True Vine School
Zahle - Lebanon
Approximately 1.5 million Syrian refugees have streamed over the Lebanon border since 2012. In Lebanon today, there is 1 refugee for every 4 nationals, making Lebanon’s refugee population the highest per capita in the world. Many of the refugee camps are scattered throughout the Bekaa Valley region of Lebanon which boarders Syria. Zahle is the capital of the Bekaa governate and has been affected greatly by the influx of people in their community. The needs of the refugee community greatly exceed the capacity and resources True Vine Church and other ministries can provide. The site is currently in the farming area of Zahle that is undeveloped, other than a few refugee homes near the property. The property is surrounded by the beautiful Lebanon mountains that truly evoke awe.
The site is intended to consolidate and expand the services True Vine are currently providing. The largest structure will be a school that will increase TVC’s capacity from 700 ½ time students today to 1500 full time students in the future. The hope of giving the children hope for the future is a main focus of the ministry. The property will also have a conference center campus that will include meeting rooms and guest houses. The hope is the conference center campus will generate revenue for the church and provide jobs for some of the refugees in their community. The initial project application requested the master plan include a resource distribution center, vocational training for teens and adults, and a new medical clinic.
The School is to accommodate a total of 1200 to 1500 students in facilities for Kindergarten, Primary and Secondary level cohorts. Initially, at full buildout, 60 classrooms shall have 20 students per room to meet requirements for Syrian students. As the Syrian students are expected to return to their home country, Lebanese students will eventually make up the majority of the student population. As the school transitions from Syrian students to Lebanese students, the classroom capacity will increase to 25 students per room over time.
The site is intended to consolidate and expand the services True Vine are currently providing. The largest structure will be a school that will increase TVC’s capacity from 700 ½ time students today to 1500 full time students in the future. The hope of giving the children hope for the future is a main focus of the ministry. The property will also have a conference center campus that will include meeting rooms and guest houses. The hope is the conference center campus will generate revenue for the church and provide jobs for some of the refugees in their community. The initial project application requested the master plan include a resource distribution center, vocational training for teens and adults, and a new medical clinic.
The School is to accommodate a total of 1200 to 1500 students in facilities for Kindergarten, Primary and Secondary level cohorts. Initially, at full buildout, 60 classrooms shall have 20 students per room to meet requirements for Syrian students. As the Syrian students are expected to return to their home country, Lebanese students will eventually make up the majority of the student population. As the school transitions from Syrian students to Lebanese students, the classroom capacity will increase to 25 students per room over time.
