MadaPark

The MadaPark Campus serves as an activity center for the residents of Kiryat Yam and the surrounding areas. It includes the city's D. Dan Kahn Science Center which incorporates a number of science and technology labs, as well as an open-air science park full of hands-on activities that demonstrate physics theories, an oceanarium, a planetarium, a professional athletic field, the Nate Lipson Ethiopian Heritage Center and a sea sports center.

Educational and enrichment MadaPark programs, developed by World ORT Kadima Mada, in line with the national curriculum, are attended by children of all ages, from nursery school age up to senior high teenagers.

In addition, MadaPark welcomes groups of students and adults who undertake educational and experiential scientific activities in a variety of disciplines ranging from astronomy to marine biology. The park has a staff of seven Hebrew speaking instructors and six Arabic-speaking instructors, all responsible for maintenance and coordination of activities and training.

Annual MadaPark Activities

1. Hosting roughly 3,800 students and visitors from all over the country.

2. Hosting the elderly and groups of retirees from the North and Kiryat Yam. (Reut Club and the Dorot Community Center).

3. Opening the MadaPark to students from the Arab sector: writing content in Arabic; training Arabic-speaking instructors, hosting an exposure meeting with the Science Supervisor of the Arab sector from the Ministry of Education.

4. Special days of exposure to the park and its activity to principals and teachers.

5. Open Day for the general public for about 100 visitors with the possibility of expanding this to a weekly open day in the future.

6. Hosting donor delegations from around the world. As a result of these visits, we received a donation of a telescope that will be used by the students of Kiryat Yam as part of the space exploration program in the park.

7. Activities and celebration of birthdays in the park.