Lebanese Community School

Lebanese International School
Arabic: مدرسة الجالية اللبنانية

Type	Private
Established	1964
Principal	Mr. Emanuele Pesoli
Location	6 Maye Street, Lagos , Nigeria
Campus	Urban
Website	http://lislagos.com/

The Lebanese International School is a private school in Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria. Commissioned in 1964 by the Lebanese embassy with classes ranging from kindergarten to twelfth grade, the embassy is still in charge of the school's board of trustees, which includes the Lebanese ambassador. Lebanese International School's Curriculum is mainly British based. Its language of instruction is English, but its Lebanese students often use both English and Arabic to communicate. Nationalities of students in the school include Nigerians, Lebanese, Syrians, Indians, Pakistanis and Germans.

Facilities

The school's facilities include an auditorium, computer laboratory, a television room and an art room. An indoor gymnasium, outdoor basketball court and laboratories for biology, chemistry, and physics were added during its renovation in the mid-1990s. It also has a library and a take-away cafeteria. The school also has fairly sized classrooms with ACs and whiteboards. Teachers and HODs also have their own staff room.

International examinations on offer

The school provides tenth, eleventh and twelfth grade students the opportunity to take the SAT I, SAT II, TOEFL, as well as University of Cambridge International Examinations such as IGCSE, AS Level and A Level examinations to qualify for admittance into foreign universities. Many students go on to attend colleges in Lebanon, Europe, Singapore, the United States, and Canada In the early 2000s (decade), the school attained the permission to becoming a recognized International Cambridge Examination Center, with center number: NG193

School anthem

The school anthem was originally composed by a former principal of the school, Mr. Salem Abdul-Baki. In 1997, during a routine assembly, he played the audio version of the anthem via radio to hundreds of students on the basketball field.

Arabic	Transliteration	English translation
معهدي يا نفحة من أدب فجر نور ساطع لم يغب معهدي يا نفحة من أدب فجر نور ساطع لم يغب ينشر العلم ويعلي رايه نتحدى زاهيات الشهب معهدي يا معهدي يا نفحة من أدب	Maa'hadee ya naf'hatan min adabi Fajaru nuri saato'e llm ya'ghebe Maa'hadee ya naf'hatan min adabi Fajaru nuri saato'e llm ya'ghebe Yan'sharu el-alama w yu'alee raa'yahu Yan'hadden zehe'yaate el-shuhabe Maa'hadee ya maa'hadee ya naf'hatan min adabi	My school you are a breath of culture A dazzling horizon which never dims you are My school you are a breath of culture A dazzling horizon which never dims you are Knowledge you spread and uphold its flag A challenge to each bright star My school, my school, oh my school, breath of culture

The Lebanese and Nigerian national anthems are also played on Monday mornings.

External links

• Lebanese International School