The Objectives of The Educational Project of The Mariamite Maronite Order
Education as an Engaged and Active Eastern Christian Mariamite Student
Comprehensive Christian Objectives:
Fostering faith, hope, love, and Bible values.Mariamite Christian Objectives:
Encouraging openness to God’s plan, engaging with it joyfully, willingly, with confidence, humility, and piety.Specific Christian Objectives for Eastern Christians:
Developing awareness, wisdom, flexibility, openness to others, hope, courage, trust, service, sacrifice, forgiveness, and active commitment.
Formation of Citizens Aware of Their History, Reality, Rights, and Duties
Being aware of rights and duties and active commitment to society, the nation, and the environment.
Becoming aware of genuine citizenship, patriotism, and belonging to an ancient civilization without fanaticism, isolation, or unjustified pride.
Accepting others who are different.
Formation of a Holistically and Balanced Person — Psychologically, Intellectually, Culturally, Academically, Morally, and Physically
Psychological Formation:
Self-awareness, self-control, self-reconciliation, self-confidence, and willpower.
- Emotional balance, relational balance, and adaptability.
Intellectual, Cultural, and Academic Formation:
Intellectual curiosity, love for truth, love for knowledge, and culture.
Critical thinking and self-criticism.
Logical thinking, clarity, precision, and objectivity.
Self-reliance in learning, personal responsibility (Autonomy), perseverance, artistic taste, and creativity.
Moral Formation:
Respect for oneself and others.
Integrity and justice, duty and responsibility (Autonomy), perseverance, artistic taste, and creativity.
Loyalty and generosity, readiness for service, and conscious solidarity.
Respect for others’ religions.
Physical Formation:
Activity, vitality, knowledge, and balance in lifestyle.
Elegance and taste, health, and cleanliness.
The Three Pillars of the School Project (2023-2026)
Pillar 1: High-Quality Multilingual and Multicultural Education
Promote language mastery using students’ linguistic potential.
Emphasize Arabic, French, and English equally, providing effective tools for acquisition.
Strengthen oral assessment and encourage real-life speaking opportunities (debates, presentations).
Reinforce writing across contexts—essays, summaries, and beyond.
Cultivate artistic and cultural sensitivity through exposure to diverse art forms.
Connect all disciplines to a unified, pluralistic, and intercultural general education.
Pillar 2: Adapting Teaching to Future Challenges
“Education is no longer about teaching students something, but helping them develop a compass…” —Andreas Schleicher
Teach students to learn to know, do, live together, and most importantly be.
Foster intellectual autonomy, critical thinking, and the courage to confront complexity.
Encourage students to resist passive learning and think for themselves in a world of excess information.
Pillar 3: Positive Atmosphere for Living and Working Together
Implement a pedagogical system promoting belonging, well-being, and ambition.
Develop supportive actions like student representative training and parent involvement.
Promote healthy lifestyles and offer a wellness climate for all community members.
Integrate cross-disciplinary health education.
Prioritize the individual behind the student.
Support cooperation, personal development, and integration for all.
