JOIN Israel gives students in grades 6, 7 and 8 a taste of higher education to spur them to greater levels of academic motivation and excellence. Mini-courses of five, four-hour sessions held on the campuses of the Weizmann Institute and Bar-Ilan University cover topics such as biotechnology, robotics, law, and applied chemistry. The exposure to some of the most fascinating theories, discoveries and experiments in modern science and law whets students’ appetite for more.