Mansourieh, El-Metn

Allegra is a qualified English Language teacher with a certified Teaching Diploma and holding a Bachelor of English Literature. She has been teaching for 8 years and Jolly Phonics has accompanied her since day one of her teaching career. Allegra has seen astonishing results in students' progress in reading and writing. With Jolly Phonics, kids can read after two months from the starting date! Along with their academics, the kids build their self-confidence in reading and moreover they try to read words they haven't even seen before. In addition to that, the Jolly Phonics programme empowers students to learn in a fun and multi-sensory way, which reaches every child. Allegra has even noticed how it helps to increase their English vocabulary. The parents have even noticed the amazing results which makes Allegra feel blessed to see this kind of progress for the kids in Lebanon. Jolly Phonics has made learning fun and fast-paced. Allegra would be more than happy to share this programme with other teachers, parents, schools and even the government.

Lebanon

In 2004, Mrs Najwa Noueihed graduated with Honors in International and European Law from Wolverhampton University. Mrs. Najwa developed a passion for innovative teaching methods during her final year project, which integrated United Nations laws with educational initiatives. Mrs. Najwa has over 16 years of experience in using Jolly Phonics. Her journey began while volunteering at Hollybrook Infant School in Southampton, UK, where she applied the program to enhance literacy at Kindergarten and Primary levels. This commitment continued at Ishraq School in Aley, Lebanon, from 2014 to 2024, where her efforts in the Kindergarten department, particularly in teaching English as a second language using Jolly Phonics, were internationally recognized for excellence. Mrs. Najwa has trained teachers across schools in Lebanon and conducted workshops at various universities, significantly contributing to the successful use of the Jolly Phonics program.

Lebanon

Rula has been teaching kindergarten for 16 years, 6 of which in a bilingual school and 10 of which in a trilingual one. She has a BA degree in English language and a teaching diploma in Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) from the American University of Beirut (AUB). “It was a great experience to work with Jolly Phonics. The motivation and excitement it brought helped make learning fun. To me, teaching makes sense now.” Rula is amazed by what the program can lead to when tackled attentively with the appropriate adjustments to cater to a particular context. Guylaine has been teaching kindergarten for 18 years in Jesus and Mary School, Lebanon and has been using Jolly Phonics for 2 years.” My experience in teaching Jolly Phonics in a trilingual school for non-native speakers was a very successful and motivating one. I was impressed of my students’ performance in reading and writing. Jolly Phonics made learning fun, simple and pleasant. Due to the excellent results I achieved with my young learners, I would be more than happy to share my thoughts and ideas with other teachers.”

Beirut

Sona has over 12 years of experience teaching in the world of Kindergarten. Having previously taught with other methods, Sona has seen greater achievements from the children, and a real enjoyment of learning since she began using Jolly Phonics at the Nazarene School 5 years ago.