‘It is to the students’ credit that they decided not to demonstrate, although some exercised their democratic rights by doing so in Beirut.’ Photo: Courtesy of Brummana High School.
‘One recent episode demonstrated the influence that Quaker values can have.’
Last month, Quaker International Educational Trust heard from David Gray about a tough year in Lebanon
by David Gray
10th January 2020
I have been the principal of the Quaker high school in Brummana for a year. Recent months – of mass protests, relatively peaceful conflict, the disintegration of the economy, general strikes, and bank and school closures – have proved challenging, but the school survives. Children continue to learn and extra days’ teaching, on Saturdays and at other times, have been welcomed.
