Our Alumni

Nour Abu-Hajool
My fulfilling journey at the Mar Elias educational institution started back in 2001, as the youngest kid at kindergarten: two years old. In addition to the excellent education I’ve received, my teachers played a significant role in molding my personality as they passed values of respect, love, tolerance, and the importance of standing for what is right. Emphasizing our responsibility to make our communities a better place was an integral part of their teaching method. They’ve educated us so we perceive the notion that our knowledge and manners are the two elements needed for a stable and bright future. As a student, I was enrolled in various enrichment activities, programs , and courses provided by the school: Exchange programs, sports, theater, traditional dance classes, Friday school for gifted students in 4th-9th grade, community service projects, international book club, and the list is long. Moreover, we had an active student council since middle school, which allowed students to be directly involved in school and the decision-making processes. This has largely contributed to my leadership, teamwork, and project management skills, for which I was beyond grateful. Mar Elias welcomes students and staff from diverse cultural, ethnical, and religious backgrounds. We grew up embracing the differences, not allowing them to divide and define us. This mentality made it possible and warmly welcomed to host and endorse exchange programs, which has expanded my views and added to my perspectives on our pluralistic world, helped me gain a deeper understanding of the many aspects of different cultures, through vivid interactions with the international friends we made. To sum up, I am one grateful graduate