Further to the announcement from the Ministry of Education last evening, the school will be closed for the next five school days. We will hope to reopen at 7:40 am on Monday 09MAR2020 unless the Minister announces an extension of the closure.

On Monday 02MAR2020 teachers will be at school preparing worksheets that will be done by all students over the following four days (Tuesday to Friday). This will mean between 4 and 5 hours per day for each student. These worksheets will include revision of all topics taken this year.

The school will NOT be open tomorrow, Sunday 01MAR2020, but will be open on Monday between 8:00 am and 2:00 pm for students to come and pick up all their school books. They will need ALL their school books from the main subjects in order to complete the worksheets set.

All worksheets will be uploaded on LESSON, hopefully by 5:00 pm Monday 02MAR2020.

Please note that the school will NOT be open for students from Tuesday 03MAR2020 until Sunday 08MAR2020 because a full a deep-cleaning of the entire premises will be undertaken during those days.

Pray with us that God will be merciful. This is going to be a very difficult week, particularly for parents that have to work and we hope and pray that we will be back at school by Monday 09MAR2020.

This letter was distributed to all Junior and Infant students yesterday, Friday 28th February 2020.

Click this link to see the letter in PDF format.

On Thursday 27th and Friday 28th February 2020 the senior classes (10, 11, 12) will be taking a two day break from school to go on a Ski Camp. NONE of the other classes will be affected and Classes Nursery to 9 will have NORMAL school during those days.

Therefore there will be NO school for classes 10, 11 and 12 on those two days.

A circular, which everyone in Lebanon has seen a copy of, was issued to schools by the Ministry of Education on Saturday 22nd February 2020. This post is our initial feedback to what is contained in that document, detailing all that we will do as a response to the serious situation caused by the entrance of the coronavirus to Lebanon.

1 : On Monday 24th February 2020, as soon a students enter school, the Chapels will contain detailed instructions of the preventative measures that they can take to protect themselves as best practice.

2 : In the Infant and Junior Departments, the first part of the first lesson will also be dedicated to repeating and developing the themes that were introduced in the Chapel presentation.

3 : This is what we will stress. 1) Wash your hands all the time. Use your own private bottle of hand sanitizer (much more hygienic that using a communal bottle whose handle has been touched by every child!) at least four times a day. 2) Do NOT re-use tissue. Every tissue you use, immediately throw away. 3) Do NOT physically greet each other with handshakes or kisses. 4) Do not breathe in another person’s face.

4 : We will continue the deep cleaning program that we commenced in January 2020 when we heard about the coronavirus and we will add to it a daily sanitization of all surfaces used by students (desktops, tops of cupboards, shelves, etc.).

5 : We will provide each classroom with a bottle of hand gel but, as discussed above, we strongly recommend that each child brings their own private bottle of hand sanitizer. NOTE : Due to the logistics involved, this will not be in place before Tuesday 25th February 2020.

6 : Please DO NOT SEND YOU CHILD TO SCHOOL if they are in the least bit sick. The policy of a zero for missed tests and quizzes will be suspended in all subjects until this crisis is over.

7 : We reserve the right to send any child who has a fever home. We will require parents to arrange immediate pick up. The child will be isolated until their parents arrive.

8 : Please make sure you spend time with your child talking and helping them to understand what they are meant to do and the seriousness of the situation we are now in.

Pray with us that the Great King will be merciful to us at this time of hardship for so many. If we work together, we will be stronger.

Due to the uncertainty surrounding the health situation within the country concerning the coronavirus outbreak, we have decided NOT to have school tomorrow, Saturday 22nd February 2020. We will postpone the lessons that were meant to be taught tomorrow to another Saturday whose date we will announce as soon as possible.