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Spring
2014 9
IC Ain Aar receives
first donation
Ain Aar’s first donation - $250,000 - was
contributed by Board Member John
McCarthy. The reception and director’s
office at the lower elementary school
have now been renamed after him.
“It is my honor to have my name at the
door of the director,” he said in Arabic.
(McCarthy speaks Arabic and had lived
in Lebanon for a few years). “I will do
whatever I can to sponsor future projects
in Ain Aar.”
International Essay Competition
The UK-based Trust for Sustainable Living
awarded Yara Chami, grade 5, an Honor-
able Mention in the Trust for Sustainable
Living 2014 International Schools Essay
Competition – Primary School age cat-
egory. A group of Grade 5 students had
submitted their essays to the UK organi-
zation in April. Guided by online Masters
student of Sustainable Development,
Richard Bampfylde, the students wrote
about various environment projects rang-
ing from green housing (including green
roofs) to a more environmental transpor-
tation system, from a better functioning
of waste management in Beirut (particu-
larly following the recent issues surround-
ing the landfill at Naameh) to an increase
in renewable energy sources in Lebanon.
Upper Elementary and Middle
Director, Diana Aboulebde, John
McCarthy, lower elementary
director, Lina Mouchantaf