Disclaimers:
-This Q&A is for outreach/front line workers as a reference to address questions from refugees.
-This Q&A is not to be distributed to refugees although it is accesible in www.refugees-lebanon.org where refugees can view it.
-This Q&A is also to be used for all available humanitarian hotlines in Lebanon.
1. What is the Accelerated Learning Programme?
The Accelerated Learning Programme (ALP) has been developed by the Center for Education Research and Development – CERD under the guidance of the Ministry of Education and Higher Education – MEHE to provide education for out of school children in Lebanon.
The ALP is based on the Lebanese curriculum. It provides subjects required by the official Lebanese curriculum such as Arabic, French or English, Mathematics, and Science, in addition to chemistry and physics (for three cycles), as well as life skills and psycho-social support modules.
The ALP allows refugee children aged 7 to 17 who have been out of school for more than two years to catch up with the Lebanese educational system, and be able to bridge into the formal education after achieving a certain number of ALP rounds as needed.
The ALP has 9 levels corresponding to the 9 grades within the Lebanese basic education system (grades 1 to 9). The child is required to complete an approximate number of 300 hours at a rate of five days for a period that does not exceed 14 weeks.
