Collège Notre Dame de Jamhour
Collège Notre-Dame de Jamhour is a private, French-language, Jesuit, Catholic educational institution set in Jamhour (eastern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon). Its campus is set in a pine forest and includes Petit Collège, Grand collège, a church, and a sports complex. Before the late 1950s, the campus was located on Rue Huvelin in Beirut.[1]
 Coat of arms of Collège Notre-Dame de Jamhour | |
| Motto | Ad maiorem Dei gloriam |
|---|---|
Motto in English | For the greater glory of God |
| Type | Private, K-12 |
| Established | 1850 |
| Affiliation | Catholic (Jesuit) |
| Rector | P. Charbel Batour, S.J. |
| Location | Jamhour, Baabda , |
| Colours | Blue, Orange, White & Gold |
| Nickname | Jamhour |
| Affiliations | Collège Saint-Grégoire |
| Website | ndj.edu.lb |
  Location in Lebanon | |
Notre-Dame offers French and Lebanese baccalaureate programs with specializations in mathematics (Sciences générales), biology (Sciences de la vie), economics, social sciences (ES), and humanities (H). Language classes include French, Arabic, English, and Spanish/Italian (optional).
Jamhour was founded in Ghazir and is still run by Jesuit priests. It welcomes students from "douzième" (equivalent of kindergarten) to "Terminale" (12th grade). It is affiliated with Collège Saint-Grégoire in Achrafieh, Beirut,[2] and has close ties and a common history with the Université Saint-Joseph (USJ).
Notable alumni
- Alain Bejjani, CEO of Majid Al Futtaim Group
- Bechara Boutros al-Rahi, Maronite Patriarch
- Michel Eddé, Former Minister of telecommunications, culture, higher education. Chairman of L'Orient-Le Jour
- Bachir Gemayel, President of the Lebanese Republic
- Amine Gemayel, President of the Lebanese Republic
- Carlos Ghosn, Former CEO of Nissan-Renault
- Philippe Jabre, founder and CIO of Jabre Capital Partners, S.A.
- Joseph Philippe Karam, a modernist architect
- Adnan Kassar, chairman of Fransabank
- Nassib Lahoud, MP in the Lebanese Parlement
- Pierre Lequiller, MP in the French Assemblée Nationale
- Amin Maalouf, famous French author and member of the Académie française
- Ziad Rahbani, musician, playwright, thinker.
- Joe Saddi, Senior Partner and Chairman of Strategy&'s (formerly Booz & Company) Middle East business
- Riad Salameh, President of Lebanon's central bank
- Gabriel Yared, music composer
See also
Footnotes
- Dagher, Carole H. Bringing Down the Walls: Lebanon's Post-War Challenge, page 15
- "Collège Saint-Grégoire - مدرسة القديس غريغوريوس". www.csg.edu.lb. Retrieved 2017-08-11.
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