English

The English Department at Brummana High School (BHS) is committed to promoting success by offering students a firm basis and by stimulating their intellectual capacity so that they would achieve high critical and creative thinking skills. The department emphasises student-centred learning and continually works to instill in learners a genuine interest in reading for its many pedagogical purposes and in all grade levels.

The Department works in alignment with the school’s inclusive policy, thus providing all learners with the needed support and encouragement. The department members work collaboratively to enhance thinking and writing skills, improve students’ results and boost their self-confidence. The English department strongly believes that exposing students to multicultural texts would make them empathetic towards others and knowledgeable about different subjects.

The Writing Centre

Since BHS is a Quaker school whose ethos emphasises the value and ability of every learner, the Writing Centre is equally dedicated to serving students and helping them reach academic excellence. The centre allows students in the upper school classes to ameliorate their writing and gain more insight into becoming inquisitive and proficient writers. Students benefit from the one-on-one experience led by tutors and the results will be reflected in future writing tasks.

At the Writing Centre (located in the administration building), sessions are conducted during the lunch break and in the afternoon. They are booked in advance and enable the student to get the right advice, individually, without being interrupted by any peers. The Writing Centre sessions should not, however, be regarded as private tutoring lessons; they give students more confidence and advice so that they would write better essays. 

For further information, please contact Lisette El Hage, Head of the English Department.