It is with great pleasure that we welcome you to the Website of LWIS City International School. Should you choose our school for your children's education, we will do our best to assist you and your children settle quickly into our community and help your children make the most of this educational opportunity. In December 2011, LWIS City International School received official accreditation by the New England Association for Schools and Colleges (NEASC) with outstanding commendations. The Accreditation Visiting Team recognized LWIS-CiS as "global education conceptually at its best, translated into practice by people committed to the Mission and Vision". We continue forward at this caliber, and continue to strive for excellence.
LWIS-CiS is part of the Learners World Schools that was founded in 1997 our campus is located in the heart of Beirut bustling with individuals from different countries all around the world with different religious, ethnic, and socio-economic backgrounds. At LWIS-CiS we believe that We Measure Success One Happy Learner at a Time, and ultimately the cornerstone of our society. Hence, providing these future leaders with the very best education is necessary.
At LWIS-CiS we accomplish this through a holistic approach whereby every child is individually catered to. This is done through a curriculum that is multi-leveled and varied in its academic offerings and includes emphasis on character-building skills and social development. With this in mind, please feel free to contact the school with any additional questions or queries you might have.
LWIS-CiS was founded in 2003 as a private mixed-gender day international school where English is the main language of instruction. It is a member of the umbrella group of the Learner’s World International Schools (LWIS) which has affiliate schools in Lebanon, UAE, KSA, and Djibouti. Located in the heart of Downtown Beirut, a green oasis surrounded by high-rise concrete buildings, LWIS-CiS is a school, which is multinational in its philosophy, curriculum, personnel, learners, and range of offerings.
The LWIS-CiS campus comprises three buildings, one of which boasts Franco Venetian architecture and history as it was built in the 1890s and was the living quarters of the French Admiral before Lebanon acquired its independence. The other two buildings, one built in the 1960s and the other in the 1970s on an area of 4500 m2 were occupied by the Armenian School which was compelled to relocate during the Lebanese civil war, thus leaving the campus vacant during the war years. In its first year in 2003, the learners’ enrollment was 270, increasing steadily each year to reach the maximum capacity of 825 students by 2014/2015, and is now stable in the growth of student population.
In year one, the school offered Nursery - Grade 12 in the American high school program and Nursery - Year 11 in the Lebanese Baccalaureate program. Year 12 in the Lebanese program was added the following year thus, enabling the school to have a complete program in both the Lebanese and American systems as we stand today. LWIS-CiS was accredited by NEASC (New England Association of Schools and Colleges) in 2011 only nine years after it was founded.
The Mission of LWIS-CiS is to create a nurturing environment where learners, faculty, and families work together to develop academic excellence, ethical behavior, and personal responsibility. Guided by our values: Respect, Responsibility, Relationship, and the promotion of lifelong learning, LWIS-CiS will honor the special gifts in every child and support all learners. Within the safe and flexible learning environment, our mission culminates in guiding children toward becoming meaningful contributors to an ever-diverse international society. To achieve this, we offer a diverse curriculum with multi-level standards and a wide variety of choices, delivered by a qualified and experienced staff that leads by example.
The Vision of LWIS-CiS is to cater to all learners regardless of their social, ethnic, or academic backgrounds or abilities. Our goal is to motivate learners to become independent, analytical thinkers, problem solvers, responsible, ethical adults, good communicators, and technologically able researchers. We also aim for our graduates to be self-confident, tolerant, and productive members of society.
Critical and Creative Thinking: Learners learn to question, interpret, and classify to develop logical imaginative thinking. They learn to explore, analyze, and evaluate information use it in problem-solving, and then are challenged to articulate, revise, and defend their thinking.
Communication: Learners learn to listen, speak, read, write and interpret effectively as individuals and as members of cooperative groups. They become aware of how culture, art, music, dance, drama, and sport serve as vehicles for self-expression in extending communication.
Technological Integration: Learners develop an appreciation for the value, as well as the limitations of technology. They will learn to evaluate the environmental, cultural, and social impact of technological changes.
Personal and Social Values: Learners develop personal skills including goal setting, self-discipline, self-motivation, organization, and time management that contribute to healthy self-esteem. In addition, learners are expected to extend consciousness beyond self to develop a grounded social values system based upon respect for self and others.
Global Awareness and Understanding: Learners acquire this through cultural sensitivity, and international appreciation and understanding. Learners develop an appreciation of the interdependent responsibility of nations, cultures, and individuals.
Independent Learning: Learners are encouraged to engage themselves in their intellectual and social environment, not only to enhance their school years but also to establish a pattern of involvement and inquiry that will extend into adult life.
Environmental Awareness: Learners acquire environmental awareness through all requirements of the study, applied projects, field trips, and community service programs. Consequently, learners will develop a sense of balance between development and environmental protection.
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