{"id":41,"date":"2024-01-21T10:44:02","date_gmt":"2024-01-21T10:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/machonchen.ch\/?page_id=41"},"modified":"2024-02-06T19:18:10","modified_gmt":"2024-02-06T19:18:10","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/machonchen.ch\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Our Story<\/em><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

One family, <\/strong>
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The thought of sending their daughters away from home at the tender age of fifteen filled a group of parents with dismay. Twenty-five years ago, Jewish girls who finished their compulsory Swiss schooling had to travel abroad to continue their education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This small group of pioneers opened a school, aptly naming it Machon Chen, Chen being the acronym for chachmos noshim<\/em>, ‘the wisest among women’, from the famous verse in Mishlei\/Proverbs (14:1): \u201cThe wisest among women \u2013 each builds her home.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A fitting name for a school that respects and nurtures the spirit of the next generation of Jewish women.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>

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\u201cThe education at Machon Chen complemented the upbringing my daughters received at home. While studying locally, they had the benefit of a strong and rich Kodesh program coupled with Machon Chen\u2019s high level of secular education, where they received the skills and the confidence to eventually support their husbands in Torah learning. They worked hard but also had loads of fun with extracurricular activities that developed their creativity and taught them responsibility. All this, while being in the safest place in the world for a girl to be in these formative years: at home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI am so grateful to Mrs. Kopelman and the whole dedicated Machon Chen faculty. My daughters are all married now, transmitting the chinuch <\/em>of their home and their beloved school to the next generation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mrs. S. Goldenberg,
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2000\u2028<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Machon Chen opens its doors in a local synagogue at Mutschellenstrasse 11-15.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2013<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Machon Chen moves to Sch\u00f6ntalstrasse 10.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2021<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Machon Chen loses its home of 8 years and relocates to its own premises at Binzstrasse 35<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2002<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Machon Chen moves to T\u00f6pferstrasse 18.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2017\u2028<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Machon Chen holds a gala dinner, commemorating 100 years since the establishment of the Bais Yaakov movement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2024<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Machon Chen, settled in its new home, celebrates the Jewish year cycle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Principal Talks<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAt Bais Yaakov Machon Chen, every girl is made aware of her great potential and self-worth, based on the Torah\u2019s principle that it was worthwhile to create the world for each individual. We help each girl reach her maximum potential, not shying away from any academic or personal challenges \u2013 but rather using them as springboards for growth. The warmth emanating from teachers to students gives the girls the feeling of being part of something greater than themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mrs. B. Kopelman,
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The Board\u2019s Vision<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMy vision for BY <\/span>Machon Chen is to prepare each girl, with the help of Hashem, giving her the tools needed to navigate her future and the strength to deal with any challenges that life inevitably presents. I cherish the comment: \u2018Mrs. Sternbuch, I am not scared of life; I feel as well prepared as I can be.\u2019 This is the raison d\u2019etre for the existence of BY <\/span>Machon Chen and my continued involvement in it.\u201d
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Mrs. V. Sternbuch,
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\u201cThe lessons in Machon Chen are exceptional. We gain so much in our Kodesh lessons, thanks to our amazing teachers. The secular subjects are on a very high academic level, which enable us to get degrees, helping us along in our future lives.\u201d
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Tehila H.,
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Jewish Studies Curriculum<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Comprehensive, in-depth studies encompassing a multifaceted Jewish education: Tanach, Halachah, Machshavah, and Jewish History.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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General Studies Curriculum<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Secular Studies program covers business subjects, languages, mathematics, informatics, sciences, and pedagogy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Degree Options Qualifications<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Students acquire GCSE\/A Level qualifications, as well as B.A. college credits in Business, Humanities, Informatics, Languages, Natural and Social Sciences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Extracurricular Activities<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Social programs and activities, European tours and seminars, as well as community service – the opportunities are endless with the vibrant, dynamic G.O.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Comprehensive, in-depth studies encompassing a multifaceted Jewish education: Tanach, Halachah, Machshavah, and Jewish History.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Secular Studies program covers business subjects, languages, mathematics, informatics, sciences, and pedagogy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Students acquire GCSE\/A Level qualifications, as well as B.A. college credits in Business, Humanities, Informatics, Languages, Natural and Social Sciences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Social programs and activities, European tours and seminars, as well as community service – the opportunities are endless with the vibrant, dynamic G.O.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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After Graduation<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

More than 90% attend a one to two year international further education program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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