The Association for Promoting Projects

Established in 1994, the Association for Promoting Projects in Education, Culture, and Sports aims to realize Kaye College's vision of community involvement, benefiting both the college and the community.

The Association runs educational activities and is involved in developing a culture of leisure in the Jewish and Bedouin sectors. College alumni and academic staff are engaged in its projects, and their involvement with the Association is highly valued.

A variety of courses in sports and arts are offered to senior citizens, children, and the wider public. Certification programs train instructors in arts and sports for informal education settings.

The Association also runs the Social Academy, a program for young adults (aged eighteen and older) with an autism diagnosis.

Overall, the diverse activities of the Association for Promoting Projects in Education, Culture, and Sports play an important role in the college's impactful engagement with the community.

Tarshish – The School for Retirees

“I grow old ever learning many things.” These are the words of the well known Greek statesman, Solon. In the spirit of this quote, Kaye Academic College of Education runs Tarshish – The School for Retirees.

Tarshish’s philosophy, retirees teaching retirees, means that lecturers and students are given the opportunity to teach and study at an academic institution even after they have retired. Kaye College makes its facilities and teaching resources available to Tarshish, thereby promoting an appropriate and unique level of learning that suits the retirees’ needs. The school’s objective is to provide a learning experience for retirees in a relaxed atmosphere that is warm, supportive and friendly (without exams, papers or grades).

The curriculum includes a very diverse selection of elective courses and social and cultural activities.

Additionally, Tarshish offers online courses, organizes museum and gallery tours as part of the Art and Artists in Israel course, tours of the Cinematheque as part of the Cinema course, musical meetings which are part of the Playing the Piano course, and concert outings during the Listening to Music course.

Tarshish was primarily founded by retirees for retirees, making it different than any other learning program.