St. Luke’s Center for Rehabilitation, Beirut, Lebanon

St. Luke’s is a boarding and day school and rehabilitation center serving students with a wide range of cognitive disabilities. Located in the town of Beit Mery, just outside of Beirut, the center serves about 50 children and young adults.

Most of the students are from poor families and receive education and care at no cost to the family. St. Luke’s provides a unique blend of academic education, vocational training and therapeutic services to its students. The center also works with parents to help them understand their child’s disability and train them to support their child’s education and independence.

The center’s highly trained teachers and staff teach a full academic curriculum, utilizing adaptive learning technologies. All students participate in vocational training programs, including carpentry, computer skills, sewing, cooking and gardening. The center maintains a beautiful vegetable garden that supplies the center’s kitchen.