Twenty years ago, Neveh Channah
joined the Ohr Torah Stone
Educational Network
founded by Rabbi Shlomo Riskin, Chief Rabbi of the city, Efrat, Israel.
The school, named in memory of Anna Ehrman, is located in the
Etzion
Bloc, 15 kilometers
south of Bethlehem. It serves about 250 young religious women
of the Etzion Bloc and
Jerusalem areas in
grades 9 to 12.
Educational Principles & Practice at Neveh
Channah
From its inception,
Neveh Channah's framework and programs have been designed
based on the belief that school is first and foremost a place
of education. To accomplish this, it has expanded its
educational activities beyond the standard teaching hours. The
following aspects represent the influence of these beliefs on
the educational framework:
1. There is an
extended school day. (A hot lunch is served to the girls.) The
additional hours are used for the following purposes:
* In depth Torah
studies with an emphasis on studying, understanding, and
observing the Torah Commandments.
* An educational program
that deals with relevant topics and educational subjects that
are related to the religious and social world of the students.
* The "Aishet Chayil" (Woman of Valor) program which is
geared towards preparing the girls for their role in life.
2. One of the values
that Neveh Channah, as an educational institution, aims to
instill in its students, is the importance of community
involvement. The students volunteer in the
community once a week. They assist children with
learning disabilities, help blind and elderly people, etc. The
school works together with the students and instructs them in
planning these activities.
3. Neveh Channah
devotes special attention to creating a "family-like"
atmosphere in the relationships between the students
themselves, and the students and the staff. Frequent
individual conversations with the homeroom teachers and close
contact with the counselors exemplify the attention which is
paid to the students.
4. The long school day is
divided between Jewish Studies and General Studies. The
students are well prepared for advanced academic studies. Over
the years a rich curriculum has been developed, one which
allows the students to achieve high grades in the National
Matriculation Examinations in a wide range of subjects.
Mathematics and English are taught on various levels. Major
Concentrations in the following subjects: Physics, Biology,
Computer Science, Israeli Geography, Literature, History,
Music and Arts.
6. Emphasis is placed on giving the
students Information Literacy Skills which will enable them to
become Life Long Learners. Information technology is
integrated with curricular subjects to enable the students to
learn by inquiry and research.
Distance learning and project collaboration with students
across the globe are an important part of our educational
activities.
Visit our
school's web site to see what the Neveh Channah experience
is like.
