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 Academic School
 
Green Lebanon School (GLS)

1. Administration
A work team comprising of a Principal, General Superintendent, Cycle Superintendents, Secretaries and an Accounting Department runs Green Lebanon School.

The President of the School is Dr. Hussein Ali Yatim, who is also the President of the Educational Arab Institutes in Lebanon.
2. Admission
A. Admission Procedures:

A student must file the following documents:

  • An Individual Extract, an identity card or a passport
  • A certified scholastic certificate and an official transcript for the holders of Official Degrees
  • Good conduct and behavior certificate from the former school
  • A health certificate whenever necessary
  • Two photographs

A successful, old student reserves his right for the next year according to certain conditions and deadlines specified thereof.

However, a student who has flanked one subject matter, as well as all new students, shall not be admitted unless they pass the supplementary and entry exams respectively. Any student who has bad conduct shall be ultimately and irrevocably expelled. As for the students who flank a class for two successive years, they are transferred into vocational majors.

Regarding admission in the Kindergarten cycle:

An educational interview shall be conducted with the new child. If accepted, the following documents must be provided:
  • An Individual Extract, an identity card or a passport
  • Two photographs
  • Copy of the Medical History Record
  • A health certificate from a pediatrician
  • A scholastic certificate for children who have been to school before


B. Scholarships:

In general, Green Lebanon School grant subsidies and scholarships to its students, in particularly the children of martyrs, orphans, displaced and handicapped. Some of these are full subsidies and scholarships (waiver from any payment of tuition fees).
3. Faculty
The faculty at Green Lebanon School consists of diversified and skillful individuals that are selected among the most proficient and experienced.

A teaching diploma is a must for recruiting a teacher. An approved teacher shall have to abide by the pedagogic and educational objectives that are set by the school. He or she shall have to take training and formation sessions and workshops continuously, and as long as the educational development process is ongoing.
4. Curriculum
The curriculum adopted is the same as the one assumed by the Republic of Lebanon. Teaching is executed by using the modern and innovative means and methodologies so that the student is supplied with the most updated knowledge possible.
5. Cycles
  1. K-12 (Kindergarten to third secondary [General Secondary Degree])
  2. Languages: Arabic, English and French
  3. Sections:
    1. Nursery & kindergarten
      The school pays special attention to this cycle since the same is the bedrock of the coming cycles. Such attention is manifested in the building and equipment provided to it. Also, it is manifested in the work team that consists of highly skilled and qualified specialists in kindergartens and elementary education.
    2. Elementary Section (First & Second Cycles)
      1. First, Second and Third Grades
      2. Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Grades
      3. Languages: Arabic, English and French
      The curriculum is the same as adopted by the state. Syllabuses are supplied with the most advanced technologies in the field of information and internet by supplying the teachers with the necessary educational updates.
    3. Intermediate Section (Third Cycle)
      1. Seventh, Eighth and Ninth Grades
      At the end of this cycle (Ninth Grade), the students shall take the Official Exams of the Brevet Degree. They often achieve the best results that demonstrate their excellence and the efforts exerted at the school.
    4. Secondary (Fourth) Cycle

      First Secondary, Second Secondary and Third Secondary

      It is the final cycle of scholastic life. By the end of the same cycle, the students sit for the Official Exams (Official Baccalaureate Degree in all branches: Life Sciences, General Sciences, Economy & Sociology and Humanities)

      Information technology is introduced to students from the elementary stage through the secondary cycle.

      The school also provides social and psychological support and counseling. Moreover, all students are insured against accidents and medical care. In addition, the school has a huge stage and a hall for occasions, celebrations and artistic activities. Both outdoor and indoor courts are provided. It encircles a library, scientific laboratories and a computer room.

      Languages:

      Beside Arabic, the mother tongue, English and French are taught upon the selection of the parents and students. In fact, students who are French educated begin taking English as a foreign language as of the fourth grade (beginning of the second cycle) similarly to those students who are English educated and who start taking French as a foreign language as of the fourth grade. However, experience has shown that it is easier to learn English for whoever starts learning French.

6. Extracurricular Activities
Our establishment focus a lot on lectures and cultural seminars. Culture is the bedrock of each society. This is why we are highly involved in various cultural activities in arts, music, oratory, fairs and competitions.

Specialists and venues for these activities are provided by the school.
7. Graduates
As of its establishment, the school has been graduating many generations that the school is proud of. Most of our graduates are filling high posts in all fields and majors, such as in politics, military, economical, educational, cultural, media and free trades.
8. Letter to Graduates
In order to enhance communication between the alumni and the school, on one hand, and among the alumni themselves, on the other, and to emphasize the necessity of participation, the schools of the Arab Institute invite all their graduates to call them on the following numbers: 01/379100 � 03/031814 or by email: info@thearabinstitute.com
9. Parent Committees
Parent committees at our schools are elected on the basis of the laws and regulations in effect as well as the educational needs. Delegates from the Ministry of Education and Higher Studies supervise these elections.