Mechinat Minsharim Kalo

Mechinat Minsharim Kalo is a non-denominational mechina in Chof HaCarmel field school, near Kibbutz Ma'agan Michael, Israel, for gap-year students.

A secular pre-military academy founded in 2005 by Maj. Gen. (res.) Muki Betzer and Prof. Yossi Leshem, near Kibbutz Ma'agan Michael, promoting responsibility, initiative, and Zionism toward social and military leadership. For secular 12th-grade graduates deferring military service for personal development, learning, community contribution, trips, leadership workshops, and group living.

Duration

Gap Year

How to sign up

Contact the program directly.

https://www.mnesharimkalu.org/

Contact

https://www.mnesharimkalu.org/

Last updated: July 23, 2026