Khalil Shehab Elementary School Tradition & History

Khalil Shehab Elementary School Tradition & History is a post that tells about the school I run. It tells a bit about WHY we do what we do. It also seves as an introduction to HOW we do what we do.It's written by Dr. Kamel Dallal, director of educational affairs at Makassed.

Khalil Shehab Elementary School is a not for profit, English-language day school that has been providing an exceptional educational programme for the local and Ras Beirut community since 1950.
The School is committed to excellence in education; it strives to fulfill the unique potential of each student in a supportive and challenging holistic learning environment that prepares him or her for continuing education and an active and responsible role in a multicultural world.
Our school has been delivering quality education here in Ras Beirut since 1950. Khalil Shehab Elementary School has a proven record of academic excellence and leadership among Makassed schools in Lebanon. We were early adopters of the ICT Programs, which have built a world-wide reputation for rigor, high standards, international perspective and effective Elementary Education preparation. Through generous consultancy and collegial collaboration, Khalil Shehab’s Elementary School curriculum ideas include many co-curricular and extra-curricular activities offered to enhance the programme, and are being implemented at many of the Makassed schools around the country.
Khalil Shehab Elementary School is an English medium, PreNursery-Grade 6 school dedicated to the intellectual and personal development of each student in a caring and supportive environment. Its challenging program prepares our student body to excel in the world's finest schools and universities.
Khalil Shehab Elementary School has a rich history that spans more than a single lifetime. Our story is bound up in the stories of our students who have gone on to use the discoveries made here, the teachers who made daily investments in lives, the administrators who have led with wisdom, the parents who took ownership of their children's education and all the others, from secretaries to maintenance staff, who have helped make Khalil Shehab Elementary School what it is today. It's all of these people's individual stories that make up our story.
Are you one of these people, an alumnus, a former teacher or administrator, a parent of a Khalil Shehab Elementary School student, an employee? If you are, we'd like to know your story and how it's connected to ours. We are in the process of a research project to better document the school's rich history and share it with all of you who helped write the story.
Please share some of your memories of your time at Khalil Shehab Elementary School (even if it was not yet called Khalil Shehab Elementary School). Any photographs you could send along from your days here would also be very helpful. You contributed to the story while you lived here, and now you can contribute to our collective memory no matter where you are now. Send text and photos via email to the school office at makedu@makassed.org.lb
Khalil Shehab Elementary School has provided a sound education to its students for more than 67 years. In 2003, with a new phase in its history just four years away and a school evolving quickly, it seemed appropriate to undertake a comprehensive analysis and to plan in our new school. Each year, since then, we have updated our strategic plan in the light of our achievements and our aims for the future.
The secret of success in any “business” is said to rest on four key points:
· A culture based on aiming high
· A structure that is flexible and responsive
· Strategies that are clear and focused
· Smooth execution of the strategies
Our aims at Khalil Shehab Elementary School are the same.
Our Mission at Khalil Shehab Elementary School is to:
1. Offer each student a nurturing and supportive environment, which treats each student as a unique individual and challenges all students to excel academically and, at the same time, model the behaviors expected of responsible citizens of both the school and society.
2. Give each student the opportunity to learn the value of and to become involved in Creative Arts, Athletics and Technology.
3. Impart to each student essential knowledge and skills, a joy of learning and the intrinsic motivation to become a life long learner.
4. Develop a social climate in the school, which models international understanding, community service, and the acceptance of and cooperation with the diverse cultures represented by the school's community.
5. Emphasize the importance of collaboration between parents and the school so that all parents are actively involved in their children's education. As a parent owned rather than corporate entity, our organizational structure reflects our commitment to this principle.
6. Continue to assess our professional standards by maintaining our membership in local and international organizations.
7. Focus on building each student's self-esteem.
8. Ensure that our faculty will apply current educational research and practices. The school's curriculum will be guided by a goal of thorough student mastery and achievement rather than merely covering content.
9. Develop a school community, which believes in and acts upon these Principles.
The spirit in Khalil Shehab Elementary School has always been special. I believe that it offers a stimulating, caring and positive environment characterized by its international outlook. Parents invariably notice this very quickly and comment upon the happy, well-motivated students and teachers that they see. We take pride in our school as a sound academic institution and community centre.