Location: Beirut, Lebanon
Principal: Rev Hrayr Cholakian
Founded: 1934

How it all started
This school is in Bourj-Hammoud, a suburb to the north east of Beirut, Lebanon. It began in 1934 with kindergarten and primary classes only. Now it has 300 pupils and kindergarten, primary and secondary classes. The boys and girls come to school daily from all over Beirut.

Current activities
The first aim of the school is to arouse the children's interest in spiritual matters and to provide a good, Christian education.  All students study the Bible in class, and older students are also taught Church history, including the history of the Armenian Church.  School starts at 7:30am with daily assembly, often led by an outside speaker.  The younger children go to Sunday School and all the pupils take part in the Sunday services once a month.

The physical health of the children is also very important, and throughout the year each child is given a free health check up.  A local organisation also provides eye care.

All the children are Armenians, an ancient race who adopted Christianity in its early beginnings.  Armenian history, language and culture are very important and the school teaches all the usual lessons in Armenian, Arabic and English.  Even the youngest pupils practise their letters in the three totally different alphabets.

The School has Drama and Folk Dance clubs.  There are a variety of sport clubs and the School does well in competitions.  The library has recently been extended and is well used.  The science laboratory has also recently been re-equipped and the School has a good reputation for the teaching of Science.

The School also has a very active parents’ committee, which holds different activities for the students, as well as organising educational lectures for their parents.