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LWIS City International School

Lebanon, Beirut

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The school at a glance
Instructs in English
Fees LBP 717,875,089 - 1,005,025,125
Ages 3 - 18 years
Type Co-educational
Opened 2003
Bus Service Yes
Academic offering
Curriculum IB (DP), American Curriculum
Taught languages Arabic, English, French, Spanish
Strengths Languages, STEM, Visual and Creative Arts
Clubs Arts and Creative, Leadership and Professional, Community and Service
Stages Early Years, Primary School, Secondary School, Kindergarten
Introduction

LWIS-CiS City International School is a private international day school in Beirut offering English-medium instruction and a blended curriculum that includes the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme, an American High School Program, and a bespoke approach for multilingual learners. The school serves KG1 to Grade 12, with Preschool, Elementary, Middle, and Senior School divisions, and delivers Arabic as a first/second language, French as a second language, and Spanish in the Senior School. It is an IB World School authorized for the Diploma Programme and NEASC-accredited since 2011; it is also a member of the LWIS Network. The campus comprises three blocks with labs, libraries, arts spaces, a cafeteria, an infirmary, and multiple sports facilities, including an indoor arena and rented fields. The school emphasizes a learner-centered, multinational environment, and offers a broad extracurricular program featuring music, drama, photography, sports, MUN, and community service. A Lebanese Program runs alongside the international curricula.

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The Essentials

LWIS City International School has instruction in English.

Location
Down Town Beirut, Lebanon. The school is a private, international, English-medium day school serving KG1 to Grade 12. It offers Arabic as a first and second language, French as a second language, and Spanish at the high school level.

Stages
Preschool, Elementary, Middle School, Senior School. The school serves KG1 through Grade 12.

Type
Private international day school. It operates English-medium instruction.

Pupil Nationality Mix
46 nationalities represented; most common nationality is Lebanese (40%); local to international ratio is 40% local to 60% international.

Additional learning support
Learning Support Services. Modified and Individualized Educational Programs (IEP) are offered; support for learners with dyslexia, mild developmental delays, attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, and social, emotional and behavioral needs; includes In and Out of Class Support, Special Programs, and Out of Class Remediation.
Diving Deeper

Boarding Arrangements
Day school; no boarding facilities are offered.

Uniform Requirement
Uniform is required at all times. The uniform includes a T-shirt, summer polo, winter polo, sweatshirt, P.E. summer suit, tracksuit, and hooded jacket; plain blue/grey/black trousers with a school top and appropriate footwear. Headscarves for girls must be plain blue, black, grey, white, or beige.

Food Options
Meals are provided on-site through the school cafeteria. Preschool meals for February 2026 cost USD 155 for the month.

Governance and Ownership
Part of the Learner9 World International Schools (LWIS) Network and governed by the LWIS Network Board of Trustees. It is NEASC-accredited and an IB World School.
Fees

Annual tuition at LWIS City International School ranges from LBP 717,875,089 to LBP 1,005,025,125 for 2026/27.

Tuition fees (annual, USD)
- KG1 – KG2 – KG3 (Preschool): USD 8,000.-.
- Grade 1 – Grade 2 – Grade 3 (Primary): USD 8,800.-.
- Grade 4 – Grade 5 – Grade 6 / Year 6: USD 9,400.-.
- Grade 7 / Year 7 – Grade 8 / Year 8 – Grade 9 / Year 9: USD 9,950.-.
- Grade 10 / Sec 1 – Grade 11 / Sec 2: USD 10,500.-.
- Grade 12 / Sec 3: USD 11,200.-.

New-student, registration and one-time fees
- Processing (application) fee: USD 200.- (non‑refundable). An additional USD 100.- applies for Special Education assessment when required.
- Development Fund: USD 3,000.- (non‑refundable, one‑time payment due at registration).
- Registration fee (place confirmation): USD 1,500.- (non‑refundable). This USD 1,500.- is deducted from the second tuition installment.

What is included in tuition and additional academic charges
- Tuition includes rental of hard-copy books, workbooks, e-books, instructional materials, software and insurance.
- Family reductions: 10% reduction for the third child and 15% reduction for the fourth child.
- IBDP (International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme) charge: IBDP students (Year 1 & Year 2) are charged an additional USD 1,500.- per year to cover IB programme costs; IBDP Year 2 examination fees are paid directly by the parent/guardian. Grade 12 fees include graduation fees.
- Special Education Supplement / Learning Support: charged only if required and determined case-by-case. An additional Special Education assessment fee (USD 100.-) may apply.

Billing schedule and payment terms
- Tuition is billed in installments. The registration fee is applied against the second tuition installment. Payment of the first tuition installment is collected prior to the start of the school year during the school's scheduled payment/collection period (payment of the first installment and collection of uniform takes place in the week before term starts).
- Historical payment practice shows a two‑installment structure (first installment ~50% before the start of term; remaining tuition due in a mid‑year installment), and a late‑payment penalty has been applied in past schedules (a late fee equal to 5% of the total amount due following payment deadlines). Cheques were previously specified as a payment method (payable to “City International School”) in published fee materials.

Boarding
- Not applicable. LWIS‑CiS operates as a day school; there is no boarding programme.

Other costs and optional fees
- School buses are available to parents for a fee; parents may opt to enrol children on the school bus service or provide their own transport. Specific bus-route and pass fees are charged separately.
- School uniform is available for purchase from the school office; uniform costs are charged to families at time of purchase.
- After‑school activities and some extracurricular programmes are run as optional services and may carry separate fees; these are managed outside the core tuition charge.

Refund and withdrawal rules
- Processing fee, Development Fund and Registration fee are non‑refundable.
- Withdrawal policy applied in previously published fee schedules: a student who withdraws before the published mid‑year payment deadline was exempt from the second installment (but remained liable for the first installment in full); withdrawal after that deadline required payment of tuition for the full year. This historical policy has been published in the school's fee schedules and parent materials.

Fee payment options
- Cheque payments have been specified in published fee documents (cheques payable to “City International School”). The school collects the first installment in person during the scheduled pre‑term payment period; parents should use the published payment windows. Specific accepted methods beyond cheque (credit card, bank transfer, etc.) are not detailed in the publicly available fee documents reviewed here.

If you will place these entries into a database: use the listed annual tuition amounts for each grade band, record the one‑time non‑refundable Development Fund (USD 3,000.-), Registration Fee (USD 1,500.-) and Processing Fee (USD 200.-), note the additional IBDP charge (USD 1,500.- per IBDP year), record that transportation and uniform costs are billed separately, and flag the school as a day school (no boarding).
Academics

LWIS City International School teaches IB (DP), American Curriculum for students aged 3 to 18.

Curriculum
LWIS-CiS is a private international English-medium day school serving KG1 through Grade 12, with Preschool, Elementary, Middle School, Senior School, and an IB Programme. Arabic is taught as a first and second language, French is taught as a second language, and Spanish is offered at the high school level. The school emphasizes a learner-centered philosophy and a multinational curriculum, staff, and learners. LWIS-CiS is an IB World School and NEASC-accredited since 2011, and is a member of the LWIS Network. The campus features ICT labs, libraries, art rooms, science labs, a cafeteria, sports facilities, and an infirmary.

Student Teacher Ratio
Ratio of student to teacher: 5.5 to 1.

Higher Education Progression
Two-thirds of KG1–G12 students apply to AUB, with 84% accepted. Ninety percent apply to LAU, with 91% accepted. About 25% apply to universities abroad, with acceptances from institutions including Imperial College London, University of the Arts London, Hult International Business School, and City University of London.
Wellbeing

Social and Emotional Learning (SEL)
The school has a Counseling office and provides Orientation & Career Counseling. The Integration & Support Department offers counseling across all grades to support social-emotional well-being and to develop learners' self-worth.

Special Educational Needs (SEN)
Modified and Individualized Educational Programs (IEP) are offered; Qualified and certified Special Education experts are employed; The Support Department provides in-class and out-of-class support, special programs, and remediation; Learners with dyslexia, mild developmental delays, ADHD, and gaps in academic, social, emotional, and behavioral skills receive targeted support.

English as an Additional Language (EAL)
The school is English-medium. Arabic is offered as a first and second language, French as a second language, and Spanish at the high school level. English-language support (Support in English) is provided in Elementary and in Middle/Senior through Learning Support Services.

Mental Wellbeing
Counseling is available to students; The Integration & Support Department provides counseling and related services to foster self-worth and holistic development.

Safeguarding
Child protection is guided by a formal policy; The learning environment is described as safe, supportive, respectful, and equitable, with a dedicated Child Protection Policy.
Parent Experience

History
LWIS-CiS Downtown Beirut was founded in 2003 as a private, international, English-medium, co-educational day school (KG1 to Grade 12). Arabic is offered as a first and second language, and French is taught for communication purposes. LWIS-CiS is learner-centered and multinational in curriculum, staff, and learners. It is a member of the LWIS Network and is accredited by NEASC. The school offers a tailor-made American Curriculum and is an International Baccalaureate World School for the Diploma Programme, with a Lebanese Program also offered, and is a Microsoft School.

Community
The CIS community includes students, parents, teachers, staff, management, consultants, Board of Trustees (LWIS Network BOT) and the surrounding community. Students vote for a Student Council to represent them, and teachers and parents form a Parent Teacher Association (PTA). This allows the BOT to form an Advisory Council to include the Heads of the Student Council, PTA, Management, as well as recognized educators from the local and expatriate communities. The school adheres to an open-door policy where all stakeholders' input is valued.

Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
The Parent Committee is a diverse group of parents who support the school's mission and work with the administration and parents to create a safe and positive learning environment. They believe parents have a strong role in advancing the school's social and support services. The LWIS-CiS Parent Committee aims at developing strong partnerships with learners, parents, and administration toward developing projects that will advance student life, parent involvement, and school facilities. Objectives include improving safety measures, hygiene, relations with teachers, behavior/values, and social and athletic services; encouraging parents to participate in events and to contribute their time, skills and talents at school events; and working with the administration to improve facilities.
Facilities

Facilities Overview
LWIS-CiS campus comprises three main buildings. Block A houses the administration, Middle School, cafeteria, library, Counseling offices, infirmary, the arts and craft workroom, IT labs, and staff rooms. Block B houses the Preschool and Elementary Sections, biology and chemistry lab, learning support department, and the speech and psycho-motor therapist's room. Block C houses the Senior School Section, physics lab, arts room, assembly hall, an indoor playground equipped for football, basketball and rugby training, nutrition class kitchen, career counselor's office, and the community service office. The school also has three rented sporting facilities used by the football, basketball, rugby, and volleyball teams in addition to the basketball court on the premises. The Elementary Section uses a rented swimming facility in Beirut for swimming lessons for some classes.

Sports Facilities
The school has three rented sporting facilities used by the football, basketball, rugby, and volleyball teams, in addition to the basketball court on site. An indoor playground is equipped for football, basketball and rugby training. The Elementary Section uses a rented swimming facility in Beirut for swimming lessons.

Academic Facilities
The campus includes ICT labs and a library in Block A, which also contains the administration, Middle School, cafeteria, counseling offices, infirmary, arts and craft workroom, and staff rooms. Block B provides biology and chemistry labs, the learning support department, and the speech and psycho-motor therapist's room for the Preschool and Elementary Sections. Block C houses the Senior School, a physics lab, an arts room, an assembly hall, an indoor playground, a nutrition class kitchen, a career counselor's office, and the community service office.

Extra Curricular Facilities
Co-Curricular Departments include Music, Physical Education, Craft & Technical Arts, Photography, and Home Making. The Music program provides opportunities for learners, parents and staff to collaborate in school productions in a professionally designed area, with productions ranging from theatrical shows and talent shows to concerts, rhythm/drama performances, mini movie productions, and community service productions, and aims to develop creativity and confidence. Physical Education emphasizes holistic development and includes participation in Jr. NBA LWIS-CiS and school sports tournaments such as basketball and volleyball. Craft & Technical Arts offers design-focused experiences that move from theory to practice; Photography teaches basics of photography and image editing; Home Making covers topics such as nutrition, sewing, ceramics, cooking and drafting patterns.
Extra-Curricular Activities

Academic & Intellectual
The Lebanese National Curriculum, the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme, and the American High School Program are offered. It is an IB World School authorized for the Diploma Programme and NEASC-accredited since 2011. Arabic is taught as a first and second language; English is the language of instruction; French is a second language and Spanish is offered in the Senior School. The program emphasizes critical and creative thinking, independent learning, and global and local awareness.

Arts & Creative
Co-Curricular Departments include Music, Physical Education, Craft & Technical Arts, Photography, and Home Making. The Music program fosters creativity and provides opportunities for learners, parents and staff to collaborate in school productions, including theatrical shows, talent shows, musical concerts, mini movie productions, and community service productions. Craft & Technical Arts focuses on real-world design challenges, emphasizing creative expression, collaboration, and hands-on making. Photography teaches basics of photography and digital image editing, camera mechanics, and composition. An Art, Photography and Graphic Design Exhibition is held as part of the school's arts showcase.

Cultural & Language
LWIS-CiS is a private, international, English-medium school. Arabic is taught as a first and second language; French is a second language; Spanish is offered in the Senior School. Learners study Arabic, English, and French from age three, with Spanish available in Senior School. Multilingualism is a noted feature of the school's approach to academia.

Social & Hobbies
Co-Curricular Departments provide opportunities for social and hobby activities through Music, Physical Education, Craft & Technical Arts, Photography, and Home Making. The Music program includes productions and community service projects, along with theatrical and musical performances and talent shows. Physical Education emphasizes a broad range of activities and sports, including participation in tournaments and events such as Jr. NBA programs. The school also supports student assemblies, clubs, artistic performances, and participation in local and international competitions.

Community & Service
Local community service opportunities are part of LWIS-CiS's extracurricular offerings, including community programs and productions via the Arts and service projects. The School Life framework enables students to engage with the community through student-led initiatives and service activities. The school maintains a community-oriented structure with a Student Council, a PTA, and an Advisory Council that includes Head of Student Council, PTA leaders, Management, and educators from local and expatriate communities.

Leadership & Professional
The school has a Student Council representing students and a Parent-Teacher Association; an Advisory Council links the Student Council, the PTA, and management with local and expatriate educators. Model United Nations (MUN) is offered as an extracurricular program, and Orientation & Career Counseling is available to students. The school's governance and extracurricular framework actively involve leadership development and career exploration activities.

Lifestyle & Wellbeing
Physical Education is a core part of the program, supported by a comprehensive set of facilities and activities, with many sports opportunities and events, including Junior NBA collaborations. There is a cafeteria and an infirmary to support student health and daily wellbeing. Counseling services are available to students, and a health-minded environment is reinforced through campus resources and wellness initiatives.
Languages

Language Provision
The school is English-medium. Arabic is offered as a first and second language; French is offered as a second language; Spanish is offered at the high school level.
Reputation

Accreditations
NEASC accreditation since 2011; IB World School.
Admissions

Scholarships
The school has awarded scholarships to students, including Lynn El Mir receiving a full scholarship to AUB and Mario Fares receiving a scholarship to Harvard University. The school lists university acceptances to institutions in the United Kingdom (e.g., Imperial College London, University of the Arts London, City University of London, others), the United States (including Harvard University), Canada (Simon Fraser University, Carleton University), Switzerland (Hotel Institute Montreux, Glion, IMI), the Netherlands (University of Amsterdam), Spain (EU Business School), and Italy (Politecnico di Torino).
School Events
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