Collège Notre Dame de Jamhour
 Coat of arms of Collège Notre Dame de Jamhour | |
| Motto | Ad maiorem Dei gloriam |
|---|---|
Motto in English | For the greater glory of God |
| Type | Private, K-12 |
| Established | 1843 |
| Affiliation | Catholic (Jesuit) |
| Rector | P. Charbel Batour, S.J. |
| Location | Jamhour, Baabda, Lebanon |
| Colours | Blue, Orange, White & Gold |
| Nickname | Jamhour |
| Affiliations | Collège Saint-Grégoire |
| Website | ndj.edu.lb |
Collège Notre-Dame de Jamhour is a private, French-language, Jesuit, Catholic educational institution set in Jamhour (eastern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon). Its campus is set in a pine forest and includes Petit Collège, Grand collège, a church, and a recently-built sports complex. Before the late 1950s, the campus was located on Rue Huvelin in Beirut.[1]
Notre-Dame offers both French and Lebanese baccalaureate programs with specializations in mathematics (Sciences générales), biology (Sciences de la vie), economics, social sciences (ES), and humanities (H). Students are taught in the Jesuit tradition of excellence. Language classes include French, Arabic, English, and Spanish (optional). The school scores high in official exams and enjoys a high standing among Lebanese schools.
Jamhour, originally founded in Ghazir and still run by Jesuit priests, welcomes students from "douzième" (equivalent of kindergarten) to "Terminale" (12th grade). It is affiliated with Collège Saint-Grégoire in Achrafieh, Beirut,[2] and has close ties and a common history with the Université Saint-Joseph (USJ), Beirut.
Notable alumni
- Joe Saddi, Senior Partner and Chairman of Strategy&’s (formerly Booz & Company) Middle East business
- Bechara Boutros al-Rahi, current Maronite Patriarch
- Bechara El Khoury, former President of the Lebanese Republic
- Amine Gemayel, former President of the Lebanese Republic
- Charles Helou, former President of the Lebanese Republic
- Bachir Gemayel, former President of the Lebanese Republic
- Carlos Ghosn, CEO of Nissan-Renault
- Riad Salameh, President of Lebanon's central bank
- Nassib Lahoud, former Deputy in the Lebanese Parlement
- Pierre Lequiller, Deputy in the French Assemblée Nationale
- Amin Maalouf, famous French author and member of the Académie française
- Gabriel Yared, music composer
- Ziad Rahbani, musician, playwright, thinker
- Raymond Debbane, President and CEO of the Invus Group, LLC[3]
- Philippe Jabre, founder and CIO of Jabre Capital Partners, S.A.
- Jad Baaklini, founder and CEO of Unilux Systems SAL
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Coordinates: 33°49′58″N 35°33′50″E / 33.8328°N 35.5639°E