Issue 6 June 2021
Love For Lebanon This year Buena Vista Middle school - Colorado, in their World Culture Class and 11CPP IC - Beirut, in their Service Learning Class, are investigating, researching, communicating, teaching, learning, creating, reflecting and sharing in a project they named: ”Love For Lebanon” It all started after August 4. Lebanon, the Beirut port explosion, and the Lebanese people were in the news everywhere. Buena Vista Middle school students in Colorado felt that what happened in Lebanon was similar to what happened in the United States during 9/11. They wanted to know more about this small country called Lebanon, its people, and its culture. This is how their adventure with 11CPP students at IC started. Colorado students were curious about Lebanon and wanted to express their empathy towards the Lebanese people, and 11CPP helped them by answering their questions through a series of episodes telling each the story of a region of their country but also sharing their thoughts and feelings about all what they were going through.
Colorado Students Fundraiser for Lebanon
This is how Colorado students started seeing Lebanon through the eyes of 11 CPP students. Until now, two episodes were done and one is in the making. Despite its small size, there are so many things to tell about Lebanon, and it will not be unlikely if the project spreads over two academic years. Until now, the impact on Colorado students and their feedback was beyond what was expected. They became so eager to help Lebanon, created and sold bracelets to raise funds to send to a relief fund of their choice to help Lebanese people affected by the situation. They are sending drawings and trying to write in Arabic while their teacher is trying some of the Lebanese sweet recipes to taste with her students. Letters are exchanged between the two classes. A beautiful connection is taking place between the two classes and 11CPP are eager to learn more about their country’s geography, history, traditions and culture since they became the teachers and guides of the Colorado students in their virtual tour of Lebanon!
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Project Name: Love for Lebanon
Overview of the Issue:
Goals & Objectives:
Introduce the real Lebanon and its characteristics to the students in Colorado
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Give a true image of what Lebanon is. Introduce them to Lebanese traditions Teach them about the celebrations and events Teach them about literature and poetry Teach them about Lebanese food and cuisine Teach them about Lebanese art and music Introduce them to Lebanese culture Show the teenage lifestyle in Lebanon Historical sites in different regions Compare life before and after the explosion and revolution
• Show teenage sports and activities
Click on the icon to meet the Lebanese team of IC
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Click on the icon to learn about Lebanon, the Paris of the Middle East
IC Students Introducing Themselves to the Buena Vista Middle school Colorado Amer Assad
Amer Machmouchi
Dani Nassar
Daria Maktabi
Emile Lahoud
Karim Ismail
Karim Younes
Lynn Itani
Malak Hilal
Rayan Sannan
Sasha Daher
Skylar Artinian
Talia Tannir
Yasmina Fadlallah
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End of KG2/GS Preschool Celebration Our KG2 and Grande Section children celebrated the ending of their Preschool years and the start of a new phase in their learning journey! Despite all the challenges and the restrictions of the pandemic, the whole community supported this beautiful event through a drive through full of music, creativity, laughter, and pride! Congratulations to our little ones for achieving this milestone and all the best for the year to come!
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Ain Aar news Autoportrait en MSB A travers le thème transdisciplinaire “comment le monde fonctionne”, les élèves ont pu découvrir et explorer les différents matériaux ainsi que leurs caractéristiques. Durant cette session ils ont ramené
de chez eux différents objets faits de différents matériaux. Après avoir lu et discuté ensemble l’histoire “un gâteau au goûter” de Christian Voltz, les élèves ont réutilisé et créé leur autoportrait à l’aide de matériaux de récupération.
Exploring Symmetry Learning about symmetry took a twist with the Grade 3 students. In preparation for the lesson, students were asked to bring a few items of clothing from home. The students did not know what towels, shirts, shorts/skirts, and a small mirror all have in common? When discovery
began, students were asked to fold the different items. To their surprise, they realized that when folding items, it is as if there is an imaginary line to get the fold across neatly, thus discovering the line of symmetry! They experimented with various items, and used the mirror to identify symmetrical things, from letters to objects. To make this exercise even more practical, a student made the comment that they can now help out at home and properly fold laundry using symmetry!
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Ain Aar news Machines Simples ou Machines Complexes ? Durant le dernier thème transdisciplinaire « Comment Nous Nous Exprimons » ayant comme idée maîtresse « L’exploration de machines simples permet aux gens d’innover », les élèves de CP à Ain Aar ont exploré les différents types de machines simples (le levier, le plan incliné, la poulie, la vis, le coin). Ils ont très bien assimilé que l’utilisation de machines simples dépend de la force (tirer, pousser). Ils ont aussi compris comment la créativité mène au développement des machines. À la fin du thème, les élèves ont utilisé leur créativité et leurs compétences de pensée et ils ont pu créer leur propres machines complexes en utilisant des machines simples. Ils ont très bien présenté et expliqué leurs machines devant leurs camarades de classe.
AA Lower School Community Project How do you bring back a community that has been physically apart for more than a year? How do you get a sense of belonging and appreciation of the school that binds us and brings us together? Unquestionably, you join in the fun of a common Art project!! This is what we did in the Lower Elementary level at Ain Aar.
We expressed ourselves using the elements of art that we explored during the year. Lines and Shapes, Texture and Space, Color and Value all came together in one dynamic mural puzzle. Cool or warm colors? Whichever one they got, each student and teacher created a piece of the puzzle. The puzzle in the end reads … IC!
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Taking Action! A small action can make a huge difference! How do we keep Earth safe and healthy? What can we do to protect animals and plants? What about ways to save water? These are questions asked in Nursery as we explored both Sharing the Planet and How the World Works. The youngest of learners came up with individual action plans and drew them on posters. They then presented their action plans to their classmates. Actions ranged from keeping the oceans clean, to picking up trash, recycling, as well as making sure to
Planter un jeune cèdre Un grand merci pour l’initiative de M. François Bou Saada, qui a eu l’idée de chercher un jeune cèdre le vendredi 18 juin 2021. Les élèves de PS ont eu la chance de planter ce jeune cèdre qui sera marqué par le prénom de son fils Louis. Planter un cèdre, c’est garder l’espoir et la persévérance pour notre cher Liban !
throw garbage in bins and not on the road. Next, the little water superheroes drew ways to save water, from turning off the faucets to using old water in bottles to water plants. To raise awareness, the students made sure to hang their posters in places around the house that can be seen or sent pictures of their action plans to families and friends. Even though the youngest of learners decided to make small changes, starting from their homes, they have big ideas to save Earth’s water and protect all living things!
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Ain Aar news
Antoine Assaf, 6ème C AA, joueur de foot U12, libanais de l’Athletico SC à l’essai à l’OL Plaisir, engagement, beaucoup de travail, performance et sacrifice ont porté fruits! Toute la semaine du 7 à 11 juin, le joueur du milieu, Antoine Assaf, a eu l’opportunité de faire un essai à, l’académie de l’Olympique Lyonnais, avec un autre joueur aussi prometteur que lui, de l’académie partenaire au Liban, l’Athletico SC. Durant les cinq jours, Antoine rapporte qu’il a vécu une expérience inoubliable au niveau de la qualité de l’entraînement, de la rencontre des jeunes joueurs de son âge et de la distance de sa famille. Il a passé la semaine au contact des U12 et U13 lyonnais et mesurer leur qualité. Les recruteurs et les éducateurs locaux ont été agréablement surpris et impressionnés par son niveau, signe du superbe boulot de formation mené par les équipes diplômées du directeur technique Stéphane D’Urbano au Liban. A son retour, Antoine éprouve son enthousiasme et son acharnement face à une invitation seconde pour lui. Il sera donc, accueilli de nouveau cet automne pour un deuxième essai et pourquoi espérer être signé par le club lyonnais ou un de ses partenaires dans la région pour garder un œil sur lui. « Antoine arrive à se mettre au niveau, c’est bon signe » affirme D’Urbano.
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PYP Exhibitions 2021 “The proof is in the pudding” was never truer than when describing the digital AA PYP Exhibition 20202021. All the learning our students did in their PYP years at school, all the knowledge they gained, and all the skills they developed and honed were put into practice. They were agents of their own learning as
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they researched, analysed data, made conclusions, communicated ideas, presented findings, and finally shared their process and actions taken. They inquired into how the world comes together to deal with global issues and how they, at their tender age, can make a difference by putting the school’s vision into practice!
Students: Anthony Aoun, Karim Amiouny , Marc Hani
Student: Sophia Deeb
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We are All Equal
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Students: Clara Tabet, Nour Khamis , Céline Asfahani , Jana Daou, Tara Nader
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Marine Pollution
No Poverty
Passcode: MbFs#1Uu Students: Faisal Shaqman, Marian Chamoun, Clara Maria Abi Chaker, Adrian Zouain, Axel Orya
Passcode: eiSmU38. Students: Sasha Nader, Emma Khairallah, Sofia Sawma, Maria Abou Habib, Thea Kahil, Noha Chahine
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Consommation
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La vie terrestre
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Students: Kyra Barakat, Emma Bassil, Yasmina Moussa, Ninar Natalia Nader Antoinette Tabbal
Student: Karim Moubarak
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La vie terrestre
Congratulations Lina Melki Lina Melki, Ain Aar’s PYP Coordinator, is featured on the “PYPSharing Blog”! Lina wrote an article about the virtual PYP Exhibition, and her article is now shared with the whole IB community!
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Le plaisir de lire Pour partager le plaisir d’une lecture et jouer avec les personnages, les élèves de la classe de CM1 de Ain Aar vous invitent à leur repas !
La Polka Les élèves des classes de 6ème et de Grade 6 de Ain Aar vous invitent à rythmer la Polka ! Des mouvements du doigt pour accompagner les trois différentes parties de la Tritsch – Tratsch polka composée par Johann Strauss !! Retour au 19ème siècle et maintenant…dansez !
Our students, reflecting on their artwork from 2014 when they were in CE2 Pride, laughter, nostalgia and belonging! This is what we get when the environment highlights the learning and the learners. This is our IC!
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Ain Aar Middle School
Le défi Photos-Mathons Les élèves de Ain Aar ont participé, individuellement ou en binôme, au défi « Photos Mathons ». Ils ont pris une photo ayant un rapport avec la société du ProcheOrient. A partir de chaque photo, ils ont inventé un énoncé mathématique cohérent et propose chaque problème aux autres classes et aux autres écoles !
Les élèves de 3ème/ Grade 9 font leurs adieux au campus de Ain Aar
Les élèves des classes de Grade9/3ème ont dit un “au revoir” à leur école. Un moment important dans une période difficile car il ferme une page de leur vie scolaire sur Ain Aar. Un moment émouvant. Tous les profs et élèves du Upper Elementary et de la Middle School étaient invités à saluer une dernière fois ceux qui ont été les élèves dans les classes de Ain Aar.
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Ain Aar Middle School - Interdisciplinary Projects
Lebanese Artisans along the Silk Road The Silk Road was known to be the first step towards globalization in history. Inspired by the artisans’ role in spreading their culture and commodities along the silk road, the Grade7/5ème students have interviewed 15 up-and-coming Lebanese artisans with the goal of helping them achieve their goals. As part of the interdisciplinary project and service learning action, the students created a video to promote the artisans’ products and creations on social media by creating specific hashtags. This way, artisans will be able to get a wide exposure along the modern Silk Road that the students have created, hoping to boost the Lebanese economy further and spread Lebanese culture worldwide.
In preparation for the Interdisciplinary projects and Service - Learning actions, the Middle School at Ain Aar campus has been hustling and bustling with guest speakers and Lebanese artisans. Students virtually met with LAU Professor and IC alumnus, Dr. Joe Helou, nutritionist/dietitian Randa Dunya Fahed, founder of “Berrylite”, Mrs, Lena Gebran founder of Kunhadi and last but not least, the youtuber Mr. Anthony Rahayel, founder of “No Garlic No Onions”. This was done to inspire and motivate students in preparation for their interdisciplinary final products, creations and community actions.
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Our World not Yours Listen to the talk
Healthy Habits Listen to the talk
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Lebanese Artisans along the Silk Route Listen to the talk
L’impact de la drogue et de l’alcool sur le cerveau au volant Listen to the talk
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Ras Beirut Preschool
Preschool Drive Through Graduation It’s that time of the year again. Our KGII/ GS students are moving to Grade 1/CP, and we are all excited for them. To give them the closure they deserve and highlight their mini accomplishments, the preschool teachers put together a drive-through “graduation parade” on June 22 and 23. Their message to the children is to “Reach high, dream big and shine on!”
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Kids Love Art! Whether they are getting messy with finger paints, making a collage or even coloring their own coloring books, nothing can beat that feeling children get from just being creative. Inspired by the artist “Gustav Klimt”, the students of MSB created their own drawings expressing their own feelings and thoughts.
Learning about the Planet Within the “Sharing the planet” unit, students of MS had a virtual visit in Ms. Jana’s garden where she introduced them to gardening. Students had a closer look at the lifecycle of different plants. They learned about nature and nutrition, and they observed how the sunshine affects the growth of plants.
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Math skills are so important, and so is finding playful and engaging ways to teach those skills to preschoolers. Counting, measuring and sorting are all hands-on math activities to learn numbers and even colors.
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في ّ صف ال ّروضة ال ّثانية ( ، )KG1Cيمكن للتالميذ التع ّرف على األرقام من خالل أساليب مرحة وف ّعالة تس ّهل عمل ّية تعليم الرياض ّيات. من خالل استخدام ع ّدة وسائل كاأللعاب واألقالم ،يمكن للمتعلّم إتقان مهارة الع ّد ليس ألن األعداد حولنا في ك ّل مكان. فقط أل ّنها مهارة من مهارات ال ّرياض ّيات الها ّمة ولكن ّ
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Maisons parasismiques Pour leur classe de technologie, les élèves de la classe de 5ème ont développé un modèle d’une maison résistante aux tremblements de terre en plaçant leur modèle sur des roulements qui permettent à toute la maison de bouger en cas de tremblement de terre. Les élèves ont aussi téléchargé sur leur smartphone une application d’accéléromètre appelée ‘Arduino Science journal’. Puis ils ont utilisé cette application pour mesurer le mouvement de leur maison en simulant un tremblement de terre (avec et sans système d’isolation de base). Un système d’isolation de base réussi rapproche à la fois l’accélération maximale et minimale de zéro.
La voiture à ballon Pour leur classe de technologie, les élèves de la classe de 6ème avaient pour objectif de concevoir et de construire une voiture à ballon qui se déplace le plus rapidement possible. D’abord, ils ont créé une voiture à ballon à l’aide de l’application Tinkercad. Ils ont ensuite construit cette voiture en utilisant du materiel de la maison. Cette voiture fonctionne grâce à la propulsion de l’air. Enfin les élèves ont testé leur voiture en mesurant la distance parcourue durant un certain temps puis ils ont calculé la vitesse.
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Speaking and Listening Performance Task As part of the SAVVAS Civil Rights Unit, Grade 9 CPP had to produce a speaking and listening performance task relating Martin Luther King’s ‘I have a dream’ speech to either Margaret Walker’s poem ‘For My People’ or Natasha Trethaway’s poem ‘Incident.’ Students were given the choice out of the following three tasks to complete their assessment: 1 - Soundtrack or Playlist: Record a soundtrack or playlist to accompany an oral reading of one of the poems. Decide what type of music you will include to enhance or support your oral reading. Next, practice your oral presentation of the poem using your finished soundtrack or playlist in the background. Finally, prepare brief explanations of why you selected the music or songs you used. 2 - Historical Context Report: Prepare an oral report that explains the circumstances of the era one of the
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poems reflects. In your report, be sure to include factual details and events of the period and explain how these elements relate to images and language used in the poem. 3 - Annotated Illustration: Select images from period photographs and art that show a vision of the “new earth” the speaker imagines at the end of “For My People.” Prepare comments and excerpts from the poem to accompany and explain how each image is related to the speaker’s vision. Then make links to MLK’s speech and to the Essential Question: How can words inspire change? The quality of the submissions were outstanding with particular praise awarded to: Haya Gardner 9D 98/100, Jude Chahine 9E 100/100 and Lana Rabah 9E 100/100.
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Ras Beirut Middle School
Together Empathetic and Socially Responsible Citizens An interdisciplinary project around the theme of responsible and empathetic citizens led our students of grades 7 and 5ème to choose and sing a song about giving and hope. They chose to give their voices to help The Children‘s Cancer Center of Lebanon. Thanks to their effort, the students were able to raise money to help children at the center.
Covid sépare covid répare Students of 6ème, as responsible citizens, have studied how Covid 19 affected people worldwide scared and isolated them in such a horrible way. However, Covid also had it benefits; it brought families together and made us care more about our health and safety. Their video shows how to wipe away fear by creating parodies of songs and beautiful stories. They use music as a means to express their feelings and emotions and to put fear behind them.
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Ras Beirut Middle School - Interdisciplinary Projects
Students’ Work
An Interdisciplinary Wrap-Up The Interdisciplinary Core Team in Middle School Ras Beirut has wrapped up this academic year with three engaging webinars hosting star guest speakers, all on June 2. The grade 6 webinar titled “In Search of a Better Future… or not?” featured IC’s president, Mr. Joel Peinado, sharing his experience and views on immigration as a tough and yet enriching experience while Dr. Thalia Arawi illustrated the situation of refugees and the challenges they struggle with on a daily basis. Meanwhile, in the 6ème webinar titled “la 6ème et le monstre COVID-19”, Dr. Salim Rahhal addressed students’ concerns over the virus and the vaccines while Ms. Diala Itani, our school counselor, discussed mechanisms to cope with the impact of the pandemic on mental health. Finally, in the grade 7/5ème webinar, “At Heart of it All: Empathetic and Socially Responsible Citizens”, our very own 4ème student Yasma Baalbaki shared her story in which she ended up making cards and selling them to the benefit of the Children’s Cancer Center in Lebanon while Ms. Nayla Hamadeh explained how personal initiatives could complement citizenship and civic duties.
We are very proud of our students’ work in all disciplines involved in these projects. For that reason, students’ interdisciplinary work was collected and archived and is now on display on the following website for all members of the IC community to partake in the experience and join us in congratulating our students on their efforts.
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Secondary School News
Filles et Maths à l’IC Les associations Animath, femmes et mathématiques et la Fondation Blaise Pascal ont organisé 2 nouvelles sessions « filles, maths et informatique : une équation lumineuse » pour des filles scolarisées en 2nde et en 1ère, le 12 et le 29 mai. La session du 12 mai était organisée dans le cadre de la journée internationale des femmes en mathématiques. Celle du 29 mai s’inscrivait dans le cadre du Salon de la culture et des jeux mathématiques. (voir https://may12.womeninmaths.org/ un film très intéressant intitulé Picture a scientist y est proposé) Les organisateurs ont accepté qu’une vingtaine de jeunes filles de nos établissements du réseau AEFE y participent. Parmi elles, Maya SAFADI (2nde C) et Yvanna-Maria MOURAD (2nde E) ont représenté l’IC. Elles étaient accompagnées de Madame Rola YOUNES SLEIMAN qui organisait l’événement dans notre établissement. Voici le témoignage de Yvanna-Maria MOURAD et de Maya SAFADI qui ont toutes deux exprimé leur satisfaction et leur reconnaissance d’avoir pu participer à cette action. « Pendant la séance de Fille et Maths nous avons appris beaucoup de choses sur des femmes importantes dans l’histoire des mathématiques et des sciences comme Émilie du Châtelet. On nous a posé des questions interactives sur les mathématiciennes au fil des ans. Après cette introduction, nous avons été réparties en deux groupes et des comédiens sont venus interpréter une scène interactive à propos d’une fille qui voulait choisir la spécialité SNT à l’école mais qui ne savait pas
si elle allait aimer cette matière. Elle a demandé à son père, qui travaillait dans une compagnie technologique, si elle pouvait faire un stage dans son entreprise pour savoir si ce travail lui plairait. Le père essayait de la convaincre de ne pas choisir cette carrière car il n’y a pas beaucoup de femmes qui travaillent dans ce secteur. Puis, on nous a demandé comment cette fille pourrait convaincre son père de sa décision et nous avons poursuivi la scène avec le père pour essayer de le convaincre. Après cette activité nous avons rencontré des femmes qui travaillent en ingénierie, en maths et en sciences technologiques et qui sont venues nous parler de la manière dont elles ont obtenu ce travail, des étapes et des obstacles qu’elles ont dû franchir, des difficultés à travailler dans un secteur majoritairement masculin et des études qu’elles avaient suivies. Cette visioconférence était très enrichissante à notre avis et elle nous a beaucoup aidées pour comprendre et à mesurer l’importance du rôle des femmes dans les découvertes scientifiques et mathématiques, dans des travaux perçus par la société comme des « travaux pour les hommes ». » Félicitations à Maya, Yvanna-Maria et Madame Younès Sleiman pour cette initiative si utile dans la longue marche vers l’égalité réelle des hommes et des femmes et en particulier l’égalité professionnelle.
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Interdisciplinary Program and Community Support Action Plan Within the context of the Interdisciplinary Program, a group of students chose to tackle the issue of hunger and conducted their project under the umbrella of SDG#2, Zero Hunger. The group investigated their research question to gain more insight and understanding of the different facets of the problem. Their findings led to the following action plan: 1- In Kind Donations in the Time of Ramadan A group of four students provided underprivileged families with food ingredients. Through their action, students offered these families the chance to get together and enjoy their iftar just like they deserve. 2- Good Health and Well-Being in Times of Confinement A group of students chose to conduct their project under SDG#3, Good Health and Well-being. During quarantine, five students conducted an online session with young kids from public schools to raise
awareness about the importance of physical activity and healthy eating habits and share tips on how to maintain a healthy routine during the period of confinement caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Congratulations Class of 20201
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Congratulations to Serene Dbouk and Haddy Al Chaer
Congratulations to Serene who received the Trustee Scholarship at Boston University, covering four years of full tuition and mandatory fees from the university. Mabrouk to all others who were awarded scholarships based on academic merits and excellence.
Congratulations to IBII student, Hady Alchaer who was awarded the US Presidential Scholar award for 2021. Haddy is one of 161 American outstanding high school seniors who have demonstrated outstanding academic achievement, artistic excellence, technical expertise, leadership, citizenship, service and contribution to school and community. Quoting U.S. Secretary of Education Mr. Miguel Cardona: “I am delighted to join President Biden in saluting these outstanding young people for their achievements, service and continued pursuit of excellence. Honoring them can remind us all of the great potential in each new generation and renew our commitment to helping them achieve their dreams”. Haddy, you make IC proud!
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University Admissions & Career Guidance Center Throughout a turbulent and exceptional year, the brilliant IC graduating class of 2021 has achieved wonders. With acceptance to top-tier institutions around the globe, they have truly raised the name of IC. We, the college counselors, are very proud to have taken part in their journey and assist them to their dream destinations where they will continue to shine as the “global citizenleaders of tomorrow.” Worth highlighting is the large number of applications
submitted this year to all destinations, with a record number of over 700 to the US and around 240 to France. We still await French and European university decisions that we look forward to receiving after the release of the official exam grades. This report is still not final and will be updated to convey a thorough count of our students’ outstanding acceptances this year.
USA Acceptances 2 4 2 18 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 5 1 4 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 2 14 2
Baylor University Bentley University Boston College Boston University Brown University Carnegie Mellon University Case Western Reserve University Chapman University Cornell University Drexel University Emerson College Emory University Florida Atlantic University Florida Institute of Technology Fordham University Georgetown Georgia Institute of Technology Harvard University Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) Johns Hopkins University Loyola University Chicago Merrimack College Michigan State University Missouri University of Science and Technology New York University Northeastern University Northwestern University
12 1 1 7 1 1 1 2 1 2 3 2 1 1 1 1 3 5 5 12 1 5 2 2 4 1 3 1 7 2
Penn State 1 Pepperdine University 1 Providence College 2 Purdue University 1 Rice University 1 Rochester Institute of Technology 1 Smith College 1 Syracuse University 2 Texas A&M University 2 The George Washington University 1 The New School-Parsons 6 The Ohio State University 1 The University of Alabama 1 The University of Arizona 1 The University of Texas at Austin 1 Tufts University 1 UC Berkley 1 UC Davis 1 UC Irvine 1 UC San Diego UC San Francisco UC Santa Barbra UC Santa Cruz UCLA UC Riverside University of Florida University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign University of Maine University of Massachusetts Amherst University of Massachusetts Boston
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth University of Massachusetts Lowell University of Miami University of North Carolina Asheville University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University of Notre Dame University of Pennsylvania University of Pittsburgh University of Rochester University of San Francisco University of Southern California University of Virginia University of Washington Vanderbilt University Virginia Tech Washington University in St. Louis Wentworth Institute of Technology William & Mary Yale University
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applications
UK Acceptances 2 4 16 1 2 2 17 1 1 4 1 25 1 2 8 1 13 3 7 1 8 1 4 3 1 1 14 2 7 7 3 3 8 6 2 15 3 1
Architectural Association School of Architecture Cardiff University City, University of London ESCP Goldsmiths, University of London Imperial College London King’s College London Kingston University London School of Economics Loughborough University Manchester Metropolitan University Queen Mary University of London Regents University London Royol Holloway The University of Edinburgh The University of Law The University of Manchester The University of Sheffield University College London University for the Creative Arts University of Bath University of Birmingham University of Bristol University of Exeter University of Glasgow University of Greenwich University of Leeds University of Liverpool University of Nottingham University of Reading University of Southampton University of St. Andrews University of Surrey University of Sussex University of the Arts University of Warwick University of Westminster University of York
Canda Acceptances 1 6 26 2 2 19 2 1 2 3 4 1 1 3 4 32 2 9 9
Brock University Carleton University Concordia University Humber college Lakehead University McGill University McMaster University Polytechnique de Montréal Queen’s University Ryerson University Universite de Montreal Université Laval University of Alberta University of British Columbia University of Ottawa University of Toronto University of Waterloo Western University York University
Europe Acceptances IE Spain Utrecht University University of Groningen Maastricht University Bocconi Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti École Hôtelière de Lausanne Université Libre de Bruxelles Howest University of Applied Sciences Université Catholique de Louvain
Lebanon Acceptances 182 56 9 2 1
American University of Beirut Lebanese American University (30 pending decisions) Université Saint-Joseph de Beyrouth University of Balamand ALBA
France Acceptances ESSCA School of Management PSB Paris School of Business Université Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne ESIEE Paris cycle généraliste ECAM-EPMI Lycée Janson De Sailly Université de Montpellier Aix-Marseille Université Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 Université de Bordeaux Université Paris 2 Panthéon Assas Université Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne Double licence Lycée Charlemagne Lycée Blaise Pascal Lycée Saint-Louis Université Paris Nanterre ESCP Business School EDHEC Grenoble Ecole de Management INSEEC Bordeaux ISTY Mantes-Vélizy Université Grenoble Alpes Université Sorbonne Paris Nord Université de Limoges Université Paris- Est-Créteil Val de Marne Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 Université de Lille Ecole Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture de Lyon Institut Catholique de Lille Université de Strasbourg Université Toulouse Université de Nantes Université Angers Université de Lorraine ISC Paris Business School Université Panthéon- Assas Paris2 Université Clermont Auvergne Université de Franche-Comté Université Paris- Est-Créteil Val de Marne - UPEC Université Paris-Dauphine EBS Paris - Programme Grande Ecole Emlyon business school - Global BBA NEOMA Business School SKEMA Business School Université d’Evry Val d’Essonne KEDGE BUSINESS SCHOOL Université Côte d’Azur Parsons Paris ESSEC Business School Pending applications for the second cycle of admission
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International College E-hosts Nicolas Hulot to Shed the Light on the Importance of Understanding and Finding Ways to Support the Environment in the World and Lebanon As part of its Social Responsibility Program, International College (IC) organized a webinar and hosted Mr. Nicolas Hulot, former French environment minister, founder, and honorary president of the Nicolas Hulot Foundation for Nature and Mankind, to talk about the importance of understanding the environment and finding ways to support it in the world and Lebanon. Environmental sustainability education does not limit itself to simply informing people about the environment and the challenges it faces, it is a process aimed at making fundamental changes in the attitudes, values, and behaviors of young people and adults. Instilling a culture of sustainability from an early age helps shape a healthy and sustainable future from an environmental and socioeconomic perspective. Welcoming participants, Joel Peinado, President of IC said: At IC, education for sustainable development has become an integral part of the curriculum, with a growing recognition of the importance of integrating the concepts of environmental and socio-economic sustainability into our 4 curricula. We, therefore, strive, as part of our social responsibility program, to help the community increase its understanding, skills, and motivation to work for a sustainable environment
and society.”Environment plays a vital role in healthy living and the existence of life on planet earth. We all are dependent on the environment for food, air, water, and other needs. Saving the environment means that people must take action now to protect the global environment for years to come. “We are up against the wall. The future will be what we collectively do with it. This is an opportunity to unite beyond our differences to face our destinies together. To define a common belief and to mobilize our intelligence as a priority so that this future does not escape us” declared Hulot. The environment is an important issue even when society is faced with economic crises, wars, and unending social problems. Calling upon humans to care for nature, Hulot said: “Man must free himself from three poisons; indifference, ignorance, and arrogance. A little bit of humility, a lot of solidarity, and realism. Face reality, accept that man can do a lot but cannot do everything. Man is part of a whole called nature”. One of the major causes of environmental problems is technology and how humans use it. Technology can be both the source and remedy of environmental problems. Although technology has a crucial role in finding solutions to environmental problems, by
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itself, it cannot fix anything. Environmental impacts of technology depend on what technologies are used and how they are used. “The ecological crisis is the visible part of a cultural crisis. A crisis of civilizations that we, once again, individually and collectively, accept to assume the responsibilities, to give meaning to progress - not to confuse progress with technological performance. Let us agree to enter into a process of resilience, let’s deflect our economy, our means, our intelligence, our research to rehabilitate nature, to restore It and to save it” pointed out Hulot. “Everything will be determined in the next 20 or 30 years. It is today that tomorrow is decided, it is today that is decided the consequences of the climate crisis. No technology will be able to recreate a species that is disappearing. If we do not restore ourselves to the right balance, we will go towards a more divided world whose conflicts will be fueled by poverty, exclusion and resentment “concluded Hulot. Answering a question about the possibility for Lebanon to produce its own electricity: “The interest for a state to use renewable energy is that the production can be done on a local scale. No need to have large networks where it can use energy sources that are free, like the sun, the wind and the energy of the waves of the sea. Having energy autonomy is a
استضافت مدرسة االنترناشونال كولدج ال ّدكتورة .Zoom "هنادا طه" عبر تطبيق الضيفة عن دور األهل في جعل األبناء ّ تح ّدثت بد ًءا من سماع،عربي ُمنغمسي َن بك ّل ما هو ّ ً ّ األغاني وتحضير األطعمة وصول إلى ،والطبخ ّ ُمشاهدة األفالم ومعرفة األمثال الشعب ّية وقراءة ّ وذلك إلغناء،اللفتات وقصص أدب األطفال غوي بعبارات و ُمصطلحات باللّغة ّ ّمخزونهم الل .العرب ّية عرضت الدكتورة هنادا الئحة بأسماء دور النّشر والمنصات االلكترون ّية واأللعاب والتّطبيقات ّ كما أشارت إلى دور.المتو ّفرة باللّغة العرب ّية المعلّمين بضرورة تحديث ُطرق التّدريس لجعل ّ ِالعرب ّية لُغة محبوبة من قِ َبل .الط ّلب كما وعدتنا،اتّسم اللّقاء بج ّو من المرح واإلفادة ٍ .بلقاءات أخرى ال ّدكتورة هنادا
peace factor. It is a solution for lowering energy costs. In a country like Lebanon, which has around 300 sunny days in a year, it will undoubtedly acquire its energy sovereignty from combining solar and wind power, which will save many expenses”. Global warming, soil contamination, ozone depletion, hazardous wastes, climate change, deforestation, diminishing biodiversity are illustrations of current environmental problems that are common to nations worldwide. The growth in human population and deteriorating living standards due to misuse of technology are intensifying these problems. If we continue and with the current tendencies, irreversible environmental damage may be imposed on this fragile planet. At IC, our pledge is to empower today’s learners to become the global citizen leaders of tomorrow, leaders who act responsibly based on the understanding that what they do today can have implications on the lives of people and the planet in the future. That is why we strive to empower our learners to change how they think and work towards a sustainable future through a continuous education process that would engage youth and adults to shape a sustainable future on both; the environmental and socio-economic levels.
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Families Managing Grief Hiba Salem, Licensed Clinical Psychologist, in Palliative and Psychosocial Oncology at AUBMC was an honored guest speaker on Wednesday the 26th of May for the IC community. She talked about the importance of talking with children of all ages about death in clear age appropriate terms. Also discussed was the need to give children a role in the process of saying goodbye to a family member after their death. Grief is also experienced during change, wider social events and the grief that parents can feel for the loss of the childhood experience that they had hoped for their children. As families, conversations and self care are an important part of the process.
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