Lebanese Community School
The Lebanese International School is a private school in Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria. With classes ranging from kindergarten to twelfth grade, it was commissioned in 1964 by the Lebanese embassy. 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, and Germans.
Facilities
The school's facilities include an auditorium, computer laboratory, a television room and an art room. An indoor gymnasium 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 blackboards.
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 CanadaIn the early 2000s, 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.