Val Pere Jacques

Val Père Jacques, also known as Val or VPJ, is a private French-language school in Bkenneya,

Lebanon which teaches all scholar levels, it follows both Lebanese and french baccalaureate programs, offering specializations in Mathematics (sciences générales - SG), Biology (sciences de la vie et de la terre - SV), and Economics and Social Sciences (sciences économiques et sociales - SES)

All subjects are taught in french, except for History, Geography, and Moral and Civic education, with Arabic and English language classes.

History
The school was founded in 1919 by Khalil al-Haddad (religious name Père Jacques), a Capuchin priest, as "École Saint François des Sœurs Franciscaines de la Croix". It was located at the time in Jal El Dib. In 1980 a new campus was built in Bkenneya. Since then, it has been known as "Val Père Jacques"

Geographic location

 * Region: Middle East
 * Country: Lebanon
 * City: Jal el Dib - Bkennaya / Biakout (In its far end)
 * Caza: El Metn
 * Mouhafazat: Mount Lebanon
 * Altitude: ≈125m

Clubs

 * Astronomy Club
 * Sports Club
 * Ecology Club
 * Social Club
 * Book Club (Awards: Goodreads Choice Award, National Book Award Finalist.)

Cycles

 * Nursery Cycle
 * Primary School Cycle
 * Primary School Cycle
 * Complementary Cycle
 * Secondary Cycle