Discovering that I had certain qualities that were compatible with the profession of teacher (my sense of organization, my need for autonomy, my creativity, the fact that I like the school environment, transmitting and telling things), pushed me to enter the world of education from a young age.

I therefore obtained a diploma in pre-school and primary education and immediately after university studies, in 1991, I started working in the management of the Besançon-Baabda school!

Since then, I have been teaching French and natural sciences in primary school.

I clearly remember the first meeting and the warm welcome from the superior Sister Noha Najjar and the dear Sister Laetitia who, with their smile, their respect and their noble character, encouraged me to become a member of this school and to become who I am today!

Over the years, this school has become a family place based on the expression of love: the sisters and my colleagues were and are often by my side in difficult and painful moments!

From a young teacher to the current science coordinator, my journey in this school has been a succession of learning at all levels and a peaceful place where I have experienced and continue to experience pleasant moments, continuously learning, developing my pedagogical and interpersonal skills in my daily life, living my faith and charity and maturing in wisdom with superiors, managers and coordinators who have added something extra to my life over the years and with colleagues who have left a positive mark and added value to my identity and for this I am truly grateful!

In this healthy environment, the superiors (Sister Noha Najjar, Sister Pascale Khoury, Sister Marie Vincent Krayem, Sister Marie Rached, Sister Saïdé Khairallah and currently Sister Wafaa Rached) and the entire religious community (Sister Laetitia, Sister Laudy Hobeika, Sister Mirna Farah, Sister Michèle Hajj and many others…) have left a positive mark on my life and have played a rather important role in shaping my personality! With their attention and encouragement, I developed my skills and learned over the years how to share and live love and charity, how to be modest in the manner of Saint Jeanne Antide Thouret, how to communicate positively with the world (management – colleagues – students – parents and society …) and above all how to keep up with the times in everything related to education through continuous training.

All this has certainly had a positive impact

  • on my family life (being a woman and mother who is “always ready to listen and help”);
  • on my social life (being able to carry out social projects and have good relationships with the outside world);
  • my professional life (to date, educating the young people of the future with passion, dedication and richness, and to live love and compassion in my learning without forgetting pedagogical renewal in this field).

This school that I love so much is personally a place of life where the nuns are a real support and guide the entire teaching staff with great care and respect; it is a place where business meets pleasure.

I am really proud to be part of this great, incomparable and irreplaceable family!

It is in this place that I grew up and learned to give and receive without limits, as I learned to live with all its nuances and above all to see God in the faces of others.

Jeanne d’Arc M Khattar