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The Evangelical Schools of the
Synod of the Nile
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Cairo, Egypt
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History: |
The American
Mission of the United Presbyterian Church started work in Egypt
in Assiut in 1854. The first school was a boys' school started soon
after the founding of the Mission. The first aims/objectives of
the schools were to offer a high quality education within a Christian
environment of love and caring. These aims/objectives have not changed
in the last 150 years. In the 1960s during the presidency of Gamal
Abd El Nasser, the management of the schools was transferred from
The American Mission to The Synod of the Nile which had become an
independent Egyptian organization. The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
and The Synod of the Nile are in partnership. |
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Profile: |
As of Fall 1999 there
are 18 schools from Luxor in the south to Monsura in the Delta (north).
In Cairo there are also an Institute for Secretarial Studies and
a school of Special Education on the same grounds as Ramses College
for Girls. This makes a total of 20 schools under the Board of Management
of the Evangelical Schools of the Synod of the Nile. Of the 18 academic
schools, 8 are language schools. Language schools teach high level English, plus science and math in English. The other 10 schools
are referred to as "Arabic Track". They vary in the final grade
level of education offered. Five of the "Arabic" schools go through
the primary stage (Equivalent of grade 5). The other schools offer
the Secondary Certificate, the highest level before university.
The language schools either offer the secondary certificate or are
progressing to that point. The total number of students is approximately
23,000. There are a little over 500 teachers. |
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Needs: |
The first need is for
dedicated Christian two-year volunteer teachers for the schools.
The primary need is for English teachers and/or trainers, but also
needed in the language schools are English-speaking teachers of
other subjects such as computers, music and physical education.
Many of the schools are very old and in desperate need of funds
for maintenance or possible upgrading. Also the schools in Cairo
are expanding and need new facilities. Land has been offered in
other areas of the country, for example in Sohag, by the Egyptian
government to start new schools if the Board of Management can obtain
the funds for construction. New construction for churches is not
presently a possibility in Egypt, but the Egyptian government is
actually asking for new schools under the Synod of the Nile. The
new school can have a multi-purpose auditorium which can be used
by new church groups. As part of maintaining the reputation of high
academic achievement, there is a constant need for training of the
Egyptian teachers in classroom methodology and management. This
can be partially accomplished by the two-year volunteer trainer
in a school or also by churches sending individuals or teams of
teachers to do training for the special summer teacher training
conferences. |
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Address: |
The Evangelical Schools
of the Synod of the Nile
198 Ramses Street
Cairo, EGYPT |
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E-mail: |
pcegypt@intouch.com
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