Swimming Team from Raanana

Check out this article about the swim team of 13 and 14 year olds that represented Raanana (and Israel in fact) at a swimming competition in Poland this week. The swim meet focused on integrating able-bodied and disabled swimmers.

The kids came from various Raanana schools - Sharon, Rimmon, Maytarim, Royee Klien.

Europe wiothout Barriers

Kids Days Out Israel!

This is a great blog full of fun ideas of what to do with the kids. These kids activities are across the country, not in Raanana, but definately worth looking at.

KID'S DAYS OUT ISRAEL!

Swimming lessons for kids in Raaanan

Although there are private swimming teachers in and around Raanana (including in Kiryat Ganim and Givat Chen) the municipal swimming pool also offers courses, one on one lessons and training. The team of teachers is highly professional and experienced and the swimming school is run like clock work. They teach toddlers, first time swimmers and have training groups which in 2012 will start competing in competitions against other swimming schools. Their prices are also reasonable: For older kids ( about 10years - eighteen) training is twice a week for an hour and costs 260 shekels a month. A course for a 6 year old who doesn't know how to swim consists of 8 lessons (2 a week) and costs 400 shekels. There are about 8 kids in each group.
For more information call the pool at09 700700 and speak to Ya'ara.
http://factoidz.com/raanana-living-guide-raanana-municipal-swimming-pool/

Raanana Boys Religious High School Roi Klien

This is a down to earth article about the one government religious boy's high school in Raanana - Roi Klien. It gives facts and snippets of information that parents might want to know when deciding where to send their kids.

Roi Klien

Therapeutic Horse Riding in Raanana

Although I know there are several horse riding stables in and around Raanana I want to recommend the one I am familiar with "Chavat HaChaim" of Life Farm. Apart from anything else the owners are extremely warm hearted and welcoming, making everyone feel part of an extended family. The Life Farm gives riding leasons to children with all manner of disabilities and handicaps as well as kids and adults that are interested in standard riding lessons and even in competing. The Life Farm has a group of kids which competes in national competitions as well as having general competitions between the Life Farm riders a few times a year. The Life Farm also holds frequent social get togethers, barbeques, and holiday riding courses.

Whether you are interested in therapeutic riding for your child's autism, ADD/ADHD, physical handicap or simply for sport and recreation the Life Farm gets my vote.

You can contact the owner of the Life Farm - Shlomi at :0574560374

Or you can just arrive and have a look around, the Life Farm is on Kvish Kfar Nuchman between Kfar Nuchman and the Raanana cemetery.

FOr the Life Farm website go here: Havat HaHaim

You can also read here about one mother's experience with therapeutic horse riding.

Where to have a kid's birthday party in Raanana?

here are a few ideas of places in Raanana where you can have a kid's birthday party:

Bowling Alley\Home

Park

Tokyo Park

V.I.P. Movies

Diada

On a gondola

McDonald's

Jimboree

For all the details - prices, venue addresses, contact infomation and what you'll get for your money click here:

Raanana Birthday Party Venues

Where to have a kid's party in Raanana - Bowling Alley

If you are looking for a different and fun venue for your kid's birthday party in Raanana then try this ten pin bowling alley right in the middle of Raanana industrial area.

For all the details of cost, when, where and how click on the link below:



Raanana Ten Pin Bowling Alley

Raanana cheap family clothing stores

Where to buy cheap clothes for the whole family. When you have a lot of kids or kids that ruin their clothes within weeks of buying them then there is no point spending loads of money on expensive clothes. Instead buy you family's clothes at one of the less expensive clothing stores in Raanana. These stores also print up the school T-shirts, and some give discounts to large families. You can also find modest clothing, tsitsiot, kippot and shoes at some of these stores. These are not Outlet stores just inexpensive no name brand stores. Check out the list of low cost family clothing stores in Raanana by clicking on the link below:

Low Cost Family Clothing Stores in Raanana

What can you do at Raanana Park?

You'll be surprised how much there is to do at Park Raanana, this article tells you of all the things to see and do in Park Raanana including the art, lake, restaurant and gym. You can easily enjoy between an hour and 3 hours of fun with your kids at the Raanana Park.

Click here: Park Raanana for open hours, cost and explination of all the available activities at this great park.

IDF enlistment process explained - in English!!

This is not related directly to Raanana but should be very useful to English speaking parents with kids going into the Israeli army. It explains the first meeting with the IDF and the events leading up to the first day of army service.

Israeli Army Explained

Israeli Bagrut Explained

Although this is a more general subject and not specifically about the city of Raanana I know Bagrut confused me when I first arrived in Israel so I researched the subject and put together this article to try and explain it. I wrote this article about Bagrut at the end of 2009 so some of the info may need revising. I'd be happy to hear from anyone who has more information on the subject.

As far as "migimot" go I am going to write another post soon about which Raanana schools offer which migimot, at the moment I can tell you that Royee Klien school offers physics, computers and graphic design as well as having a few pupils who are doing robotics. The few pupils studying robotics get bused out to Aviv school where robotics is a migima.

Israeli Bagrut Explained

Summer Holiday Activities for Kids in Raanana

You can keep yourself and the kids very busy in and around Raanana during the summer holidays and also the other school holidays throughout the year. The municipality as well as several private organizations put on different activities as well as there being all the beautiful Raanana parks to visit and the nearby Hertzalia beaches.

Have a look through this list of activities, most of them are available all year round.

Summer Kids Activities