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Beirut Baptist School

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Type
  
Independent

Established
  
1956

Enrollment
  
Over 1000

Founded
  
1956

Average class size
  
24

Religious affiliation(s)
  
Non-sectarian

Head of School
  
(Tony) Haddad

Phone
  
+961 1 818 474

Color
  
Blue and White

Slogan
  
"You Shall Know The Truth and The Truth Will Set You Free".

Address
  
Maalouf St, Beirut, Lebanon

Hours
  
Open today · 8AM–3PMThursday8AM–3PMFriday8AM–3PMSaturdayClosedSundayClosedMonday8AM–3PMTuesday8AM–3PMWednesday8AM–3PM

Motto
  
"You Shall Know The Truth and The Truth Will Set You Free".

Similar
  
Bbs‑ School, Rawdah High School, American Community School B, Sagesse University

Profiles

Beirut Baptist School is a private school in Beirut, Lebanon, founded in 1956 by the Baptist Near East Mission. The school is currently run by Mr. Tony Haddad and Ms. Alice Wazir. It is a Baptist school, but open to all faiths. Ownership was recently transferred to the Lebanese Society for Educational and Social Development (LSESD). Beirut Baptist School is one of the higher level schools in Lebanon, and is accredited by AdvancED. As of 2005 it has a total of 1,200 students.

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History

The Baptist Near East Mission, begun by Dr. Finely Graham and his wife, Jolia, began in Lebanon in the early 1950s. In 1956 they founded the Beirut Baptist School. Dr. James Regland was the first principal. Mr. Elias Bitar became the second principal in 1987.Mr. Paul Oueis was the third principal in 2001.Pierre Michel Rahal was entrusted with the administration of the school in 2011 but since 2015 the school is run by Mr.Tony Haddad and Ms. Alice Wazir .The Baptist Near East Mission recently transferred the ownership of the school to the Lebanese Society for Educational and Social Development (LSESD). From its modest beginnings in a small two-story building in 1954, the school grew to fill a 6700 m2 plot of prime real estate in the heart of Beirut.

School Board

  • Dr. Nabil Costa (Executive Director of LSESD)
  • Mr. Tony Haddad (School Principal)
  • Rev. Reichardt Lutz
  • Dr. Cedar Mansour (Chairperson)
  • Timothy Sawwah
  • Campus

    Beirut Baptist School consists of three buildings. The first building includes the Elementary and Intermediate classes from Grades 1 to 9, an arts room, a computer room, a science lab, and a clinic. The second building includes the Preschool classes from Early Start to KG2. The third building includes the Secondary classes from Grades 10 to 12. Beirut Baptist School consists five playgrounds and a basketball court. Construction of a new six story building began in the summer of 2012.

    References

    Beirut Baptist School Wikipedia


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