Alma hosts Young in Spirit, a program for gifted students who love to read, write and study. The three-year course is for students in the 10th – 12th grades of high school from various schools in various regions of the country. They come together in a unique program that combines a day of study every week, intense seminars, study tours and guest lecturers, and that awards the students 5 high school matriculation points. The program takes place in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, the southern coastal plain and Karmiel.

Students accepted into Young in Spirit come from a variety of backgrounds, from both the state education system and the religious state education system, from various ethnic groups and diverse socioeconomic backgrounds.

To be accepted into the program, students go through a screening process that includes a workshop and a personal interview.