Lycee Amchit

Lycee Amchit is a private Lebanese academic institution that provides kindergarten, primary, complementary and secondary teaching. The main campus is located in the town of Amchit, in the Byblos district, 23 miles from Beirut. It welcomes students from the age of 3 years. It was founded in 1977 during the Lebanese Civil War by a psychologist (Claire Gedeon) and a specialized educator (Georges Gedeon) who fled from the ravages of war in the capital Beirut and settled in a peaceful region on the coast, Amchit. It covers an area of 10,000 sqm.The primary languages are Arabic and French. English, as a secondary language, and computer courses are taught starting from elementary 1 cycle. Students with educational difficulties benefit from the assistance of a psychologist, a speech therapist and additional courses. Although secular, the school offers courses in religious education.

Lycee school Amshit Goals of long-term objectives to contribute to the creation of a free citizen, responsible, aware of their rights and duties; Freedom means here that the attitudes and opinions of the student are not imposed and do not necessarily supersede the views and positions of others. Of these goals also make the student trusts in himself not to his family, his relatives or his teachers what is needed, then, that learns how to clutching fish do not take him ready to eat. The nearby objectives require that the learner get attached to certain principles that are essential in every educational work. Moral foundations are:

• The school is governed by a board of directors made of 3 permanent members and operating by consensus.
• The school principal reports into the board, manages staff and is responsible for education.
• The finance director reports into the board, responsible for billing and collections.
• There are 5 section headteachers each responsible administratively for their section, and reporting into the principal. Vice-headteachers report into the headteachers.
• The heads of accounting, IT, facilities and secretaries report into the principal.
• Course coordinators report into the principal, and are responsible for coordinating subjects across all classes.
• Teachers report administratively to the headteacher, and educationally to the subject coordinators.