Lebanon, Beirut
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The community is built on collaborative partnerships between parents and the school to support students' academic achievement and socio-emotional development. Global citizenship is emphasized, with a focus on diversity and multiple languages, and on engaging with local, regional, and global issues. The school maintains a caring, safe, unbiased, and stimulating learning environment and promotes open and transparent communication among all school community members. Parent involvement is encouraged through regular meetings and ongoing communication with teachers.
Situated in Lebanon, Ahliah School delivers instruction in English for core subjects—English, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, and Art—within a framework aligned to Ahliah Standards and largely drawn from Common Core International Standards. In Lower School, grades 1 through 6 (ages 6 to 11) emphasize active learning, critical thinking, problem solving, project-based learning, and guided inquiry in a student-centered approach. Language Arts cover English, Arabic, and French, supporting multilingual development; Arabic is taught using Classical Arabic. The curriculum includes music, art, and physical education, with dedicated opportunities to appreciate the arts. Global Citizenship education reinforces appreciation of diversity, multiple perspectives, and the ability to communicate across languages while engaging with local, regional, and global issues. The school supports wellbeing with a full-time nurse, a health program, and a healthy eating policy; regular parent meetings enhance home-school partnership. Preschool and school hours run 7:20 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., with 2:00 p.m. dismissal.