Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p The International School of Choueifat – Lebanon is the mother school of the SABIS group of private schools. It was established in the village of Choueifat, Lebanon in 1886 by Tanios Saad and Louisa Procter, an Irish woman who was teaching in the area. It was originally for girls only. In the 1890s Tanios Saad visited England to examine the British educational system. He led the school until his death in 1953.The school was expanded and renovated under Charles Saad, who replaced Tanios. It opened its first overseas branch in Sharjah, UAE in 1975. In 1983 the school had to relocate due to the Lebanese Civil War (but resumed its original location in 1991). Schools were opened in the UK in 1983 and the USA in 1985.The school draws its student body mainly from the affluent notable families of the Middle East such as the Saudi, Qatari, Omani and Jordanian Royal families as well as the children of expatriate Westerners living in the Middle East. Most of the students go on to the American University of Beirut for their further studies.. }
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- International_School_of_Choueifat_–_Lebanon abstract "The International School of Choueifat – Lebanon is the mother school of the SABIS group of private schools. It was established in the village of Choueifat, Lebanon in 1886 by Tanios Saad and Louisa Procter, an Irish woman who was teaching in the area. It was originally for girls only. In the 1890s Tanios Saad visited England to examine the British educational system. He led the school until his death in 1953.The school was expanded and renovated under Charles Saad, who replaced Tanios. It opened its first overseas branch in Sharjah, UAE in 1975. In 1983 the school had to relocate due to the Lebanese Civil War (but resumed its original location in 1991). Schools were opened in the UK in 1983 and the USA in 1985.The school draws its student body mainly from the affluent notable families of the Middle East such as the Saudi, Qatari, Omani and Jordanian Royal families as well as the children of expatriate Westerners living in the Middle East. Most of the students go on to the American University of Beirut for their further studies.".