Middle East Coordinator: Yasmine Masri

Yasmine Masri is an Israeli- Arab/ Palestinian English teacher. She has been an English teacher since 2011 in Deir Al-Asad Comprehensive school. She finished her English Master’s in Tel- Aviv university in TESOL. Since 2015 she has participated in the Access program, which develops English language skills amongst economically-disadvantaged youths. It introduces and exposes them to the American culture and society through enhancement activities. In 2018, Yasmine was selected by the staff of the U.S embassy in Israel to participate in IVLP exchange program. Through short-term visits to the United States, participants (English teachers) had professional meetings that reflected their professional interests and supported the foreign policy goals of the United States.