Lebanon, Choueifat
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The SABIS Student Life Organization (SLO) works with staff to raise academic standards, promote high social and moral values, develop personality, and build communication and management skills, while involving students in organizing sports and aesthetic activities. Members of the SLO are appointed by the administration for their competence rather than elected by students. The school emphasizes teamwork among administrators, teachers, and students, with self-audits to identify and correct gaps. The approach is supported by a multicultural setting that helps students understand world cultures. The SABIS model reinforces high expectations and student development through collaborative processes.
Admission is based on willingness to work toward potential rather than innate ability. Placement into classes is determined by academic attainment, with age acting as a limiting factor. Students applying to enter Grade 2 and above must take diagnostic tests to determine placement. Students who are behind academically are rarely refused; they are offered, at extra cost, one of several solutions depending on their needs: Summer School—a six-week program offered in June, July, and August to help make up gaps; Special Lessons—extra periods in weaker subjects; Full-Special Classes—accelerated programs intended to prepare students to join the regular classes, sometimes covering two or more scholastic years in one.
The International School of Choueifat in Choueifat, Lebanon, is a co-educational, English-medium independent day school in the SABIS network. It serves students from KG1 to Grade 12, aged 3 to 18, with more than 1,600 pupils from diverse nationalities. The school follows a bespoke SABIS curriculum that builds a solid academic foundation while developing learning techniques, interpersonal skills, and ethical values. Non-selective admissions support broad access and prepare students for admission to universities and successful careers. Facilities include a library with Britannica Online, two computer labs, five ITL exam halls (two with computer stations), and interactive whiteboards. Three cafeterias serve around 1,000 people, with a dedicated KG/Lower Primary canteen. The Alumni Club House and the History Hall preserve SABIS history, and ITL enables instant scoring through Computer-Based Examinations. The SABIS network began expanding internationally in 1975, and ISC-Choueifat traces its roots to 1886. Today the network educates tens of thousands.