The history of the school

Our school was first established by missionaries belonging to the board of foreign missions in the USA. It started in two small rooms in the street now called "Share Al-Rabbat" in Tripoli. At first it was not a regular school. This is best expressed in the words of one of the school principals, Miss Margaret Doolittle.

"In the year 1856,the school started as a day school for girls headed by Miss Saada Gregori. It was closed after 2 or 3 years. It reopened in 1873 and was directed by a British lady for one year. In 1874,the school did not have a regular principal but was directed by different missionaries. In 1875,it became a regular school and its first regular principal was Miss Hana Ford. In 1876,she was replaced by Miss Hariette Lagrange who remained as principal until the year 1919."

She was followed by Miss margaret Doolittle.

In 1928,the school moved to its new premises  in Zahrieh Street.Miss Delagrange describes the opening of the school as follows:-

Twenty-six years ago, the school consisted of two rooms in an old building owned by the American Counsel, Mr Yanni.Its first students were from Tripoli city. Their number grew gradually. In 1876 the building was bought.

In the fall of 1881,the school received its first boarding students. Most of them came from the suburbs of Tripoli. The curriculum consisted of some English and Arabic languages and a little geography, history and science. This curriculum became gradually well established and comprehensive."

The school grew under the auspices of the missionaries till1959 when the National Evangelical Synod of Lebanon and Syria was blended with the American mission. since then, the school became totally under the direction of the National Synod.

In 1976,due to the bad security state in Lebanon ,it was decided to mix the boys school in qubbeh and the girls school in zahrieh street, under the name "Tripoli Evangelical School for Girls and Boys ",after performing the necessary changes in the premises.

Ever since, this mixed school flourished and became one of the leading schools in north  Lebanon, whose students did well in the government exams and in the different universities in Lebanon and abroad.

The history of the school can be summarized as follows:-

Date              Stage          Management                   Name

1876-1959        First          American Mission          Tripoli girls school

 Tripoli boys school       

1959-1977      Second        National  Synod            Tripoli Evangelical 

  school for girls         

1977-2002        Third          National Synod            Tripoli Evangelical

 school for boys and girls 

School Principals

Outstanding members of school staff and management:-

Rev Ibrahim Dagher

Rev Esper Makdissi

Rev James Willouby

Rev Benjamin Weir

Miss Wadad Dibu

Mr Elias Sartan

Miss Salma Hadeed

Mrs Afifeh Khoury

Mr Elias Abu-Rustum

Mr George Nakhoul

Mr Kaisar Jeha

Mr Abdalla Husni

Mr Ibrahim Andari

Mr Khaled Abbas

Mrs Haifa Hadeed Karam

Mrs Munira Ghuzlan

Miss Kathrine Hand

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