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Al Manar Modern School


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Al-Manar Modern School is a private and independent school of more than 550 students, located in Ras-Elmatn – Mount Lebanon, 27 kilometers east of Beirut, and situated in an inspiring nature of Pine Trees. Consistently, we offer academic excellence and educational experiences enriched by opportunities for all ages of different learning styles.

The school comprises kindergarten, elementary, intermediate, and secondary departments (K-12) directed by qualified, creative, and energetic teams. The school’s mission is to provide a healthy, rich, educated, and enjoyable learning atmosphere using modern facilities and strategies to assist the students’ success, expand their knowledge, and develop their character. The school’s vision is to be a green eco-friendly school in Mount Lebanon. AMS philosophy believes in setting opportunities for students at all levels in a learning organization where educating the person as a whole is vitalized to become a fully active member of society. Graduates of Al-Manar will have developed the values of emotional and social sensitivity, self-discipline and awareness, responsibility, self-confidence, critical reasoning, open-mindedness, and teamwork efficiency.

The Kindergarten language arts program is designed to balance the needs of the students as they learn to “unlock” the code of the written word with their innate excitement for learning. Working in small groups, the children visit various centers during a week reading, writing, and art activities are all integrated into a single topic. Phonics instruction and small guided-reading groups provide the foundation. Language experience stories consist of retelling and recording the child’s language. Children have many opportunities to practice using written language. At the beginning of the year, many children may use inventive spelling to tell their tales, but as the year progresses they begin to apply the conventional spelling skills they have learned. Handwriting skills are reinforced along with proper spacing and punctuation.

Building upon the strong foundation of the Kindergarten program, in First Cycle the goal is for each child to become an independent reader: one who reads joyfully whether for pleasure or specific information. Themes continue to be the foundation upon which most of the day’s lessons and activities are built. As the children grow in their decoding abilities, the focus broadens to include an emphasis on fluency, expression, comprehension, and analysis. The “center” approach to teaching and learning continues to provide the student's opportunities to work in small, adult-guided groups whether it is to read a book, work on phonics skills, write, or create a project that ties into the theme.

Reading program is a researched-based program that demonstrates the effectiveness of instruction in phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. Teaching comprehension involves various skills and strategies such as: predicting, concluding, summarizing, generating questions, and clarifying. These tools help students reflect on what they are reading because comprehension instruction is thinking instruction. Our qualified teachers are concerned about the most talented readers/writers and those who are struggling to improve. Therefore, the materials in this program help them to respond to the different students’ needs and abilities.

Our curriculum provides a comprehensive language arts set that gives the students a strong foundation in their pursuit of education. The strategies used in Cycle 3 are designed to challenge our students. They work through interesting reading selections such as short stories, poems, dramas, essays, magazine articles, newspaper stories, textbooks and internet resources, ads, and maps. Moreover, a variety of tools as well as engaging activities are used to help them become active, open-minded, and powerful readers and thinkers. In addition to that, our students deal with a wealth of engaging listening, speaking, reading, grammar, and writing activities. Valuable self-assessment tests (The Self-Tests) build the students’ confidence and encourage them to be independent learners and enhance their competencies in meeting standardized tests objectives.

We expect our graduates to think critically, to reason scientifically, to understand the relationship between the global economy and sustainable environments, to attain proficiency in a foreign language, and to recognize how philosophy, sociology, Social Studies, and technology have contributed to the development of the world. Of paramount importance in our students’ lives is helping them find balance. In addition, we encourage students to continue to pursue their athletic interests and artistic passions and to engage in the life of the school. We view coaches as teachers and the fields and courts as extensions of the classroom. We encourage our students to participate and to strive for excellence. The school seeks to produce highly competitive teams and prizes character, sportsmanship, and teamwork at all levels.

Al-Manar Modern School, a private school, was founded in Qubbay in 1985 by Mr. Fouad Abu Reslan and Mr. Kamil Makarem. One hundred thirty-two students (K- 5) were enrolled and directed by an administrator, thirteen teachers, and one supervisor. In 1988, the school moved to Bhamdoun where the first stage of development, a gradual increase of upper classes, was implemented in five years. Class of 1993 was the first graduate class of twenty-five students. Then, the school moved back to Qubbay for four years to carry out the second stage of development. In 1998, AMS celebrated its significant achievement- the opening of the new building fully equipped to accommodate 1164 students in an effective learning environment in Ras-Elmatn. The senior leadership team, teaching staff, and support staff have been fully engaged in the continuous process of improvement to accomplish the ultimate target, accreditation. The major successes earned since 2007:

  • The establishment of Continuous Professional Development (CPD), Media Centers, Environmental Club, Educational Club.
  • The construction of a plantation field and a garden with a small farm, an auditorium, expansion of indoor and outdoor playgrounds.
  • Outstanding official exams results.
  • Outstanding students’ awards – MUN program at LAU/ Artistic and Educational Creativity Festival.
  • The development of school choir and anthem.

The development of extracurricular activities: sports, arts, plays, science fair, book fair.


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