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WINTER
2011
15
First Wealth is
Health
No one was happier to take up her stu-
dent’s suggestion than Samia Boulad last
year.The Head of the Art Department was
thrilled when Sarah Siblini, currently an
IB2 student, proposed an idea and volun-
teered her time to help work on this year’s
Art Calendar.
Boulad promptly took her suggestion to
the Art Department who immediately gave
consent.
“I was very pleased because it’s a student
product and it’s good to give responsibili-
ties to students and let them take initia-
tives,” said Boulad.
Soon after, Sarah prepared a proposal
on healthy eating and organic foods and
included many delicious recipes.The Art
Department set to work. For the past year,
the entire student body in both schools
worked to produce designs based on a
“healthy” theme.
The best art work from each grade level was
then chosen and included in the calen-
dar. A recipe or nutritional guideline was
featured on the accompanying page (some
were supplied by the students and some by
Boulad and Sarah.)
Finally, the “First Wealth is Health” calen-
dars rolled off the printers to the delight
of many parents who are trying to set their
children on a healthy diet pattern.
“We already got a lot of great feedback,”
said Boulad. “Parents have really respond-
ed. Everyone really seems to like it.”
It’s hard not to like.
In an era where worldwide efforts to
promote healthy eating is becoming wide-
spread – including IC infirmary initiatives
to launch several ‘healthy days’ on campus
last year – the calendar seems to have hit a
happy chord.
By pure coincidence, the cafeteria launched
their ‘healthy’ food section this year –
including a special diet counter for calorie
conscious individuals.
“It all worked out better than planned,”
said Boulad. “Even the recipes are written
in all three languages to cater to all.”
The idea to start an IC calendar came
about in 1991 during a meeting of the Ac-
tivities Committee and has since become
a yearly event. A new theme is usually
chosen every year.
Back in
Beirut
James and Samia
Sullivan on their
annual trip to
Lebanon and of
course – as always
- their first stop
is IC.