founder of SingIT, one of the startups competing in the challenge, was interviewed and described his path and the goal of their product. He shared that the company started working even before he finished high school! Along with Michael, Naomi Govrin-Schwartz discussed the purpose of the challenge and the importance of […]
30.07.2022
News Story on ‘Next’
"The teacher becomes a mentor" This is what Uri Shapira, CEO of Eureka-World, one of the startups competing in the challenge, shared in the Next program on Channel 12...
17.01.2022
News Story on Channel 14’s morning show
"It shows how critical this thing is, at the heart of the ministry of education work" ... Naomi Guvrin-Schwartz and Daniel Kovler on the morning show
11.01.2022
Interview on Channel 7
Emotion, education, high-tech and... a million shekel...
09.01.2022
Article on Walla!
An article about the challenge, the need for personalized learning and the development of social emotional skills in every classroom..
07.01.2022
Interview on the ‘Hungry for Knowledge’ podcast
Intreview by Naomi Govrin-Swartz, Manging Director of the SEL Challenge, to the leading Learning podcast in Israel.
28.12.2021
Launching Event – 12.1.22
The launch event took place on 12.1.22, and was attended by over than 200 participants. To watch the recording of the event and more information...