Students and alumni of the Collège de Notre-Dame de Nazareth on Sept. 19, 2026, protesting on school grounds in Achrafieh, Beirut. (Credit: Gabriel Blondel/L'Orient-Le Jour)
Under the archway in the main courtyard of College Notre-Dame de Nazareth (NDN), calls to “preserve the identity” of the iconic Achrafieh school rang out over the microphone. “Nazareth has no price!” students, parents, and alumni chanted.“This school is where I learned all my values. It’s not for sale! I don’t want to see it disappear,” a senior student said.“NDN, our DNA. ... An identity is not transferred. It is preserved,” read some of the many banners prepared for the occasion.On Saturday, just days after classes resumed, hundreds of current and former students, parents and teachers gathered on the school grounds to reaffirm their attachment to the “educational heritage of Lebanon,” which dates back 153 years. The show of support, organized in particular at the initiative of the Nazareth Alumni Association, came amid growing fears...
Under the archway in the main courtyard of College Notre-Dame de Nazareth (NDN), calls to “preserve the identity” of the iconic Achrafieh school rang out over the microphone. “Nazareth has no price!” students, parents, and alumni chanted.“This school is where I learned all my values. It’s not for sale! I don’t want to see it disappear,” a senior student said.“NDN, our DNA. ... An identity is not transferred. It is preserved,” read some of the many banners prepared for the occasion.On Saturday, just days after classes resumed, hundreds of current and former students, parents and teachers gathered on the school grounds to reaffirm their attachment to the “educational heritage of Lebanon,” which dates back 153 years. The show of support, organized in particular at the initiative of the Nazareth Alumni Association,...
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