Updates ‘99 Cynthia Ghorayeb, and Sarah Taher are celebrating the 10 year anniversary of their company etcetera. Since 2010, etcetera - Educational Teaching Consultancy - has promised and delivered highlighting innovative and personalized tutoring services to learners from kindergarten though grade 12 and adults of all ages. Its staggering success with children of all needs has paved its way as a consultancy to work alongside schools and parents, ensuring the learning potential of all students and maximizing their academic and emotional growth.
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partnerships with businesses such as Adobe and Instagram. She was featured on the Forbes 30 Under 30 2020 list in the Media category: https://www.forbes.com/30-under-30/2020/ media/#446c64ff3aa3
‘00 Mirna Abrahamian is currently the Country Manager Levant for Reckitt Benckiser. Mother of two boys Christopher and Karl and “my eldest is a student at IC Ain Aar,” she writes. “I feel proud watching my son create his own experience at IC where the culture of empowerment & entrepreneurship overpower the traditional ways of learning shaping one’s personality. IC was instrumental in shaping my journey where the experiences & knowledge gained within such a diverse environment is priceless. Thanks to IC students are able to succeed in tough times & overcome life’s challenges with strength & positivity!”
‘05 Balsam Khodr is in Dubai following nine years in the Hospitality Industry in Lebanon with one of the leading organizations, the Phoenicia InterContinental, Balsam’s passion for the “business of selling dreams” has led her to Dubai where she has been leading the training function at the InterContinental Dubai Marina since September 2018.
‘09 Nour Chamoun is the cofounder of Scopio, an image marketplace of more than 200,000 photos from creators in 150 countries. The four-yearold startup’s mission is to make stock photography more diverse, authentic and affordable. Nour, Chief of Product, oversees engineers and photo editors and manages
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The sit in for Gaza to protest the 2009 war.
Georges Kanaan just finished a two-and-a half-month internship at NASA aerospace center, at the Goddard Space Flight Center campus Maryland, US. This marks the first time a Lebanese is selected to be an internship at NASA. He is currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in computer science at the University of Toronto in Canada. We regret to inform you that Dr Diala Najjar ‘92 passed away in February 2020. IC staff and faculty send their deepest condolences to the Najjar family.
We regret to inform you that Tony Asfour‘51 passed away in February 2020. IC staff and faculty send their deepest condolences to the Asfour family.
We regret to inform you that Alex Bezjian ‘59 passed away in January 2020. IC staff and faculty send their deepest condolences to the Bezjian family. We regret to inform you that Sami Kaid Bey ‘48 passed away in January 2020. IC staff and faculty send their deepest condolences to the Kaid Bey family.
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