St. George's School, Jerusalem

St. George's School ( Madrasat al-Mutran) is a British boys' school in East Jerusalem run by the Anglican diocese of Jerusalem.

St. George's School is located next to St. George's College, just outside the walls of the Old City of Jerusalem. The school was established in 1899. The Rev. Wilbert Awdry, author of The Railway Series, taught at the school in 1933–1936.Belinda Copson, ‘Awdry, Wilbert Vere (1911–1997)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, Sept 2004; online edn, Jan 2007 accessed 17 Aug 2010 Built in the affluent Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood, it served as a place where Jerusalem's Christians and Muslims would send their sons for secondary education.Bussow, 2011, p. 161.

The school currently runs the regular Tawjihi program.

Notable alumni Dimitri Baramki Ziad Rafiq Beydoun Kamal Boullata Emil Ghuri Ismail Khalidi Manoug Manougian Mufid Nashashibi Sari NusseibehWhat did I learn at school? Minds without borders Stav Prodromou Edward Said Ibrahim Touqan Nasser Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah Izzat Tannous Nido Qubein

See also St. George's College, Jerusalem

References

External links

Saint George's School Website

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