My partner Adrienne wants to visit Venice, so what better "present" can I give her than a virtual trip to Venice!

Let's start our tour by getting our bearings and finding out about the famous sites in Venice. There is information here about all the tourist attractions including how to get around on water buses and gondalos..you can't actually hear the music, but you can get a feel of what it's like being in Venice. I'll sing for you  O salomia ...

http://www.goporta.com/venice/RialtoBridge.htm
 

and yes this is the famous Rialto bridge- as Shakespeare;s character Shylock would say "Oft on the Rialto...

Now in order to undestand something about Venice's history, I suggest we go to this site

http://www.boglewood.com/timeline/home.html
this is Virtual history of Venice site where you can see the main historical events that occcured in Venice. There is also a timeline so you can compare this with what was happening in the rest of the world. did you know that Marco Polo sailed from Venice and brought spaghetti back to Italy with him?

At this stage it might be a good idea to take a walking tour of Venice. I know you're tired but while we're in venice we should try and see as much as possible.
http://www.venicescapes.org/guided
_tours_of_Venice.htm

While searching for places for you to visit in Venice I learnt that the first Jewish ghetto is in Venice and you can still visit it.
http://www.venice-ghetto.com/
venice-ghetto/welcome.html
In this site you can find out a lot about the Jews in Venice
 
 

I hope you enjoyed the tour- who knows maybe one day we can really goto Venice together. together!

1) Neveh Channah ~ Torah High School for Young Women
http://www.nevnet.etzion.k12.il/
 
 

Neveh Channah High School is located in the Etzion Bloc, 15 kilometers south of Bethlehem. It serves young religious women of the Gush Etzion and Jerusalem areas.  With Neveh Channah High School’s extended school day, students are able to take classes in the major academic as well as participate in programs which will prepare them to be a part of their community.  These include Torah studies, “Aishet Chayil,” the Woman of Valor program, which is geared towards preparing girls for their role in life, and community service.  The primary focus of this educational institution is to encourage students and staff to work and learn together in a “family” like environment.

Their website includes samples of students’ work and class projects, a discussion group for Neveh Channah students, and an explanation of their educational principles and practices.

2) The Hebrew University Secondary School – Jerusalem
http://www.leyada.jlm.k12.il/newsite/index.html
 
 

The Hebrew University Secondary School is designed for academically gifted and highly motivated students. 
Specifically, it targets children from lower socio-economic backgrounds which potentially could prevent them from fulfilling their intellectual potential. 

This high school can be likened to a “laboratory” in the sense that it develops new study programs and curricula. One of the major focuses of the school’s curriculum is to promote responsibility and social activism in the community.

Their website includes an explanation of the school’s pedagogical goals, a description of its unique study program, and sample projects students are currently completing

3) Ort Hatzor School
http://www.ramat-negev.org.il/etn/schools/hatzor/
The Ort-Everett Educational Center is made up of three sections: the elementary school (1-6 grade), the junior high school (7-9 grade) and the high school (10-12 grade). 

The principle behind this structure is the creation of a continuous learning process from the first to the twelfth grade. 
Today the educational center numbers about 1,050 pupils: elementary school-390, junior high school-370 and high school-280. The pupil population is heterogeneous. 

The underlying goal of the educational center is to create a social and educational framework which enables every pupil to express and realize his/her ability and potential both in the social and educational spheres. 

The website includes an introduction written by the principal, David Atmor, general information about the school, and a link to the school’s Internet Club.