The school is regarded as among the best in the country, with its students acquiring qualifications that enable them to find good jobs while pursuing university studies.
Its curriculum places an emphasis on science and technology and underlines the importance of personal and social responsibility.
Senior high school students can choose from nine tracks, including business administration, chemistry and biotechnology, construction and design, and mass media production.
It shares educational materials with all Spanish-speaking ORT schools, developing the same material in different formats, and educational units come with a guide for teachers. In total more than 600 schools and educational institutes have subscribed to this information.
ORT Argentina was created in 1936. It opened its first school in Buenos Aires in 1941 to support the influx of refugees and meet the country’s need for skilled workers. By 1945, it was providing technical courses and apprenticeship training to 150 students.
Costa Rica
More than 60 years ago, the Instituto Dr. Jaim Weizman was established in Costa Rica’s capital, San José. The school joined the ORT network in 2022 as an affiliate school.
Israel
World ORT operates in Israel as World ORT Kadima Mada (WOKM), implementing programs that have raised standards of STEM education in underprivileged communities throughout the country’s northern and southern peripheries.
Canada
ORT Canada is a fundraising organization that supports educational projects and raises money for global World ORT programs. It has raised millions of dollars for ORT projects in Israel.