Lycée Abdul
Kadir-Beirut
This
school, located in Zoukak Al Blat, the heart of Beirut, was
founded by the Mission Laique Francaise at the start of the last
century. By buying that school, Prime Minister Hariri saved it
from being closed down; and through a special agreement, asked the
Hariri Foundation to take over its administration in collaboration
with the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Mission Laique
Francaise. The Hariri Foundation restored some of its buildings
and provided the lycee with the most modern laboratory equipment,
as well as adding new halls that can take more students. The Lycee
Abdul Kadir comprises a group of buildings that exemplify our
heritage. Most significant of all is a three-story building that
dates back to the early part of the last century and stands as a
symbol of real engineering art and of the greatness of the school.
At present, it has all the cycles of education: Pre-School through
High School. It can accommodate 1,200 students, and it has adopted
both systems of education - the Lebanese as well as that of the
French. It also pays special attention to English language
instruction, which will facilitate the admission of its students
to universities whose studies are taught in English.
Hariri High School II (HHS II)
The
Syrian Protestant Mission founded this school in 1860 under the
name of The National Evangelical School for Boys and Girls. In
1986, its name was changed to Hariri High School II (HHS II). Its
buildings, like those of Lycee A. Kadir, were renovated, new lab
equipment and furniture were added, and its athletic facilities
were kept well-maintained.
It is a
coeducational school that can take 1,300 students throughout all
of its cycles. It adheres to the Lebanese education system and
uses English as a language of instruction.
Rafic Hariri
High School - Sidon
Initially,
it was called New Sidon School and operated in the Kafar Falous
complex in 1982. However, it moved to Sidon in 1985 because of the
civil war. The school campus in Kafar Falous stood out as the most
modern in Lebanon, and it continued to do so when it was moved to
Sidon. Its laboratories, athletic facilities, playgrounds, courts
and classrooms are very well equipped with modern equipment. In
addition, it has a theater that can take an audience of 500. It
serves as a center for many theatrical, musical and cultural
activities in the community. RHHS follows the Lebanese curriculum
in both the French and English programs, and it can take 2,000
students (male and female).
Baha'Eddin
Hariri School
This
was founded in 1996 in Sidon with the pirme aim of extending
education to the poor while maintaining a good standard. It
presently takes students in pre-school classes, but the Hariri
Foundation intends to have students in the other cycles. It offers
education free of charge.
The University
Institute Of Technology
The
Hariri Foundation contributed in constructing and donating the
buildings needed for this institute and collaborated with the
Lebanese University, which is in charge of its administrative and
academic operations, and with the Ministry of Higher Education in
France, which assumes the responsibility of training the teaching
body. The Institute admitted students into the special programs in
October 1997-98. To be eligible for admission, a candidate must
pass the Lebanese Baccalaureate, Part II and sit for an entrance
examination.
The
following fields of specialization will be offered:
- Network and Communications Engineering
- Industrial and Maintenance Engineering.
- Buildings and Network Logistics
The length of time needed for one to attain a university diploma
is three years.
Supporting The
Makassed Islamic Association Schools
Former
Prime Minister Hariri takes a great interest in the Makassed
Islamic Association schools. In 1977 he contributed by building a
modern main hall and donating it to Aisha Um Al-Mu'mineen School.
It serves the poor and offers education free of charge. The hall
was completed and fully equipped in 1982. Phase 1 of a new
educational center in Sharhabil Ben Hasna, related to the Makassed
Association, was completed in 1995 and is can accommodate 2,000
students (boys and girls). Prime Minister Hariri bought the 65,000
square meters of land on which the school is built, donated it to
the Makassed Association, and registered it in its name.
Kafar Falous
Complex
This
complex was founded in 1979. It contains: (1) a university college
called Sidon Institute for University Studies, run under the
administration of Saint Joseph University. That Institute was
concerned in setting up a college of food technology &
nutrition engineering and other higher technical specifications;
(2) a high school; (3) a school for training nurses; (4) a big
hospital. No sooner had the complex started functioning than the
Israeli invasion disrupted all activities there and all the
furniture and equipment was either stolen or destroyed.