Contact Information
Natalie Attia, International Coordinator
email: info@mgalil.org
phone: +972-50-595-6606
THE UPPER GALILEE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY (TUGLA)
The Upper Galilee Leadership Academy, TUGLA, was established in 1998, with the aim of growing connected and committed citizens who see themselves as a significant part of society and who have the ability to influence its design. Every year, we direct our graduates to take on national tasks and challenges in the fields of security, society, education and more.
Fields of Action on Which Our Agenda and Annual Plan Are Built
- Learning in the Mechina and outside of it, which comes from a desire to deepen and expand knowledge and consciousness, to shape our identity as people, as Jews, as Israelis, and Zionists, and to act in a proper and non-stereotyped manner.
- Significant meetings with different populations, with the aim of getting an in-depth understanding of Israeli society and the Jewish people.
- Outdoor activities, in order to get to know and connect with the landscapes of our country, learn to travel and navigate, and acquire self-confidence and necessary skills.
- Community service, which expresses one of our central values: caring for others. In addition, it gives Mechina participants an opportunity to get to know and learn about Israeli society and practice giving.
- Meaningful military service preparation, in order to maintain a strong and valuable army and to ensure quality commanders and officers.
- Activity with international Jewish communities, with the aim of learning about and getting to know the people, and understanding the importance of Diaspora Judaism and the relationship with it.
- Diverse activities that express the management and responsibility of the participants for the general conduct of the Mechina and for all tasks.
Methods of Operation
- The groups consist of a heterogeneous population from all over the country, from a variety of town sizes and types, value concepts and with many personal and Jewish identity definitions.
- Action as part of a very intensive program, which is spread over all hours of the day and week.
- An experience that combines a wide variety of activities, with the connecting factor between them all being the Mechina participant and the group.
- The program emphasizes cultivating a learning and thinking person who communicates with his or her environment and works for its benefit- the program includes: diverse and in-depth learning, community involvement, acquiring skills and practicing, performing and leading tasks, getting to know the landscapes of the country and its diverse population, meeting with people from abroad and more. All this in order to expose the Mechina participants to a variety of world views and experiences to help build their own identities. At the heart of the program is the personal process that each participant goes through, and a lot of time is devoted to personal conversations, setting goals and achieving them, as well as reflection for the participant himself/herself.
- Community involvement is a very significant element in the existence of the Mechina in that it brings to the fore a practical and valuable expression and the responsibility for the society in which we live. During the year the participants are integrated into individual and group engagement circles in various frameworks in the region.
- Full sharing and transparency between the adult staff and the participants in all administrative and behavioral aspects of the place.
- An uncompromising demand from the participants to take responsibility for themselves, the society, and the environmentboth in the Mechina routine and in the tasks.
- Placing the value of the participants' coping as a central motif, as individuals and as a group, a motif that is, in our opinion, a key condition for the growth and development of the participants during the year (as opposed to the natural tendency to give up on oneself, especially in crisis situations).
Website - https://galil-leadership.org/he/
Movie - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0KCnUDXu3U
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