Three languages: Arabic, English and French are taught simultaneously starting KGI classes. This program is being applied since 1994 and has proven to be very efficient.
All our learners from KGI till grade 12 are required to wear the school uniform; we also have a special uniform for sports. Wearing the school uniform is mandatory at all levels.
Our microbuses serve students in all Greater Beirut area. The preschoolers are always accompanied by an extra adult person who looks after the students. One-way transportation is available by special arrangement with the transportation manager.
During any scholastic activity, inside or outside school, all our learners are covered by an insurance policy. Moreover, classroom teachers assume recess duties in order to care for the learners' safety in the playgrounds and create a human contact with them outside the classroom setting.
Medical check-ups are performed regularly by the school doctors. A registered nurse is available on full time basis at school to care for students' health and to assist doctors. A medical file is kept for every student enrolled at our school. This file is updated regularly.
A full time counselor follows closely on the psycho-educational development of our students. The counselor advises the parents in case an external professional help is needed.
"Holistic" approach of education is adopted at Saint Mary’s Orthodox College in order to assist and guide every learner to form a complete and distinctive personality but also be an active social member involved in the community in which he/she lives. For that purpose, learners are encouraged to communicate well and effectively, assume responsibilities and lead by example. Consequently, all learners in the Secondary Divisions are invited to elect a class representative for every section. Accordingly, elected representatives will form the Learners' Committee starting the beginning of every scholastic year and according to the bylaws stated below. The Learners' Committee represents Secondary learners and speaks for them while reflecting and transmitting their points of view, wishes and concerns to the School's administration. Simultaneously, it seeks to develop a sense of cohesion among the learners of the Secondary Division as well as between them and the School's Administration.
Our graduates are easily accepted in major universities such as AUB, LAU and Balamand… Moreover, most of those graduates are involved in the social life at the university they join.
Extracurricular activities refer to adult-supervised activities that are unrelated to the primary curricula. They provide opportunities for participants to develop specific skills or knowledge. Moreover, these activities are designed to support the development and growth of our learners emotionally, physically, socially, and intellectually. Learners are offered a variety of Extra Curricular Activities all year long. These take place during school hours for Elementary learners, Wednesdays for the Intermediate and Saturdays for the Varsity teams. Chess, Drama, Arts, Dance, Football, Basketball, and Self Defense are some of the activities offered. In addition to activities, learners are taken to curricular as well as fun outings such as field trips, visits to museums, hiking, attending plays and book fairs, cultural and historical sites…
We avoid as much as possible selling junk food to the students. The school tuck shop sells pastry, candies, soft drinks and most important, home made sandwiches, in order to encourage students to consume healthy food. We also have occasional food sales organized by the students themselves, where they sell fresh fruits, fruit juice as well as homemade cake. The money collected from these food sales is used for the social outreach in which the students are involved.