West Bank

West Bank

World of English Language Learners (WELL)

Program Description:

This program develops participants' oral, written, and digital communication skills to enable them to communicate more effectively and confidently in English. Amideast aims to achieve this goal through actively engaging participants in intercultural group work and project-based learning on themed topics related to American culture, values, society, and current issues.

 

Target Audience:

English for Journalism & Media Literacy

This program provides participants with the English language skills essential for effective communication in journalism and media, while also fostering a deeper understanding of journalism's role in Palestinian society. It encourages participants to critically reflect on local media perceptions and introduces them to the core values and practices of American and international journalism. By focusing on media literacy and content creation, participants develop the skills to produce informed, compelling stories that have local and global relevance.

Start Your Own Business

Start Your Own Business is a 60- hour virtual training program to help young entrepreneurs develop and implement their business plans. Each 45-hour "Start Your Own Business" program provides the confidence that comes from thinking through key factors to ensure business growth and long-term success. Participants also receive 15 hours of individualized support and dedicated one-on-one coaching. The program connects participants to a network of entrepreneurs, business leaders, and experts motivated to help them succeed.

Start Your Own Business

"Start Your Own Business" is a 60- hour virtual training program to help young entrepreneurs develop and implement their business plans. Each 45-hour "Start Your Own Business" program provides the confidence that comes from thinking through key factors to ensure business growth and long-term success. Participants also receive 15 hours of individualized support and dedicated one-on-one coaching. The program connects participants to a network of entrepreneurs, business leaders, and experts motivated to help them succeed.

ONLINE TOEFL iBT Test Preparation Course

THE PROGRAM

Amideast is offering an ONLINE TOEFL iBT test preparation course for highly motivated participants looking to apply to international colleges in the near future.

This 30-hour course designed to prepare students with the necessary information and skills in taking this high stakes English language proficiency exam. The course focuses on skill building for each section of the test. Students will be fully prepared to understand the following:

SAT Test Preparation Courses

THE PROGRAM

Amideast is offering a 30-hour SAT test preparation course for highly motivated high school students applying to colleges in the U.S.

Training Delivery

The course runs twice a week in person.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

  • Currently a high school student
  • Excellent English language skills

HOW TO REGISTER 

Register in Ramallah Amideast Office.

Registration fee: 650 NIS per participant

Hope Fund - Supplemental

The Hope Fund program enables underserved Palestinian youth, many from refugee backgrounds, to benefit from an undergraduate education in the United States. The program provides grants (financial assistance) to promising, academically qualified but financially challenged students from the West Bank, and Jerusalem, to assist them in pursuing their undergraduate studies in the United States.

American English Scholarship Program (AESP)

THE PROGRAM

The American English Scholarship Program (AESP) is a 120-hour program funded by America House and the U.S. Office of Palestinian Affairs. The course focuses on developing participants’ English language proficiency focusing on 21st-century, communication, presentation, and business correspondence skills needed to advance in the workplace. Session topics focus on developing the participants' general English language targeting the four language skills, speaking, writing, listening and reading.