Issue 9 June 2022
Commencement Address by President Joel Peinado Seniors, today represents a closure and a commencement: that is to say, a new beginning. On the one hand, it is the end of a journey that started 15 years ago in preschool, took you through the elementary, the middle and the secondary schools and that comes to a conclusion today, your last day as seniors at IC. On the other hand, it is the beginning of a new life as young adults on their way to become independent and actively contribute and hopefully give back to society. Your secondary school years have been quite exceptional as you faced the Thawra, the banking and economic crises, the explosion of the harbor, and the pandemic. These adverse circumstances, to say the least, have taught you lessons that no school could have ever taught you. They taught you that one’s life maybe disrupted beyond any expectations, and they equipped you with coping skills and the strength to continue moving forward no matter the challenge that is thrown at you. You witnessed and maybe experienced loss and sorrow, but you also witnessed and maybe had the opportunity to participate in beautiful actions of solidarity. The latter highlighted the immense capacity for selflessness that every human being can muster when solicited by the circumstances. These experiences will remain with you for your entire life and will help you in the future. Indeed, you are much more ready than previous generations to face adversity with courage and the knowledge that you can do it. As you are about to move to the next step of your lives, I would like to invite you to reflect on your journey and to acknowledge those who supported you, encouraged you, and put you back on the path to improvement and learning when you erred away from it: your parents and your teachers.
When you continue your educational journey and finally become independent adults, remember the lessons you learned at IC and, for the past three years, outside of IC as well. Do not forget that, as stated in the invocation, privilege confers responsibility. Become the responsible and caring leaders the IC mission and values stand for, do well and do good. There are several ways of becoming a leader who positively impacts society. Some of you will be scientists, doctors, economists, bankers, lawyers, politicians, chefs, artists, actors, and writers, or successful businesswomen or men and some will become teachers or professors, while others may decide to focus their energy on raising a family. Whatever you choose to do, do it with passion, generosity, and empathy. You can all make a positive impact on the world, directly around you by taking good care of your family and your friends or you can have a broader impact on society through your work as well as through social and civic engagement. Today is a bittersweet moment for your families and for the educators who supported you during your journey at IC. We are sad to see you leave but we are also happy to send you off into the bigger world. I personally would like to send you off with this quote from Eleanor Roosevelt: “The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” Pursue your dreams and make us proud! Congratulations! Mabrouk! Felicitations!
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KG 2 Graduation Under the transdisciplinary theme “how we express ourselves”, students tackled how stories communicate ideas and beliefs that connect people to different cultures. KGII students performed the story of “the three little pigs” on stage at the auditorium. They also performed a role play in Arabic to highlight different Lebanese expressions that people use in different situations. They sang French and English songs, and they celebrated the end of their year with their parents and teachers. We are so proud of each student’s efforts and welcome to Grade 1!
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Preschool and Lower Elementary - Ain Aar
Celebrations Around the World with Grade 1 On June 21st, Grade 1 students have organized the End of Unit presentations as part of the transdisciplinary unit ”Where We Are in Place and Time” and more specifically in support of the central idea “Celebrations are a reflection of various cultures.” Students had the opportunity to work together to inquire, pick, research about the different celebrations and cultures, and prepare for the end of the unit presentation. The students prepared a very cultural and joyful ceremony. During the ceremony, the students created a cultural atmosphere, reflecting different celebrations. They sang, recited poems, danced different traditional dances, and shared their knowledge about different celebrations with their parents. First graders also surprised their fathers by celebrating Father’s Day with them! It was such a rewarding ceremony, seeing smiles on students’ and parents’ faces!
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Preschool and Lower Elementary - Ain Aar Empathy Day On the 9th of June, our students celebrated Empathy Day. They inquired about the word “empathy” and defined it, noting the difference between the words caring and kindness. Moreover, they wrote poems, used the photo booth as a reminder, listened to stories, and showed empathy when their friends expressed their thoughts and feelings. They used the “listening switch” technique to listen with empathy to a friend giving them their full attention. They tried to put themselves in their friend’s shoes. An interesting and engaging discussion took place when we asked the question: What problems could be solved if people used their empathy switches more?
When Grade 1 Takes Learning Outdoors! Grade 1 students have organized a class trip to “Parcours des Saveurs” in Kfarchima as part of the transdisciplinary unit “Sharing the Planet” and more specifically in support of the central idea “Living things interact within their habitats to meet their needs.” Students had the opportunity to learn more about the barnyard animals, their growth cycle, different reproduction modes, nutrition, habitat, and importance in our daily lives.
They also: • Compared morphological characteristics of animals - fed the the goats, pet a rabbit, and milked a goat. •Observed, identified, and compared characteristics of some fruit trees
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• Explored the gardener’s tools and learn how he uses his tools on the farm. • Sowed some seeds.
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Preschool and Lower Elementary - Ain Aar
Projet Hakawati du monde Cette année, le projet Hakawati du monde a été adressé aux élèves de cycle 1 et 2 ainsi qu’aux classes de cycle 3. Les thématiques retenues pour les trois cycles sont l’eau et l’éducation au développement durable. Le but est de conduire un projet pluridisciplinaire et plurilingue prenant appui sur la littérature jeunesse. Les élèves sont amenés à faire des ponts entre les langues tant à l’oral qu’à l’écrit et collaborer pour créer un récit commun. L’objectif est de produire un texte narratif plurilingue (français- arabe ou français- anglais -arabe). Chaque classe a fait ce projet à sa façon. Les élèves ont proposé plusieurs idées : -Inventer une chanson. -Faire un théâtre ou des marionnettes.
-Faire la décoration avec la professeure d’art. - Inventer un livre pour raconter l’histoire à leur façon… Ce fut un vrai moment de créativité et de production !
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Preschool and Lower Elementary - Ain Aar
Un avant-midi agréable dans la ville de Byblos Dans le cadre de notre thème: Où nous nous situons dans l’espace et le temps, les élèves du CE1, accompagnés par leurs enseignantes, quelques parents et un guide, ont passé un avant- midi agréable dans la ville de Byblos.
Ils ont visité la région, la citadelle et le souk de Byblos. Ils ont décidé d’organiser une présentation à tous les parents pour partager les connaissances requises au cours de ce thème.
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Preschool and Lower Elementary - Ain Aar
Le parcours des saveurs « Le partage de la planète », un thème transdisciplinaire connecté naturellement à la vie des élèves du CP surtout lorsqu’ils ont eu la chance de visiter la ferme : « Le parcours des saveurs ». Ils ont eu l’occasion de découvrir les animaux de la basse-cour, leur cycle de croissance, leur mode de reproduction, leur habitat et
leur importance dans notre vie quotidienne. Les élèves ont compris que nous sommes tous responsables de respecter les habitats et interagir pour maintenir une harmonie avec les êtres vivants. Un apprentissage authentique a eu lieu ce jour-là !
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Preschool and Lower Elementary - Ain Aar
Des citoyens du monde Les élèves de CE2 A et B ont célébré la fin de leur 4ème unité de recherche «Comment nous nous exprimons» ayant pour idée maîtresse «Apprécier les différentes cultures nous permet de devenir des citoyens du monde». Les élèves ont informé, guidé et diverti leurs parents en mettant en pratique leurs apprentissages et leurs connaissances à travers les différentes activités réalisées en classe.
A Field Trip to Joey’s Farm On Friday June 10th, the Nursery students went on a field trip to Joey’s Farm. They had a chance to see farm animals up close, and they observed their characteristics and identified their needs. Students also came to understand how animals are cared for.
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Upper Elementary & Middle School - Ain Aar
So Long Jean-Christophe Breillad Dear Community, The excellence of a school is only possible if the community is strong enough to move in the same direction. That of the academic success of our students but also of their well-being and their responsibility in the life of the school. I have had the chance, the privilege, the happiness and the pride to accompany you on this way. Like our Gr9 students, I will now leave for another way with the same hopes but also the same worries. I only hope to find the same support and the same energy that you have given me. Yes, I already miss the IC, yes I already miss you all ... but thanks to all of you, I know that there is someone I have fallen in love with, someone who is sometimes fragile, sometimes magical, sometimes wonderful, who sometimes knows the lows of the waves but also knows the successes of the peaks someone who will always keep the most beautiful place in my heart ... Thank you Lebanon!
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Upper Elementary & Middle School - Ain Aar
Ain Aar Class of ‘22, Class of ‘25! Another cohort of 3ème and grade 9 students leaves the Ain Aar cocoon to secondary school. As we bid them farewell, we appreciate what they’ve accomplished so far, and wish them good luck with everything they will in the future. Ain Aar class of ‘22, Class of ‘25!
La nuit des codes
Scratch, scratch, scratch... What is it? No, it’s not the sound of a hamster or a squirrel attacking the wooden doors of our school. Scratch is a programming platform used by our MS students. You don’t know anything about programming, you want to know why students are engaged in this process but also in a competition between schools.
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PYPX On Friday, June 17, 2022 the students of Grade 5 / CM2 Ain Aar celebrated their success in the PYP Exhibition, the culminating experience before transitioning into Middle School. This year we inquired into our transdisciplinary theme, “How We Organize Ourselves”, in our own unique way. We found out about ourselves as learners. We thought about challenges and opportunities in our community and the world. We thought about the best tools and processes to find the answers to our formulated questions. We also brainstormed how to share our learning. Throughout the process, we were constantly discovering, addressing our misconceptions, reflecting, choosing, and most importantly taking action. It was definitely a rich
experience that helped us further develop and deepen our learner profile attributes and ATL skills. Our learners showcased their autonomy and agency. Not only did our young learners share the transdisciplinary skills they have developed but also what they have learned about themselves as learners and as agents of change: “Our learners of today are the global citizen leaders of tomorrow.”
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IC Athletics
JV & Varsity Gala Dinner & Awards Two years and our comeback was spectacular. Who knew that we will be back in holding an athletic season and an Athletes Night?
for the recipients of the Male Athlete, Female Athlete, & Cougars of the Year with a special appearance and word for the athletics coordinator of LAU Mr.
With those words, leaders, coaches, and colleagues were welcomed to the evening of the JV & Varsity awards for the 2022 athletic season. The awards formal night started with a gala dinner at the preschool garden with live BBQ and salad station and where all athletes met for a chit-chat bite. The athletes then moved to the Irani auditorium for the awards presentation. After the opening word from the Head of Athletics, Omar Shmaitilly, and President Joel Peinado, the athletic department recognized its coaches with a memorable token which was dedicated to their efforts throughout the academic year. Moving to the awards presentation, each team was called on stage to receive the memorable medal and certificate of Merit. Each coach had a short word describing the season with her/his team before presenting the MDP – Most Dedicated Player & MIP – Most Improved Player for the 2022 Season. Our special guest speaker Aziza Sbeity – the fastest woman in the history of Lebanon took the stage for an inspirational word to our student-athletes, where she explained the challenges she faced and how she overcame them with her dedication to sports. The athletics department had a delightful surprise
Mohammad Mawas presenting a sports scholarship: Male Athlete of the Year: Fouad Sinno Female Athlete of the Year: Thalia Zorkot Cougar of the Year: Tarek Alayli This wasn’t the only surprise, where the athletics department had presented the scholarship from ISA, International Sports Academy of Ohio, where our athletes can pursue their academic & sports life in the states. With the closing word, Omar had the chance to present the accomplishments that the athletics department covered for the 2021-2022 season and with a quick view on what the team is working on for the next season.
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Frisbee
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IC Clubs - Ain Aar
A Look into IC’s Clubs Lower Elementary
Upper Elementary
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IC Clubs - Ras Beirut
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Concours de maths Au théâtre du CPF, le 17 juin à 17h30, a eu lieu la cérémonie de remise des prix des compétitions de mathématiques 2021-2022 en présence de Monsieur Boualem MAIZIA, proviseur du programme français à l’IC, de mesdames Rola YOUNES SLEIMAN « head of IT applied to Maths » et responsable du groupe « Évènements et Maths » au GREM et Lama SINNO, cheffe du département de mathématiques de la maternelle à la 3ème, et de monsieur Mostapha CHALL, professeur de mathématiques. Nos élèves ont été distingués et mis à l’honneur dans plusieurs concours : Les 3ème C et les Grade 6A ont reçu collectivement le 2ème prix de mathématiques sans frontières dans leurs catégories respectives (zone Proche-Orient). Léa Sabrina HATOUM et Verena HASBANI, toutes deux élèves de 2nde E, se sont classées à la 4ème place du concours AL KINDI (zone Proche-Orient).
C’est Madame Rola YOUNES SLEIMAN qui leur a remis leur prix lors de la cérémonie. Aux Olympiades 1ère, (zone Proche-Orient), deux de nos lycéens ont été récompensés : Silvio FARAH (8ème place, mention très bien) et Christopher MOAWAD (11ème place, mention très bien). Aux Olympiades 4ème, (zone Proche-Orient), l’IC Ain Aar s’est hissé au 7ème rang du podium général et au 5ème rang du podium par équipes grâce à Christian SAADE, Kai ABOU KARAM et Jad MATTA. Enfin, à l’occasion de la Nuit du Code (Cycle 4 – zone Proche-Orient), 6 élèves de Ain Aar se sont distingués à la 6ème place : Kay BEZDIKIAN, Gaia NADER, Priscille ACHKAR, Michael NERCESSIAN, Kai ABOU KARAM et Jad MATTA. Félicitations à tous nos candidats pour leur participation et à leurs professeurs ! Pour clôturer cette belle saison, notre établissement a eu le plaisir d’accueillir la dernière réunion du GREM, le lundi 20 juin, sur le site de Ras Beyrouth.
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IC Talents
Liana Salameh “Liana Salameh grade 5-D participated in the International Rythmic Gymnastics tournament in Bosphorus-Turkey 2022. The tournament included 14 different countries, to name a few: UK, Georgia, Turkey, Uzbekistan, Ukraine… Liana born in 2011 participated as level A (highest level 2011-A). She brought home 3 medals. 1 Gold and 2 bronze.”
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Preschool - Ras Beirut
Hakawati du monde L’action éducative « Écrivains plurilingues Hakawati du monde » organisée par l’AEFE est un projet pluridisciplinaire et plurilingue prenant appui sur la littérature jeunesse. Les élèves sont amenés à faire des ponts entre les langues tant à l’oral qu’à l’écrit et collaborer pour créer un récit commun. Les élèves du cycle 1 et précisément ceux de la Grande Section ont participé à ce projet, ils ont travaillé sur un album, une histoire sans paroles, sur le thème de l’eau « Un petit nuage ». « Un petit nuage naît du chaudron d’une sorcière. Il sort par la cheminée et part découvrir le monde et la vie. Il rencontre sur son chemin une fleur assoiffée, une jolie grenouille, un lapin garçon de café, une petite écolière…. Chaque rencontre est un petit bonheur. Mais un jour, le petit nuage est tout triste… Heureusement, un tout petit nuage rose, né dans une pipe, devient son nouvel ami ». « Un petit nuage » raconté par les élèves de la GS B : Une expérience enrichissante pour les élèves de cette classe qui ont choisi le livre numérique comme production finale de ce projet. Ce livre contient de l’écrit (écrit dicté par les élèves) et de l’oral (des enregistrements audios des élèves), il utilise trois langues (le français, l’anglais et l’espagnol).
Grâce à l’imagination des élèves, ce petit nuage voyage pour découvrir de nouveaux horizons. Ce voyage leur a permis de découvrir implicitement le cycle de l’eau et son importance pour les êtres vivants et la terre, d’observer et de comparer la vie saine à la campagne et celle de la ville où la pollution règne. Certes, cet album met en relief l’importance de l’amitié et de la collaboration entre les êtres vivants . Durant l’exécution de ce projet, un ensemble de tâches et de méthodes ont été mises en pratique pour concrétiser l’idée et atteindre les objectifs : des séances de découverte, une planification, des discussions, le choix des illustrations et des langues à utiliser, l’apprentissage des langues, des lectures répétées pour garder la cohérence et la chronologie des idées… En travaillant ce projet, les enfants avaient la chance de construire des ponts entre les langues, de collaborer pour créer un produit final, de se connecter aux histoires et les interpréter, d’imaginer, de réfléchir, d’inventer, de raconter, de s’exprimer, de transmettre un message, de reconnaître leurs émotions, des les identifier et de les comprendre,... et surtout de s’amuser !
Preschool Moving Up Ceremony On Wednesday, June 21, the KG2 and Grande Section students had the Moving Up Ceremony to celebrate the end of a chapter in their lives and the beginning of a new one. With vigor and enthusiasm, the students performed in front of their parents, grandparents, and their teachers.
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New Parents Orientation Program The Preschool Pedagogical Leadership Team at Ras Beirut welcomed the new parents to the IC community through a series of online orientation sessions. The orientation program was launched in June, three months before the start of the school. This program consisted of a series of mini sessions that took place every Thursday during the month of June. The main purpose of these sessions was to help parents get to know the school, its culture, procedures, and policies. The first session mainly addressed who we are as
a school: our mission, vision, beliefs, and values. The second session addressed two main topics. The first was related to school logistics (overview a day at school, attendance, tardiness, absences) and the second focused on exploring the communication platforms, particularly Toddle. The last session mainly addressed some strategies that can be used by parents to have help their children have a smoother transition to school. The program will continue in September for new and returning families.
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Field Trips Field trips are opportunities for children to experience the relevance of learning that happens in school in authentic situations. These first-hand experiences provide opportunities for children to strengthen their approaches to learning skills: social, thinking, research, self-management, and communication skills. Children identify patterns and make connections to help them develop a deeper understanding of big ideas that are of personal, local or global significance.
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CM2 & Grade 5 Moving Up Ceremony The moving on ceremony for grade 5/CM2 marks the transition of our elementary students onto the next step of their journey, the middle school. Our students have the potential to be the future leaders, inventors, performers, researchers; the world is their oyster and the possibilities are limitless.
this event. On one hand we are delighted to see these students ready to face a future away from the elementary school, on the other hand we are sad to see them leave. With two years of lockdown it feels like we missed out on a lot. Nevertheless, we are grateful for this year and we did our best to catch up and celebrate.
They say it takes a village to raise a child and yes we have been the village, and this transition marks the expansion of this village.
We hope that you will achieve great things because we know you can.
The faculty and staff have mixed feelings about
Good luck and do come back and visit.
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La semaine de la lecture A l’occasion de la semaine de la lecture, et afin de stimuler le potentiel créatif de nos élèves, l’équipe enseignante de l’école élémentaire-RB a concocté une série d’activités autour de la lecture, du 16 au 27 mai 2022. Se sont succédé des lectures
offertes, des échanges autour de livres préférés des élèves, des activités d’écriture partagées, plusieurs activités amusantes, divertissantes et éducatives à la bibliothèque et des défilés de robes et costumes issus des contes préférés. Pour couronner cette semaine, les élèves du CP et du CM1 ont eu la chance inouïe d’accueillir Mme Nada Matta, peintre, illustratrice, auteure de livres pour enfants. Nos enfants étaient très motivés et curieux d’en savoir plus sur leur invitée. Ils lui ont posé toutes sortes de questions et n’ont pas hésité de partager avec elle leurs idées et impressions pour donner suite à la lecture de ses albums, Petite pépite et Dans le cœur. C’était une expérience très forte et personnelle que nous a livrée Nada Matta à travers ses albums émouvants. Mettre le plaisir de lire au cœur de notre école, tel était l’objectif principal de cette semaine. En ce sens, cet évènement a constitué assurément un beau succès !
Whole School Story To cap our Reading Week, our English stream grades from 1 to 5 engaged in writing a story across the whole school facilitated by their teachers. Sections A, B and C (and 5D too) each told their own story in a tag race like activity. They even added illustrations to their part of the story. Grade 1s started. They came up with the idea, characters and setting. Then grades 2, 3 and 4 followed. Each grade took what was written by the level just before them and continued to develop the story. They made sure the sequence of events made sense, added dialogue in English, Arabic and French and kept the plot twists coming. It was a lot of fun for them to read and understand what the grade level before them had contributed to the story and then use their creative thinking, imagination and writing skills to keep the story going. In the end the grade 5s made sure to give each story a satisfying conclusion. Throughout, all the students were excited to see how their stories were going to end. What was the result? Three very different and engaging stories. Each one
being completely the brain child of our students who enjoyed the challenge and worked collaboratively to complete this endeavor.
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Activities in the Library In Celebration of Reading Week, Ras Beirut Elementary School Library engaged students over two weeks with different literacy activities bringing the learner profile attributes to life, throughout, students explored and reflected on a variety of literary elements, and attended authors visits and shadow puppet theater in three different languages.
Student-Led Conferences On Wednesday, April 6, 2022, the ESRB PYP learners had the opportunity to take ownership while sharing their learning journey with their parents through the student-led conferences. By leading the meetings, our learners had a meaningful experience that is relevant and authentic. They were able to voice their strengths and areas of improvement, showcase things they’ve learned, are proud of or need to work on. It was inspiring to see our students and their parents engaged in reflective and deep conversations about learning.
Célébrerons ensemble la fin du thème “comment nous nous exprimons” au CE2 Dans le cadre de cette unité de recherche, les élèves ont découvert la culture du Liban et étaient très curieux et intéressés pour en découvrir d’autres. Ils ont décidé alors d’entamer un long voyage en Espagne, en Arménie et en Russie. En voilà quelques photos souvenirs.
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End of Unit Presentation in Grade 3 As part of the Unit of Inquiry, “How We Express Ourselves,” and in an aim to celebrate students’ understanding of the central idea, “Appreciating Different Cultures Enables us to Become Global Citizens,” the grade 3 PYP learners prepared a play/presentation representing their researched country (Greece, Italy, and Egypt).
A Celebration of Learning On Wednesday, June 15 and Thursday, June 16, 2022 our grade 5/CM2 PYP learners celebrated the culminating experience of the primary years programme through THE EXHIBITION. Our students did an outstanding job and everyone is
proud of them. It was a long process, filled with challenges and road bumps, yet our learners passed it with flying colors. Throughout their wonderful presentations, our learners applied the approaches to learning skills focusing on their social, self-management and communication skills. They described the journey and phases they underwent and the challenges and success moments they experienced. Furthermore, our learners confidently expressed themselves and shared the in-depth knowledge they accumulated through researching and collecting information from reliable sources, the surveys they prepared and the interviews they conducted. They were able to use their thinking skills and come up with an action plan to make a change. Our PYP learners’ creative performances included singing, dancing and role playing. Way to go IC-ESRB PYP learners, our global citizen leaders of tomorrow!
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Tonya Gilchrist Bringing ATLs to life This year, the preschool and elementary school teachers and leadership teams at International College started the process of professional development with Mrs. Tonya Ghilchrist, an international learning strategist who specializes in helping schools around the world amplify inquiry and honor agency for deep learning and transfer across languages, literacies, and disciplines. The focus of this training is on the what, why, and how of ‘Approaches to Learning’ and bringing them to life at school. The training started off with an online session to lay a foundation of shared understanding around the what, why, and how of AtL. This was followed by an on campus visit during which Mrs. Gilchrist modeled putting theory into practice by conducting inclassroom demonstration, teaching and coaching. Furthermore, teachers got the opportunity to plan
a full session through the lens of ATLs, teach it in class then reflect on it. To wrap up this year’s work, all teachers participated in an online followup session per grade level to reflect on what they learned and discuss future steps. This work will continue throughout next year and it will tie into the work being planned for restorative discipline. Teachers will be expected to make the concepts visible in all their planning and implementation of lesson and pastoral care. This will be used as evidence for the PYP evaluation visit because our programme development plan focuses on the ATLs.
»لوحات ف ّن ّية احتفا ًلا بختام محور «أين نحن في ال ّزمان والمكان تع ّرف التّالميذ آالت موسيق ّية،ص ّف الموسيقى َ في لحني َن لُبنان ّيي َن ّ تقليد ّية واستَ َمعوا إلى أغاني ُم ْطربي َن و ُم .نَقلوا صورة لُبنان إلى العالَم
األساسي بعرض لوحات ف ّن ّية الص ّف ال ّثاني ّ قام تالمذة ّ ً في."احتفال بختام محور "أين نحن في الزّمان والمكان اكتشف التّالميذ تاريخ وجغرافيا لُبنان،هذا المحور وتع ّرفوا معنى االنتماء من خالل محادثات عن ال َعل َ ِم .الـلُّــبــنــانـ ّـي والـ َّنــشــيــد الــوطــنـ ّـي َ كــذلـ ـك اكتشفوا طبيعة بالدنا وسهول وأنهار ُ الجميلة مِ ْن جبال وساهموا في تعريفنا أكثر على مناطق عديدة مِ ْن خالل أبحاث قاموا بها َعنِ المدينة أو القرية .ا ّلتي يَنْتَمو َن إلَيْها
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Authentic Experiences
Sharing the Planet As part of our unit Sharing The Planet and in an effort to upcycle, students from Grade 3 placed posters around the school to encourage IC students to recycle water bottles. They used the leftover water to water plants and the empty water bottles to construct benches.
We continuously strive to have our students learn through authentic experiences and what is more genuine than learning about celebrations by preparing a celebration! Our grade 1/CP learners wrapped up their year by demonstrating growth in their research, social, and communication skills. As part of the unit of inquiry “ Where We Are in Place and Time”, and after inquiring into a variety of world’s celebrations, researching and collecting information, they prepared an end of year celebration to share their understanding with family members. All groups presented their work orally, shared artwork, opinion essays, songs and dances, and informed the audience about a world’s celebration, showcasing transdisciplinary at its best. All of this helped our learners gain a conceptual understanding and transfer their learning to the real world around them.
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The Little Mermaid On the evening of June 19th, the curtains closed on the IC Elementary Drama Clubs final performance of The Little Mermaid. The nerves, smiles, and tears all accompanied a beautiful evening where 74 students from Grades 4/CM1, 5/CM2 and a few little third graders, came together and put on a show out of this world. The performances were great, but what truly made the evening special was the pure joy on all the kids’ faces after realizing what they had accomplished. As our character Scuttle would say, “They were SENSATIONAL!” Beginning in February, the kids were hard at work putting together this show. Starting with Zoom rehearsals followed by a Drama Camp in March to learn the music and dances. In person rehearsals only began at the end of May. The kids dove into the world of The Little Mermaid and worked tirelessly for three weeks to bring together this show. They were faced with performing songs that are challenging even to a Broadway performer. They had to memorize a complete script that is usually used for the adult Broadway performances of this show. They
not only met the challenge head on but blew everyone away doing it! Seeing so many find a newfound confidence in themselves was the best part! Seeing them grow and mature into, not only extraordinary actors and actresses, but amazing young ladies and gentlemen was the greatest part. They are the heart of the Drama Family and each and every one of them brought something special and irreplaceable to this show. A small message from Tony and Carla: “We are so grateful for each and every little actor and actress. We were lucky to have them all in the Drama Family. There aren’t enough words to describe how proud we are of you all! Thank you for being you and for making this year’s show extra special! You will all hold a special place in our heart!”
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Who We Are In an attempt to help improve the quality of education, Grade 3 students visited the Public School, Jaber Al Jaber. Our learners asked students their age about their needs and wants. They then hosted several fundraising events, such as Book Sales, Bake Sales and Balloon Raffles. They used the money collected from the fundraisers to buy materials to donate to the public school such as jump ropes, soft balls, paint, paintbrushes, coloring markers, coloring pencils and art paper. Thanks to a generous parent doner 80 Arabic books were donated to the school as well.
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Freaky Forces Day To celebrate students’ learning, and as part of our unit of inquiry “How The World Works” Grade 3 students invited Grade 2 students to attend their “Freaky Forces Day!” Students shared their creations and discussed what forces are with them. They designed and built a bottle blast, parachute and many more.
Meet the Rising Writer Rayyan Habayeb
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Middle School - Ras Beirut Grade 6’s Visit to the AUB Archaeological Museum As Theodore Roosevelt once said: “The more you know about the past, the better prepared you are for the future.” During the last few weeks of school, the grade 6 students were able to view human history first hand in The Archaeology Museum of AUB! The students saw real artifacts from different time periods (Stone Bronze Age, Iron Ages) and civilizations (Mesopotamian, Phoenician, and Egyptian) they learned about during the academic year. Viewing the weapons, jewelry, and tools of ancient people civilizations allowed the students to have a clearer image of humans’ past. They were able to connect to people of a different time and age, only through archaeological findings. Our youth is now ready to tackle new chapters of history in grade 7!
La mode projet
Encadrés par leur enseignante de français Madame Tala Dakroub, Ali Karnib, Berlent Mokaddem, Karim et Nour Soubra, élèves de la classe de G6 C, ont réalisé ce projet de fin d’année. Le thème de notre dernière étape « La mode et nous » a incité les élèves à pousser le projet au-delà des limites et produire ainsi un magazine de mode. À l’IC, voici comment la motivation donne naissance à des artistes !
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Apprendre l’histoire autrement Apprendre l’histoire à l’IC, c’est beaucoup plus qu’une histoire qu’on raconte. Les élèves de l’IC ont partagé sur l’écran de “Ici Beyrouth” leur expérience. Ils ont expliqué que leur expérience dans l’apprentissage de l’histoire, basée sur l’analyse, l’interprétation des documents, et surtout le fait d’être exposé à plusieurs
perspectives et points de vue, leur avait permis de mieux comprendre le présent, ouvrage complexe dont les fils ont été tissés dans le passé. Nos deux élèves de 3ème B Ryan Alayli et Ibrahim Fayad ont partagé leur expérience sur la chaîne YouTube «Ici Beyrouth».
Myra Dakroub chante Les yeux de la Mama Myra Dakroub, élève de G6 B, encadrée par son enseignante de français, Mme Tala Dakroub, chante Les yeux de la Mama dans cette belle vidéo. Bravo Myra !
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Sur les bancs de la francophonie C’est à l’occasion d’un concours interscolaire lancé par la Faculté des lettres de l’USJ et intitulé « Sur les bancs de la francophonie » , que six élèves de 3ème de l’IC - Ras Beyrouth – Noura Hamdan, Noura Awar, Dylia Mohsen, Léana el Hoss, Mustafa Hariri et Karl-Joe Saliba, encadrés de leurs professeurs, Mlles Rawan Sinno (qui a assuré la coordination du projet), Romy Haddad et M Elie Hayek, se sont attelés à la tâche de produire une vidéo de trois minutes environ retraçant l’histoire francophone de l’établissement. Pour cela , ils se sont penchés sur les archives mis à leur disposition et ont interviewé d’anciens responsables comme Mme Amal Charara, M Antoine Boulad ainsi que l’actuelle directrice de l’école complémentaire , Mme Wadad el Hoss et l’actuel président , M Joël Peinado. La cérémonie de la remise des prix de cette première édition du concours a eu lieu dans les locaux de l’USJ , le vendredi 17 juin . Il fallait départager 18 écoles participantes. De l’aveu des organisateurs , la tâche qu’assumait un jury composé de six membres était des plus ardues, tellement la qualité des vidéos produites était excellente. La décision prise était alors de proclamer tout le monde ex-aequo. Et pour cela chaque groupe est rentré avec un diamant en guise de souvenir. La cérémonie a été couronnée par la visite de la demeure de l’écrivain libanais Charles Corm, chantier d’un futur centre culturel . Il est vrai que nous sommes partis avec un diamant, dont la valeur se mesure à la qualité du travail et à la participation, mais nous étions venus accompagnés de vrais diamants , nos élèves .
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STEAM With the rising fuel price and the scarcity of electric power, it has become a necessity to design machines that work on alternative energy. Wind power is a cheap, renewable, and reliable energy source. Following the design thinking process, Ras Beirut Middle School students applied the design-thinking process in the STEAM lab to design, create, construct and test machines based on wind energy. Grades 6/6eme created a wind turbine to harness the power of wind and convert it into electrical energy. Then they adjusted the angle, pitch, and number of blades to observe the electrical output of the wind turbine. Grades 8/4eme students created an electric fanpowered car using a motor. The activity allowed students to apply their knowledge and deepen their understanding of topics such as propellers and electricity.
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Secondary School
Career Guidance Day This two-day event aimed to provide students with career field exploration opportunities by presenting the prominent and popular fields in addition to less renowned careers in future demand. 58 panelists covering 32 different fields of study were present sharing their valuable expertise with 10th and 11th graders who gained knowledge and a new perspective on what was shared. This knowledge base in various career fields serves as a foundation for further research and informed decision-making. This event, although intended as a pilot, was at a grand scale with the promise of an annual occurrence.
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CAS AS might be a required part of the IB curriculum but IB students will always go above and beyond. A sneak peek into some of the IB 1 CAS experiences and projects
Poverty Elsa Kabbani - Lynn Ramadan - Lynn Itani - Tatiana Sibaii - Freddy Sayegh, Grade 10 LB students went down to the streets and interviewed people (Lebanese and Syrians) about their living conditions, ability to pay their rent, size of their families, then offered them some food supplies for their families. Surely many did not accept to film them, but after many trials they managed to make 2 interviews. The video illustrates hardships faced in Lebanon trying to highlight them and do a simple gesture about them.
Against Drugs
Serena Slim, Aya el Ayyache, Yasmine Cheaitani, Sally Rawda el Balah, Grade 10 LB students, worked on raising awareness against drugs. They visited a rehab centre in Hammana region, they interviewed the staff and took the true story about the 13 year old girl addicted to drugs and goes to the rehab center where she meets the old lady facing the same problem. They recreated the story. So all the video is about true facts and events.
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L’IC est devenu un centre d’éxamens de baccalauréat français L’IC est devenu un centre d’éxamens de baccalauréat français. Ça permet à nos élèves de composer et de travailler dans leur établissement. C’est un comfort supplementaire pour eux.
IB I Theory of Knowledge Exhibition
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Awards Ceremony
On Friday, June 24, 2022, the Secondary School held its annual awards ceremony to honor its global citizen-leaders of tomorrow. 195 awards were distributed to 150 students who distinguished themselves academically, socially, aesthetically, physically, ethically, and technologically. Congratulations to all the awardees!
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Fashion Show
On Sunday, 26th of June 2022, a few days after their long-awaited graduation, the Council of Student Leaders of the Class of 22’ held the annual IC Fashion Show. With an approximate crowd of 500 people, their cheers and laughter filled ras Beirut with joy. Beyond talent, the participants’ confidence and passion left a mark on every attendee. Overall, and from everyone imaginable aspect, we are proud to say that this year’s Fashion Show was a great and memorable success.
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Wellbeing Week The IC Counselling Department organized Wellbeing Week from Monday May 23rd to Friday May 27th. This valuable week provided the opportunity for the IC Community to embrace an overall awareness for the wide-ranging aspects of wellbeing, including social, physical, and emotional. Eight speakers, 12 sessions coupled with fairs and activities encouraged each one of us to lead a healthier life and cope with its challenges. Wellbeing has never been so important to our lives.
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AGC Annual Diploma Ceremony In the three years since its founding, the Ali Ghandour Center for Leadership, Diversity, and Civic Engagement has grown to become home to 87 students. Some have always been with IC, while others joined us in grade 10 - equipped with courage and determination to succeed, and to make a difference at IC and in their communities. They are all working together driven with one purpose: to become agents of change! Through a sequential journey, the AGC program has been designed to provide our students with the skills and tools to learn the ethos of leadership, values of civic engagement, and active citizenship, while developing mutually beneficial relationships with different communities. Their journey culminates in student-led Community Service Projects (CSPs). We celebrated our grade 12 AGC graduates; We are very proud of their transformational journey, their personal growth and their impactful
community support projects. These students were not solely satisfied with high grades, or academic excellence. They were driven to enrich the lives of others, and their own. They extended time, effort, and patience, to serve their communities with dedicated intention. We have seen them challenge themselves, work hard and share
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innovative ideas, collaborate, agree and disagree with each other, run out of patience sometimes,... We witnessed their passion and empathy as they interacted with the communities, and embraced each other’s differences and diversity.
values and AGC’s ethical model of serving others in abundance.
Beyond demonstrating agency and leadership, they have mastered these skills, and now, at the end of their AGYou deserve our applause!
AGC is working in full synergy and harmony with IC to exchange expertise, help students reach their full potential, and develop leadership skills, while demonstrating what it means to be responsible citizens and take meaningful action in the community.
This has been a beautiful journey and it will not end today; they will be the first AGC alumni who will mentor our students, build networks and return to inspire us with your creative ideas.
We are counting on them to carry out our mission and serve the global community, with the same selflessness, creativity, and compassion they have exhibited throughout these past three years.
From AUB & LAU to MIT, Columbia, Princeton, UCLA, Johns Hopkins, Mcgill, Fordham, University of Amsterdam, University of North Carolina…… They are our proud ambassadors promoting IC
It is true that the challenges we face today may seem insurmountable, but with them at the helm - our future burns a little brighter.
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Akle W Bassme: the Student-Led Mobile Kitchen Initiative Akle W Bassmeh is by all means an initiative that encourages student agency and provides students with the opportunity to engage with different local communities, show solidarity and empathy and develop various skills.
Since its launching in March 2022, Akle W Bassmeh visited 5 communities, cooked 1,800 meals and served 600 people. Akle W Bassmeh is an initiative with a big potential for a meaningful impact.
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Food and Hygiene Collection Drive by Grade 10 Students
Grade 10 students collaborated with the NGO “Bassma” in a food & hygiene collection drive in order to provide underprivileged students with food products and personal care items.
GSE Students Supporting Underprivileged Families GSE students visited 25 local families and provided them with various types of seeds. The aim of the project is to encourage underprivileged families to plant and sustain their own gardens during these challenging times. In addition, each family was provided with a brochure designed by the students with specific guidelines for the planting process.
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Grade 12 Students Supporting IC Civic Commitment Initiatives Grade 12 students organized fundraising activities in order to support the Akle W Bassmeh Initiative and provide healthy hot meals to underprivileged local
communities. In addition, students raised money to support several school initiatives and give back to their IC community before their departure.
LSE Students Tackling Good Health and Wellbeing As part of their Community Support class project, LSE students visited on Saturday, June 4th, 2022 “Home of Hope “ center to provide underprivileged children with primary physical checkup. The students assisted their partner pediatrician during the physical checkup detecting any underlying medical condition. The kids benefited from the care and support and were happy to receive hygiene kits prepared by our students.
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Pedal it with every Heartbeat At IC, Social Responsibility is integrated in the learning, school strategies and plans. When the students are accountable for fulfilling their civic duty and benefiting the society as whole, they create initiatives that fulfil this duty. The “Pedal it with Every Heartbeat” is a Bike/Walk-a-Thon event initiated by the Grade 6/6ème students, in collaboration with the Municipality of Cornet Chahwan, Ain Aar, Beit El Kikko & Hbous aiming to help, through the Heartbeat Association, underprivileged children in Lebanon with congenital heart disease.
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Enviromental Sustainability To the Rescue of Tabsoun! In the frame of their UI “sharing the planet”, CE1 students in IC RB & AA learned about “Tabsoun” (the Rock Hyrax), a rare and endangered species in Lebanon, and raised 11 Million LBP to support the Association for the Pro tection of Jabal Moussa in conserving it. The northernmost limit of this species distribution in the world is Lebanon, and particularly Jabal Moussa!
Un environnement sain pour une vie saine
In the f rame of their interdisciplinary project “Healthy lives”, students of 6ème in AA learned about th e importance of a healthy environment for a he althy life. They visited the “Marbad” at Qornet Chehwan and created awareness raising videos addressed to the village’s community about the ecological importance of preserving this site.
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Our Students are Sorting Waste why Wouldn’t You?
In the frame of their interdisciplinary project about plastic, students of 3ème /Gr9 in AA implemented a waste sorting system in their school, raised awareness of the community on this new system, and finally, implemented a cleaning campaign in the school’s vicinity.
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Enviromental Sustainability
IC Students Light a Street in Beirut! In the frame of their UI “sharing the planet”, CM1 students in IC RB learned about the importance of renewable energy and raised 52 Million LBP to support the Lebanon of Tomorrow NGO to light one the dark streets of Beirut. Photovoltaic streetlights have been bought and a current assessment is being undertaken to identify the area of installation
An Initiative by IC Students Armed with bags and gloves, Yasmina Bayrakdar (CE2B) and Khaled Yassine (CE1C) took the initiative while hiking in a jungle in dhour chweir to clear rubbish. They gathered plastic bottles, tissues, broken glass. They were nurtured the importance of preserving the environment and they are implementing the principles learnt at school in real life.--
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Enviromental Sustainability Des cornichons et des infusions pour sauver des vies!
In the frame of their sciences curriculum, students of 6ème & Gr6 in AA learned about the importance of food conservation for our health and for sustaining the environment (conserving seasonal fruits and vegetables to avoid off-season plantations in polluting greenhouses). Students made pickles and infusions and sold them to their families. They raised 11 Millivon LBP to support an underprivileged family.
Bienvenue au Jardin pédagogique de Ain Aar! Dans le cadre de leurs cours de SVT portant sur la biodiversité et les écosystèmes, les élèves de 5ème/ Grade 7 ont mis en place un jardin pédagogique à Ain Aar reproduisant la biodiversité native libanaise. Chênes, pins, cyprès, caroubiers, lauriers et beaucoup d’autres espèces vous attendent dans un sentier de découverte. Bienvenue au jardin pédagogique de Ain Aar, un espace de découverte, de lecture et de détente!
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Enviromental Sustainability
La permaculture pour autonomiser les femmes ! Dans le cadre de leur projet interdisciplinaire “Empowering women”, les élèves de 4ème/Gr8 ont suivi une formation sur la permaculture. Les élèves ont ensuite modélisé les techniques agricoles durables acquises à un groupe de femmes défavorisées afin de les outiller et de leur permettre, à leur tour, de les appliquer au sein de leurs propres ménages.
Responsible Consumption & Production! In the frame of their unit of inquiry “Sharing the planet”, CM1 students in AA learned about the importance of wisely and responsibly using natural resources through responsible consumption and production. Students donated clothes to FabricAid, a social enterprise that collects, sorts, upcycles, and resales at greatly discounted prices second-hand clothes for disadvantaged communities in Lebanon.
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Enviromental Sustainability Five Stars Insects’ Hotels in Ras Beirut! As part of the environmental sustainability program and in the frame of their UI “Sharing the Planet”, students of CP/Gr1 in RB learned how living things interact within their habitats to meet their needs and about the importance of conserving natural habitats. To put their learning into action and highlight their responsibility in maintaining healthy habitats, students
created insects’ hotels and installed them in the school’s garden. These hotels are privileged habitats for insects. The presence of interstices and crevices between the stones and twigs creates a perfect refuge for bees, wasps, butterflies, etc., where these latters can hibernate, lay eggs... These hotels also play a very important role in encouraging insects’ pollination.
Digital Imagery of Animals in Lebanon In the frame of their UI “sharing the planet” and as part of the Environmental Sustainability program, PS/Nursery students in AA learned about the wild Lebanese native animal species (wolf, jackal, hyena, Tabsoun, fox…) and the importance of their conservation. They produced a Digital Picture book of Lebanese native animal species.
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Sustainability Club 2021-2022 GISS Competition The Sustainability club in the Secondary School is a club that identifies, discusses and participates in actions related to sustainability local and global issues. Four members of this club decided to raise the bar and participate in the GISS Competition organized by the Qatar Academy Al Wakra around 4 Sustainable Development Goals: # 12 Responsible Consumption and Production # 13 Climate Action # 14 Life Below Water # 15 Life on Land The competition is spread over 2 years and will be completed in 2023. The four members of the sustainability club formed 2
Team 1: Zeit W Saboon: Yasmine Chaitani and Leah Sabrina Hatoum
different teams and worked to identify each one local/ global issue, research it, suggest a possible solution and pitch their issue and proposed solution, record their pitch and submit it for the first round of the competition. From 40 participants 25 were selected and were promoted to round 2. Both our teams were selected and successfully made it for round 2. They will continue working on the research, planning and preparation of their action during the summer and presenting a solid report for round 2. If they are selected for round 2 (only 15 to 20 projects will be selected) they will start implementing their action and reflecting for round 3 When the teams will submit the requirements of round 3 and are accepted, they will be invited to a sustainability summit in Qatar for a whole week. During this summit they will participate in many activities, attend several workshops and enjoy sightseeing in Qatar as the finalists of the competition.
Team 2: The Quarries: Chelsea Haddad and Yahya El Hariri
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