At LWIS, we believe internationalism can be experienced even in schools that follow a national curriculum with predominantly national pupils and staff. While the provision of an international curriculum and school population may facilitate achieving international standards, we believe that the opportunity to experience internationalism is not cultivated only by the curriculum but rather through the provision of an educational system and environment of international-mindedness.
Hence, as well as providing international education through international curricula, some of our schools follow a national curriculum which we modify and embed into our international-minded community providing these learners with exposure to and knowledge of a dual educational system.
At LWIS Hazmieh, both the Lebanese National Curriculum and the Primary Years Program of the International Baccalaureate (once authorized) will be on offer as of year one of operation (2015-2016).
In the Middle and Senior School years, LWIS Hazmieh will provide three alternative programs for its learners:
- The Lebanese National Curriculum culminating with the Lebanese Baccalaureate Diploma
- The International Baccalaureate Program culminating with the International Baccalaureate Diploma
- The American High School Program culminating with the American High School Diploma
Once authorized, LWIS Hazmieh will offer the International Baccalaureate – Primary Years Program (Preschool and Elementary). The IB - PYP is dedicated to forming independent learners and internationally-minded people.
LWIS offers holistic education where learning addresses the whole of the child. Learning becomes interactive, open and resourceful. The process of learning is child-driven, built on what the learner already knows. In this program, knowledge is used as a tool to reach understanding of various concepts. It engages the learner in an inquiry-based education as it occurs on the individual, collaborative and guided level.
LWIS educational programs allow the learner to be directly involved in the learning process. The learner takes action: they reflect, choose and act. Successful inquiry will lead to responsible action that is initiated by the learner which in turn will contribute to each learner establishing a personal set of values.
Within this program, the child is exposed to various and varied concepts. Learners will be guided to connect their knowledge to other subjects and the world around them. They will experience high quality teaching and learning. LWIS learners will explore, manipulate and experiment to draw conclusions. They will use in-depth questioning as opposed to teacher lecturing. Learners will be assessed through their performance and competence over multiple tasks. Quizzes, tests, and exams will be complemented with projects, hands-on activities, presentations, speeches and learner-led conferences that will be the base upon which each learner combines his/her skills to forward, connect and make sense of their learning into the 21st century, technology-driven, information-abundant world.