The Lebanese Association for History in collaboration with the Centre for Lebanese Studies at the Lebanese American University invites you to participate in a training course that includes three workshops organized by history teachers in Lebanon which is part of the Educational Training Program for the Academic Year 2018-2019. The training course is funded by…
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Background: Healing the Wounds of History (HWH) is a program by the Centre for Lebanese Studies (CLS) launched in November 2011 to help healing the unresolved, deeper roots of violence unconsciously activated in the present from previous generations. The challenges faced by Lebanon and the region are self-evident where cycles of violence have played out repeatedly…
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The Lebanese Association for History in collaboration with the Centre for Lebanese Studies at the Lebanese American University is organising a series of workshops divided into 3 modules entitled: “ICT (Information Communication and Technology), E-Learning and Digital Citizenship Workshop: How can History Teachers Use Technology in their Classrooms?”. This project is funded by the British…
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The Centre for Lebanese Studies at the Lebanese American University in partnership with Oxford Brookes University- Centre for Development and Emergency Practice (CENDEP) organised a brainstorming session on Wednesday September 12, 2018 to establish a Hub on disability related issues in the MENA region- an initiative established by the above partners. The main objective of…
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The Centre for Lebanese Studies (CLS) at the Lebanese American University (LAU) has been awarded a grant of 59,995 Euros from HOPES (Higher and Further Education Opportunities and Perspectives for Syrians) for a project entitled “ Blended Learning Summer Schools for Teachers Working with Vulnerable Children”. This 12 months project is in partnership with University College…
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The Lebanese Association for History in collaboration with the Centre for Lebanese Studies at the Lebanese American University celebrated the closing ceremony for “How to Make our Students Young Historians?” program on the 5th of September 2018 at Crowne Plaza Beirut . This program was funded by the Embassy of the Netherlands in Lebanon. This…
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The Disability Hub is an initiative launched by CLS in partnership with Oxford Brookes University. The main objective of the Hub is to establish a research and advocacy group to advance the field of disability studies in the Middle East/MENA.
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The Centre for Lebanese Studies at the Lebanese American University in collaboration with The Lebanese Association for History hosted a four-day training workshop between August 27 and 31, 2018 that was full of teamwork and fruitful interaction within the educational development program “Enhancing the Skills of History Teachers in Lebanon”. The program is considered as…
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“When I grow up, I want to be a doctor,” scribbled 13-year old Roqaya on a whiteboard next to the Safadi Fine Arts Building. In another context, this would not have been as significant since international law – which stipulates that all children have a legal right to free and compulsory primary education, and access…
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The Centre for Lebanese Studies and the University of Massachusetts Boston’s Institute for International and Comparative Education (IICE) have been jointly awarded a $461,981 grant from the Dubai Cares Evidence for Education in Emergencies (E-Cubed) Research Envelope. The purpose of this study is to gain an in depth understanding of the ways in which private entities…
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“A Day in My Life” event was organised by the Centre for Lebanese Studies at the Lebanese American University – LAU on Wednesday June 20, 2018 to launch Refugee Access to Education Campaign. Over 60 children from private schools and Syrian refugees from Jusoor – Syrians Forward Together (جسور سوريا) and Alphabet for Alternative Education…
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The Centre for Lebanese (CLS) research into the school experience of Syrian refugee children in Lebanon shows major shortcomings in the public sector which are affecting the learning experiences of all children in Lebanon including Lebanese. Prior to the Syrian crisis less than 30% of the Lebanese student population was enrolled in public schools due to the poor quality of teaching and learning. CLS numerous studies also highlight the dangers of segregating Syrian and Lebanese children on social cohesion between the two communities. To find out more about our research findings read our research and watch the two videos
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Half of the over one million Syrian refugees in Lebanon are children. Under international law, all children in Lebanon – including Syrian refugees – have a legal right to free and compulsory primary education, and access to secondary education without discrimination. Not only are hundreds of thousands of Syrian children not receiving an education in…
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LAU’s Centre for Lebanese Studies (CLS) and the University of Massachusetts Boston’s Institute for International and Comparative Education (IICE) have been jointly awarded a $461,981 grant from the Dubai Cares Evidence for Education in Emergencies (E-Cubed) Research Envelope. The title of the project is Promising Partnership Models for Education in Emergencies: A Global-Local Analysis. It aims to…
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“Healing the Wounds of History” program conducted the workshop entitled “HWH Module 2:2018” for health counselors from the Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MEHE) and participants from different background who are seeking inner peace was held on the 3rd , 4th , 5th of May 2018 at the Riviera Hotel Beirut. One of the…
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Healing the Wounds of History celebrated the Day of the Annunciation on the 9th of April, 2018. For many years, we have celebrated the Annunciation Day with the “Together around our Lady Mary” in the Garden of the Forgiveness outside the Nourieh Chapel. A Chapel to remind us of the miracles of The Virgin Mary in…
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The first meeting for Spencer Project was divided into two sessions: The first session took place from March 20 till March 22, 2018 and the second session took place on April 03 and 04, 2018 at the Lebanese American University. The first session brought together the core team of the project. During the meeting, the…
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The Centre for Lebanese Studies at LAU receives the prestigious Lyle Spencer research grant to conduct a study into refugee education. According to some estimates, Syrian refugee children now account for more than half of the pupils enrolled in Lebanese public schools. And while Lebanon is by far the country most affected by the headwinds…
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The Centre for Lebanese Studies at the Lebanese American University in collaboration with Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies at North Carolina University organized a workshop on ” Using Archives in Teaching the History of the Lebanese Diaspora” on Saturday March 03, 2018 at the Lebanese American University. The workshop was facilitated by…
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The Centre for Lebanese Studies at the Lebanese American University and the UCL Institute of Education, University College London organized “A Consultation Workshop on Teaching Professional Development (TPD) through Technology” on Saturday, February 24, 2018, at Sonbola Learning Centre in Anjar from 10:00 a.m. till 02:00 p.m. This consultation meeting informed the process of developing…
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The Centre for Lebanese Studies at the Lebanese American University and the University College London School of Education organized a consultation workshop on “Community Research Methodology and MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses)” on Tuesday, February 20, 2018 at Crowne Plaza Hotel, Beirut from 10:00 a.m. till 01:30 p.m. The workshop brought together researchers, institutions and…
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The Lebanese Association for History (LAH) and the Centre for Lebanese Studies (CLS) conducted three workshops for CERD as part of an exchange of expertise on January 25 and 26, 2018. This workshop was facilitated by Nayla Khodr Hamadeh, LAH President and Dr. Maha Shuayb, the Director of the Centre for Lebanese Studies. The workshop…
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Commissioned by ESCWA, this study addressed the gap in research about disability in the Arab region, and particularly the living conditions of persons with disability who live in institutions. With the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, effective 2006, a new understanding of disability has been adopted. Therefore, the study aimed to explain…
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The Centre for Lebanese Studies conducted a participatory end-of-year evaluation of the 2016/2017 school year of Caritas Austria’s education programs in Lebanon and Jordan (RHEP in Lebanon – Regional Holistic Education Program, and CEP/RHEP in Jordan – Caritas Education Program). The purpose of the evaluation was to provide the basis for Caritas to make any…
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