Jeanne d'Arc School, Tehran
Jeanne d'Arc School Girls' school | |
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Established | 1900 |
Founder | Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul |
Closed | 1979 |
Grades | Primary and secondary |
Enrollment | c. 1,000 (early 1960s) 1,600 (1979) |
Jeanne d'Arc School (Persian: مدرسه ژان دارک, romanized: Madrese-ye Žāndārk) was a prestigious French school for girls founded in 1900 in Tehran, Iran.[1][2] It operated until the 1979 Islamic Revolution.[2] Many members of Iran's upper classes sent their daughters to the Jeanne d'Arc School, and it offered both primary and secondary education.[2] French and English were taught as foreign languages at the Jeanne d’Arc School.[1]
History
The school was founded by the French Catholic Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul.[1] Its origins are traced back to the St. Vincent de Paul School founded in 1865, and the St. Joseph School founded in 1880.[2]
In the early 1960s, the Jeanne d'Arc School had c. 1,000 pupils.
Notable people
Alumni
Faculty
Gallery
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Backyard (2018)
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Monastery (2018)
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Plaque (2018)
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Hallway (2018)
References
- ^ a b c Shahvar 2009, p. 36.
- ^ a b c d e f Hadidi 2000, pp. 178–181.
- ^ van Gorder 2010, p. 89.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-05-17.
- ISBN 978-0-520-94216-5.
Sources
- van Gorder, A. Christian (2010). Christianity in Persia and the Status of Non-muslims in Iran. Lexington Books. ISBN 978-0739136096.
- Hadidi, Djavad (2000). "France xv. French schools in Persia". In ISBN 978-0-933273-41-2.
- Shahvar, Soli (2009). Forgotten Schools: The Baha'Is and Modern Education in Iran, 1899-1934. I.B.Tauris. ISBN 978-0857712714.