Ein Bustan is a Jewish-Arab non-profit organization for social change that works in the field of bilingual and multicultural education, based on the principles of Waldorf education. The association’s goal is to bring people together and to serve as a bridge between the Arab and Jewish neighboring populations, in order to build together a society based on shared life and peace. The members of Ein Bustan share a social vision in which Jews and Arabs live together in equality, peace, and mutual understanding.
Creating such a reality is achieved by sharing each other’s languages and cultures, and regarding the differences between us as a resource and an opportunity for enrichment and learning rather than as a source of conflict. Today, the organization operates daily educational facilities for children aged 1-6, which includes a nursery and a multi-aged kindergarten, located in the Bedouin village of H’ilf, and also organizes and encourages other afternoon activities which bring together and promote dialogue and understanding also between the adults from the neighboring communities.
