MAGEN Center: A center for empowerment of the body and mind using the Social-Emotional Learning (S.E.L.) approach

MAGEN offers a response to children and teens who live on the margins of society and who may be at risk.

MAGEN transforms risk into an opportunity through empowerment of "mind, body, and soul" by focusing on the individuals’ strengths and by helping them form a stable Israeli-Jewish identity.

We believe that the secret to a happy and fulfilled life is the ability to receive what one needs psychologically from one’s immediate social environment. Through the “Greenhouse” method, which is designed to satisfy one’s psychological needs for connection, self-efficacy, meaning, and enjoyment, individuals can effectively face challenges, realize their inherent potential, and fulfill their dreams.

The center offers a variety of programs and activities to empower participants.

Programs:

1. The MAGEN program for empowering and assisting youth through informal education
   
   
2. The MAGEN approach at the Israeli Academy for Social-Emotional Learning
   • Training educators and caregivers in the MAGEN approach
   • Development of enrichment and learning materials in line with the MAGEN approach
   • Teacher-training on how to create a "school for the soul"
     
     
3. Human Empowerment Clinic using the MAGEN approach