Yeprem and Martha Philibosian Armenian Evangelical College

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name = Yeprem and Martha Philibosian Armenian Evangelical College


established = 1923
type = Private
head_name = Principal
head = Dr. Zaven Messerlian
free_label = Religious Affiliation
free = Armenian Evangelical Church
city = Beirut
state = Beirut
country = Lebanon
grades = Kindergarten - Secondary
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website = [http://groups.msn.com/AECAlumni Armenian Evangelical College Alumni]

The Yeprem and Martha Philibosian Armenian Evangelical College (A.E.C.) ( _hy. Հայ Աւետարանական Գոլէճ, _ar. المدرسة الأرمنية الانجيلية العالية) was founded in 1923 in Beirut, Lebanon.There are three sections to the school, a kindergarten for children aged 4-6 years, a primary section for children between 6-12 years and a secondary level for those aged 12-18 years.

The present principal is Dr. Zaven Messerlian for more than 30 years now.

History

The beginnings of the Armenian Evangelical College go back to the early twenties (official founding 1923), when, from simple origins among the growing immigrant group, a definite school was organized, which in time developed into a Boys' High School. Meanwhile, in 1921 an Armenian Girls' American School had been established, under the auspices of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. In 1934 the two High Schools were combined and were governed by a Board of Managers representing at first the entire Armenian Evangelical Community in Beirut. But later it came under the sole jurisdiction of the First Armenian Evangelical Church of Beirut.

The AEC established the first baccalaureate class in 1960. In 1969 the “Second Baccalaureate” was also started, with financial aid from Mr. S. Philibosian.

To date, the AEC has had almost 1500 graduates.

Miss Ruth Philibosian has sponsored the construction of a new building in memory of her parents, Yeprem and Martha.

ee also

*Armenian Evangelical School of Trad (Trad, Lebanon)
*Armenian Evangelical Peter and Elizabeth Torosian School (Amanos, Lebanon)
*Armenian Evangelical Shamlian Tatigian Secondary School (Bourj Hammoud, Lebanon)
*Armenian Evangelical Central High School (Ashrafieh, Lebanon)
*Armenian Evangelical Guertmenian School (Ashrafieh, Lebanon)
*Armenian Evangelical Secondary School of Anjar (Anjar, Lebanon)
*Haigazian University (Riad El Solh, Beirut, Lebanon)
*In the first decadesof the Yeprem and Martha Philibosian Armenian Evangelical College, Tuana Altunbashian; 1954 Turkish National Beauty Contest runner-up, showed great effort by her donations. She used to born in Agri, Turkey in 1935 and used to live in Metz, France after 1958. And actually she was proposed to the role of Jean Seberg in 1960's famous movie À bout de souffle.

External links

* [http://groups.msn.com/AECAlumni Armenian Evangelical College Alumni]
* [http://www.uaecne.org/education/index.html Educational Council of the Union of the Armenian Evangelical Churches in the Near East (UAECNE)]