Education
In 2005, a minefield on the outskirts of Umm Tuba was cleared of hundreds of Jordanian mines by Israel to ready the site for the construction of a new high school. The Wingate Charitable Trust has established a joint Jewish-Arab project in which fifth and sixth graders from Umm Tuba and Kiryat HaYovel study science together. At each meeting the children learn about a scientific concept, while becoming acquainted with each other's language and culture. Through the Abraham Project at the Bible Lands Museum in Givat Ram, fourth graders from Umm Tuba meet with their Jewish peers to learn about their common ancestor, Abraham/Ibrahim. In 2012, Umm Tuba Elementary School took part in an environmental water conservation project financed by the Jerusalem Foundation.
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