You have the opportunity to join now. The Ulpan course lasts for about five months, from February to July and from September to January. There have been over 30 ulpanim so far on Sde Eliyahu. The Kibbutz ulpan is aimed at new immigrants who need to learn Hebrew, but who also wish to experience kibbutz life, sometimes with the view to joining a kibbutz. The ulpan on Sde Eliyahu also has the additional attraction of allowing the students to live in a religious atmosphere.
Many tourists also come to learn at the ulpan.
In a lot of cases, students from overseas will take a year's leave from their studies to come to Israel. Their first stop in their year of discovery is the ulpan. The kibbutz ulpan is based on a day's learning and an alternate day's working in various branches of the kibbutz. American students have the opportunity to earn upto 8 college credits in conjunction with the University of Haifa.