Collège Notre-Dame de Jamhour (Arabic: مدرسة سيدة الجمهور) is a private Catholic primary and secondary school, located in Jamhour, in the Baabda District of the Mount Lebanon Governorate, Lebanon. The co-educational French-language school was founded by the Society of Jesus.
| Collège Notre-Dame de Jamhour Arabic: مدرسة سيدة الجمهور | |
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Jamhour, Baabda District , Lebanon | |
| Coordinates | 33°49′58″N 35°33′50″E / 33.8328°N 35.5639°E |
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| Type | Private primary and secondary school |
| Motto | Latin: Ad maiorem Dei gloriam (For the greater glory of God) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Catholic (Jesuit) |
| Established | 1850 |
| Rector | P. Marek Cieslik, S.J. |
| Grades | K-12 |
| Language | French |
| Colour(s) | Blue, orange, white and gold |
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| Affiliation | Collège Saint-Grégoire |
| Website | www |
Overview
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The school campus includes Petit Collège, Grand collège, a church, and a sports complex. Before the late 1950s, the campus was located on Rue Huvelin in Beirut.[1] Notre-Dame offers French and Lebanese baccalaureate programs with specializations in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, English Literature (LLC), Extended Philosophy (HLP), and Economy and social science (SES). Language classes include French, Arabic, English, and Spanish/Italian (optional). Common courses for all include History/Geography, Philosophy, Scientific lessons, PE, Computer Science, and Religion.[citation needed]
Jamhour was founded in Ghazir and is still run by Jesuit priests. It welcomes students from "douzième" (equivalent of kindergarten) to "Terminale" (12th grade). It is affiliated with Collège Saint-Grégoire in Achrafieh, Beirut,[2] and has close ties and a common history with the Université Saint-Joseph (USJ).
Notable alumni
editThis article's list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia's verifiability policy. (June 2021) |
- Alain Bejjani, CEO of Majid Al Futtaim Group
- Bechara Boutros al-Rahi, Maronite Patriarch
- Michel Eddé, Former Minister of telecommunications, culture, higher education. Chairman of L'Orient-Le Jour
- Bachir Gemayel, President of the Lebanese Republic
- Amine Gemayel, President of the Lebanese Republic
- Carlos Ghosn, former CEO of Nissan-Renault
- Philippe Jabre, founder and CIO of Jabre Capital Partners, S.A.
- Joseph Philippe Karam, modernist architect
- Adnan Kassar, chairman of Fransabank
- Nassib Lahoud, MP in the Lebanese Parliament
- Pierre Lequiller, MP in the French Assemblée Nationale
- Amin Maalouf, French author and perpetual secretary of the Académie Française since 2023[3]
- Ziad Rahbani, musician, playwright, thinker.
- Riad Salameh, former Governor of Lebanon's central bank
- Gabriel Yared, music composer
- Kim Ghattas, journalist and political scientist, author of the book Black Wave
See also
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References
edit- ^ Dagher, Carole H. Bringing Down the Walls: Lebanon's Post-War Challenge. p. 15.
- ^ "Collège Saint-Grégoire - مدرسة القديس غريغوريوس". www.csg.edu.lb. Retrieved 2017-08-11.
- ^ "Le Franco-Libanais Amin Maalouf élu secrétaire perpétuel de l'Académie française". France 24 (in French). 2023-09-28. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
External links
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