Educating for Excellence (e4e) strives to strengthen Israeli society by reducing social gaps and creating equal opportunities for children with potential for excellence who reside within Israel’s social and geographic periphery. Over 150,000 children with potential for excellence and who live in Israel’s socio-geographic periphery, do not have access to the support that would enable them to realize their capabilities, and many of them have difficulty completing their scholastic education and integrating within society. Educating for Excellence was established in 1999 and it operates over 50 unique educational centers nationwide. These centers serve over 2,500 children and youths, as well as approximately 800 scholarship students who provide the children with a positive role model.