Step Together Association

Step Together Association, previously known as FiSTA-Beirut is a non-profit organization for children and adults with special needs. Started in 1974 as a kindergarten, it developed into a diagnostic center to become a decreed NGO in 1993. Step Together is today an internationally recognized center for Therapeutic Education and is part of the International Council of Curative Education.

Step Together Association is located by the riverside of Mansourieh Al Daishounieh, a mere 15 minutes’ drive from downtown Beirut, a venue that lies amidst a peaceful environmentally protected area, surrounded by trees, mountains and water. It is in this serenity setting that we choose to cater for our students, up to 200 individuals of different needs of all ages.

Our mission aims to improve each of our students’ quality of life through love, acceptance, and individualized instruction and therapy. Our educational methods, inspired by Rudolf Steiner’s philosophy of holistic curative education, are designed to enhance the physical and mental capabilities, including their social and communication skills, thus empowering them to participate in their local communities. Our work also involves monitoring the health of our special needs while extending emotional and psychological support to their families, helping them to strengthen their bonding with their children. Step Together Association strives to create an effective environment, be it creative or practical, that can favor our children to contribute into a society on an equal footing with human rights as everybody else.

Step Together community is a place of hope, where every member learns to love and to give. Our mission is to maintain a relationship of respect and acceptance towards all human beings. It is also about inspiring integrity and awakening moral and social responsibility. Step Together’s special identity is evident in the natural environment, its eco-friendly buildings, the chosen colors and elements in the different classes. In education, our mission is to impart purpose and direction into the lives of our students with special needs so that they can become active citizens who are able to contribute to the larger society in their own unique way.

Step Together Association is an internationally recognized nonprofit organization and diversified institution that believes in the power of education to develop change through several programs. It provides an ecological, holistic, and inclusive environment where each and every person is respected as a unique individual.

Step Together aims to improve each of our student’s quality of life through love, acceptance, equality, and individualized instruction and therapy. Inspired by Rudolf Steiner’s educational principles, methods are designed to enhance the holistic capabilities of the students by helping them develop their social, cognitive, emotional, and physical skills, thus, equipping them with the necessary tools to be active citizens in their communities.

Step Together interfaces directly with the parents through regular engagements providing them with family support and specialized trainings. Step Together’s multidisciplinary team is professionally trained and provide professional development consultancies, educational resources, and trainings for other educational centers.

Step Together is a place to learn, heal, live, and work that values each individual’s unique abilities and strives to provide an inclusive and welcoming environment for everyone. We aim to empower our students and enable them to join and contribute equally to society.