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SUMMER
2013
We’re here! We actually moved to the
new Elementary school. What can I
say other than that it’s wonderful! It’s
everything that we thought it would
be and more.
Students have never seemed happier.
The reason is simple: they finally
have the space that they need to
move and run.This alone has made
them better learners. Do we miss our old school? Yes, of course. It played an
important part in IC’s history but we had long outgrown it.
In “The Move” we bring you the emotional difficulties of leaving it and then
the joyous beginning in the new school.
I want to take this opportunity to thank all our supporters. You made this
dream come true. What started out as a vision is now reality. Our children
finally have the state-of-the-art school that they deserve.
It is not over though. We still have a vision of a new Middle School and annex to
add to our preschool and new additions to our Ain Aar Campus. We will be writ-
ing to you about those in due time.
For now, enjoy this summer issue. For, in the midst of a turbulent region, it’s
wonderful to see that our children are not only learning but thriving.
Indeed, our preschoolers are getting closer to nature and making efforts to help
other less fortunate schools (A day out in Nature, On a Mission). And, nothing
could possibly stop our most popular event, the International Day. We take you
on a behind the scenes look at what makes it so special.
Laugh with us as you read the personal story of a mother and the PYPX
project in the Elementary school, root with our young gymnastics team who
made our school proud in the Jordan competitions this year and chuckle
about the story behind Ain Aar’s lonely wall.
As for the alumni feature for this issue, meet
Fuad Halwani ’07
who is affect-
ing the lives of several young men in the Sabra and Chatila camp by teaching
them about filmmaking (In a Most Unlikely Place).
We also continue with our now very popular series: The Adventures of Alex-
ander MacLachlan. IC is here because of the vision, trials and tribulations of
this one man. We are forever in his debt.
Once again, thank you all for your invaluable help. It has been – and still is –
a true partnership.
Have a wonderful summer!
Best regards,
Moufid Beydoun
Vice President
Alumni &Development
International College
Board of Trustees
William H. Turner, Chairman
Fouad Malouf ‘56, Vice Chairman
T.M. (Mac) Deford - Treasurer
Donald J. Selinger, Assistant Treasurer
Richard S. Ward, Secretary
Mona Bawarshi ‘67
Wael O. Bayazid ‘70
Jonathan (Jon) A. Conner
Frederik O. Crawford
Walid Daouk ‘77
Bayard Dodge
Farid Fakherddine ‘85 (Ex-Officio)
Ford Fraker
Peter H. Gerard
Amal A. Ghandour
Marwan Ghandour ‘63
Anthony Jones
Yusuf A. Kan’an ‘71
Gerrit Keator
Marwan A. Marshi ‘79
Safwan Masri
John G. McCarthy, Jr.
Azmi Mikati
Anwar Al Mulla ‘63
Mirna B. Noujaim
Aida (Luce) Reed
Ian Reed
Matthew A. Reynolds
Mu’taz Al Sawwaf ‘69
Talal K. Shair ‘83
Issam Shammas ‘63
Mohammed S.H. Al-Soleiman ‘59
Imad Taher ‘58
Ahmed Tayeb
Maya (Nassar) Tohme
Trustees Emeriti
Makram N. Alamuddin ‘61
Dr. RaymondW. Audi
Said Darwazah ‘76
Everett Fisher
Thomas W. Hill
Anne R. Hotchkiss
Saeb N. Jaroudi ‘47
William H. Kent
Stanley M. Smith
Khalid Al-Turki ‘61
Administration
John K. Johnson – President
Mishka M. Mourani – Senior Vice President
Peter H. Gerard – Director of Development
Moufid Beydoun – Vice President, Alumni &
Development
Diana Abou Lebdeh – Director, Upper
Elementary/Middle, Ain Aar
Hiba Chaaban – Director, Human Resources
Wadad Hoss - Director, Middle School
Talal Jundi - Chief Financial Officer
Lina Mouchantaf – Director, Pre-School/Lower
Elementary, Ain-Aar
Julia Kozak - Director, Elementary School
Ghada Maalouf – Director, Pre School
Paula Mufarrij – Director, Secondary School
Dr. Mahmoud Shihab – Director, Educational
Resources Center
Note
from the
Editor
Editor-in-chief: Moufid Beydoun
Editor/Writer: Reem Haddad
Production coordinator: Sana Yamout
Design: Nazha Merabi
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