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Understanding college admissions tests College admissions tests, a rite of passage for high school students, are changing. Here's what you and your child need to know. ________________________________________ By GreatSchools Staff With the addition of a writing section to the SAT and the ACT, and more colleges announcing they no longer require standardized tests for admission, [...]

Applications: A parent's role Your challenge as a parent is to support your student as she applies to college but let her do the work. ________________________________________ Do I give up now in despair or just do it myself? This is the question many parents ask during the college application process. The challenge is to be [...]

Ten ways to jump-start college planning Help your child take the right steps in middle school to prepare for college. ________________________________________ Decisions your child makes as early as eighth grade can have a huge effect on his college career. They might affect how soon your child will go to college, what type of college he [...]

Letting go: Tips for parents of new college students After 18 years of parenting, it can be hard to let go. Here is a sneak peek at the challenges of the transition ahead and advice to prepare right now. ________________________________________ By Karen Levin Coburn, Madge Lawrence Treeger The emotional roller coaster Recognize this is a [...]

The College Search: How You Can Help Your Child Applying to college can be stressful. This is likely the first decision your child will make that has such important consequences. Learn how you can help. ________________________________________ Pat is a middle school teacher in Rockford, Illinois. When her son got ready to apply to college, he […]

The Lebanese Independence Day is one of the nationally observed days at L.I.S.  This great event was celebrated on the 20th November 2015. It was marked with a moving speech delivered by H.E. the Lebanese Ambassador to Sierra Leone Mr. Nidal Yehya. Followed by that of the  Chairman of the Board, Mr. Samih Hashim and [...]

The Biological field Trip is organized every academic year by the Science department for both the lower and upper sixth form biology students of Lebanese International School Ltd. The objectives of such visits was to have a first hand approach to the effect of pollution caused by sewage and domestic waste discharge both on land [...]

Our Annual Sports Meeting will be held on Friday 26th February,  2016  at the Young Sportsmen Club (Y.S.C.)  where the different  houses will be battling it out for the giant trophy .

EXAM SYLLABUS Lebanese International School Ltd. Edexcel IGCSE (O Level) Physics May /June 2016 Examination Specification   Specification: The Edexcel IGCSE in Physics qualification consists of two externally assessed papers Paper   Duration Paper 1  2 hours Paper 2  1 hour   Physics Paper 1                              Paper Code:   Externally assessed and account for 66.7% of the total IGCSE marks [...]

LEBANESE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL BOOK LIST  2015/2016 “AS” LEVEL   MATHEMATICS: Core Mathematics 1 & 2 (C₁ and C₂) – Greg Attwood and others Heinemann (Edexcel endorsed) Mechanics 1 (M₁) – John Hebborn and others Heinemann (Edexcel Endorsed)   PHYSICS: Edexcel  Physics  for AS Level by Mike Benn, Graham George ISBN 978-0-340-88802-5   CHEMISTRY: Edexcel  AS [...]