École Amal () is a K-12 private school based in Dahiet al-Assad suburb of

Aleppo Aleppo is a city in Syria, which serves as the capital of the Aleppo Governorate, the most populous Governorates of Syria, governorate of Syria. With an estimated population of 2,098,000 residents it is Syria's largest city by urban area, and ...

Syria Syria, officially the Syrian Arab Republic, is a country in West Asia located in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Levant. It borders the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Turkey to Syria–Turkey border, the north, Iraq to Iraq–Syria border, t ...

. It is associated with the

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diocese of Aleppo. It teaches the Syrian national curriculum. It currently has around 1500 students enrolled in grades one through twelve, and two

kindergarten Kindergarten is a preschool educational approach based on playing, singing, practical activities such as drawing, and social interaction as part of the transition from home to school. Such institutions were originally made in the late 18th cen ...

levels.

History

École Amal was established in 1968 as a

by priest George Mani in al-Aziziyah district of Aleppo. In 1972, it was expanded to include

primary education Primary education is the first stage of Education, formal education, coming after preschool/kindergarten and before secondary education. Primary education takes place in ''primary schools'', ''elementary schools'', or first schools and middle s ...

, and moved to the Sulaymaniyeh district. In 1977, the programme of the school was further expanded to include

middle education Middle school, also known as intermediate school, junior high school, junior secondary school, or lower secondary school, is an educational stage between primary school and secondary school. Afghanistan In Afghanistan, middle school includes g ...

(grades 7, 8 and 9). In 2000, it was relocated to its current location in Dahiet Al-Assad. The

secondary education Secondary education is the education level following primary education and preceding tertiary education. Level 2 or ''lower secondary education'' (less commonly ''junior secondary education'') is considered the second and final phase of basic e ...

in the school was added in 2003 with the first class graduating in 2005. After moving to their new location at Dahiet al-Assad suburb in 2000, the number of the students has grown rapidly. The second building of the school designated to accommodate the kindergarten and the

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was completed in 2007. The school has a small auditorium and a gymnasium. Another building is planned to be constructed for use as a

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External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ecole Amal Schools in Aleppo Educational institutions established in 1968 High schools and secondary schools in Syria