
The Sde Boker Educational Campus project began in July 2009 and is expected to be completed by the end of 2010. There are currently 1800 citizens living at the at Ben-Gurion village, where the existing education complex serves 350 children under the age of 18 from Sde Boker, 166 from Ramat Negev settlements, and 60 from Mitspe Ramon. The new Green Campus which will be built using green environmentally-friendly techniques will house 16 classrooms, sport fields, offices, and meeting rooms for the school staff.