Timeline

Licensed as a Secondary School by the Lebanese Authorities

Start the Construction of the Naameh Campus

Accredited as Begegnungschule by the German Authorities

Naameh Campus was deserted due to Lebanese Civil War

Final Abitur exams at DISB were disrupted after most German teachers left Beirut due to kidnappings.

The Beirut campus was destroyed during the Lebanese-Syrian war; classes continued up to Grade 8.

Mr. Omar Salloum appointed first national director; school accredited as a V-Schule.

First German Diploma (DSD I & II) and Lebanese Baccalaureate exams held at DISB

Accredited as an IB World School by the IBO, authorized to offer the Diploma Programme

The first IB Diploma Programme (DP) exams were successfully conducted at the school

Accredited as a GIB School by the IBO and German authorities and authorized to offer the IB DP in German.

DISB enrolled 1,090 students, offering the Lebanese Baccalaureate, IB, GIB, and SprachDiplom

High-tech teaching expanded at the Beirut Campus, including interactive whiteboards across all classes.

Mr. Omar Salloum awarded the German Federal "Order of Merit" by President Joachim Gauck.

Renamed DISB, the school refabricated classrooms, and earned the "Excellent German School Abroad" title

Awarded a certificate in the UNESCO for international cooperation and quality education

Transferred to remote online teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic to ensure continuity of learning.

The High-Tech Teaching and Learning approach for Grade 6, with each student using a laptop