Beginning Sunday, the IDF will send hundreds of high-ranking officers into Israel's secondary school system, to meet with educators in the junior high and high schools. The program, called "Educators and Officers on the Road to Values," represents the first time that the IDF will be working together with educators in order to transmit IDF values and to develop educational 
Participants in the program will tackle topics such as relations between the army and civilian society.
programs for Israeli pupils.
Participants in the program will tackle topics such as relations between the army and civilian society, the IDF as a "people's army," and the joint responsibility of teachers and the army in educating youth. In addition, educators will receive full information about aspects of IDF service in its various branches, and officers will learn about the IDF's place in the education system.
The program is sponsored jointly by the IDF and the Education and Defense Ministries. The IDF issued a statement saying that the program is "another aspect of encouraging the connection between the IDF and Israeli society, with an emphasis on educators." The program will continue for ten days, during which some 350 officers – captains and higher – will participate, representating all branches of the IDF.
The officers will be split into about 50 groups, each led by a colonel. During the course of the program, each team will visit three to four schools across the country. Altogether, the groups are expected to visit 280 educational institutions, representing about a third of all high school students, from all educational streams.