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International Essay Competition Ain Aar Receives First Donation
iNtErNatioNal Essay ComPEtitioN
The UK-based Trust for Sustainable Living awarded Yara Chami, grade 5, an Honorable Mention in the Trust for Sustainable Living 2014 International Schools Essay Competition – Primary School age category. A group of Grade 5 students had submitted their essays to the UK organization in April. Guided by online Masters student of Sustainable Development, Richard Bampfylde, the students wrote about various environment projects ranging from green housing (including green roofs) to a more environmental transportation system, from a better functioning of waste management in Beirut (particularly following the recent issues surrounding the landfill at Naameh) to an increase in renewable energy sources in Lebanon.
iC ain aar receives first donation
Ain Aar’s first donation - $250,000 - was contributed by Board Member John McCarthy. The reception and director’s office at the lower elementary school have now been renamed after him.
“It is my honor to have my name at the door of the director,” he said in Arabic. (McCarthy speaks Arabic and had lived in Lebanon for a few years). “I will do whatever I can to sponsor future projects in Ain Aar.”
