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Educational System
Educational System
SMART College is a private school that offers topnotch education to students of all nationalities, ranging
from Preschoolers, students aged 3 and above, all the way to Grade 12.
Program
Lebanese System:
The school offers the Lebanese Baccalaureate programs as well as its own College Prep Program.
Foreign System:
Students carrying a foreign (non-Arab) passport, and Arabic is not their native language are eligible to
the following:
1) Being exempted from the official Brevet and Baccalaureate exams by getting pardon from the
Ministry of Education
2) Students will sit for SATI and SATII exams.
3) Smart College will oblige non-Arabic speakers to join the Arabic Language Club to develop their Arabic
language skills. Also, these students will have to attend all Arabic sessions during school hours.
Teaching and learning system
SMART College offers cooperative and highly efficient teaching methods which ensure that all
students are active participants in class. They consist of a whole-classroom instruction, small-group
instruction, and individual instruction ensuring individual learning rights and keeping students
engaged and learning efficiently.
In Smart College, the teaching and learning processes are defined as:
Teaching
Understanding what students know, what they need to learn and then challenging and supporting
them to learn it well. Therefore, the teacher must:
Know his/her students: Background, needs, etc…
Know the objectives of the teaching subject
Master the suitable instructional strategies that help students achieve those objectives
Learning
Students are actively building new knowledge from experience and prior knowledge. Therefore, the student must:
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Get involved in meaningful learning situations
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Build his/her own knowledge
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Work cooperatively in a social context
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Teaching Cycle
The four steps of the teaching cycle are:
Hook: Declare the objective in an attractive way
Teach: Use the appropriate teaching method
Practice: Allow students to practice the required concept or skill in groups then individually
Assess: Assess the acquisition of the objective(s) then decide
Smart Classes
Because students learn through active engagement, all classes at Smart College, from preschool to
grade 12, are equipped with traditional whiteboards and full multimedia capabilities. This allows
teachers to actively access our database and the Internet to retrieve information, which enhances
the teaching process. These components include interactive panels and a classroom server wired
into the main network and database server.
Homework
Students will spend time outside of their classrooms reviewing and reinforcing concepts taught in class. Homework is never assigned to learn new material; it is additional practice that reinforces the learning process. Students who do not do their homework, do not complete their homework, or copy their homework should be reported on the discipline sheets.
In cycle 1: There is no homework; only stories can be assigned as reading.
In cycle 2: Students have maximum 15 minutes of homework per day.
In cycle 3: Students have 10 minutes of homework per subject each day, and no more than 2
subjects can be assigned as homework per day.
In cycle 4: Students should expect 20 minutes of homework per assigned subject each day. Under
some circumstances, the amount of homework may increase to 30 minutes of homework per
subject each day.