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LBCI
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- General
- LBCI
Lebanon's Education Minister sets four-day school week in new academic plan
Lebanese Education Minister Rima Karami chaired an administrative meeting with the Director General of Education, Fadi Yarak, along with department heads of guidance and supervision, to review preparations for the upcoming school year. The discussions focused on the number of school days, the length of teaching periods, and adjustments to daily and weekly schedules, particularly for schools operating double shifts in the morning and afternoon. Officials also emphasized completing teacher transfers before classes resume and ensuring adequate staffing across all schools. Karami confirmed that the new academic year will adopt a four-day teaching week, with further details to be formalized in ministerial decisions. She underlined the importance of supporting teachers and administrators to achieve a successful school year. The meeting also addressed curriculum planning in collaboration with the Educational Center for Research and Development, the possibility of merging classes, and the roles of supervisors, librarians, and laboratory preparation staff, as well as the use of reserve teachers. Karami highlighted a strategy of centralized standards with decentralized implementation through regional education offices, stressing that the ministry is committed to delivering an efficient and effective academic year.
MTV Lebanon
19-03-2025
- Politics
- MTV Lebanon
Has the Fate of the Brevet Exams Been Decided?
As part of the preparations for the official exams, Minister of Education and Higher Education Rima Karami held a series of administrative and educational meetings with the Director General of Education and Chairman of the Exam Committees Fadi Yarak, and with the Head of the Educational Center for Research and Development Hiam Eshak, and their teams. During these meetings, the administrative, educational, and logistical preparations for conducting the official exams for the Baccalaureate certificate in its four branches in the last week of June were discussed. The minister indicated that she had sent a draft decree to the Cabinet requesting approval to cancel the official exams for the Brevet (middle school certificate) for this academic year and replace them with school exams. She noted that the draft had been forwarded to the State Shura Council in preparation for its presentation to the Cabinet. The minister confirmed that the decision lies with the Cabinet, whether to approve the draft or not. The minister called on the administration and candidates to continue their preparations for the exams, as they are the official means of assessment at the national level. She also mentioned that the curriculum development project will include the development of assessment and measurement methods based on competencies and competency-based evaluation.
