03:59Students in South Lebanon are gearing up to go back to school at the end of September, as the Ministry of Education announced that some educational institutions will reopen their doors to students.
Many schools in the region have been unable to host classes as usual as they have been converted into shelters for the hundreds of families from border areas that have fled their homes following the ongoing cross-border bombardments by the Israel Defence Force (IDF), and Hezbollah as well as various Palestinian factions.
Caretaker Education Minister Abbas Halabi announced that the academic year in all Lebanese schools is set to begin on September 30, except for in villages close to the Israeli border from which many people were relocated last year. Halabi also announced that schools will operate a four-day school week instead of the usual five.
Footage shows educational institutions in Tyre, comprising three state schools, a Lebanese University college and a technical institute, as the educational teams prepare for the new school year as the facilities also accommodate displaced people.
Director of the Southern Educational District Ahmed Al-Sayed explained that students that have been displaced can enroll at schools in the area they are currently staying in, as measures have been taken to ensure displaced students can return to education.
Meanwhile, many displaced people are still being accommodated at schools, since a leap in rental prices means they are unable to find an alternative.
Bilal Qashmar of Tyre's Disaster Management Unit noted that administrators at Tyre Technical Vocational School have restored a previously unoccupied floor to ensure the school has areas available both for students and the displaced.
Some 25,000 people had relocated from surrounding villages to Tyre, with 1,200 of those displaced living in the five schools for the past 11 months.
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said 111,000 people had been displaced by mid-August from border villages, most of whom are being hosted in Tyre, Sidon, and Nabatiyeh, while the rest relocated to villages in Mount Lebanon, as well as Beirut.
"This year we do not know what our fate will be, whether we will return to our villages or stay here, we do not know," explained a displaced mother, adding that her children had not enrolled in schools.
Hezbollah, along with Lebanese and Palestinian factions, have been exchanging fire with the Israeli army along the border since October 8, a day after the deadly Hamas offensive and subsequent IDF military campaign in Gaza.
Southern Lebanon prepares for new school year under shadow of war
Students in South Lebanon are gearing up to go back to school at the end of September, as the Ministry of Education announced that some educational institutions will reopen their doors to students.
Many schools in the region have been unable to host classes as usual as they have been converted into shelters for the hundreds of families from border areas that have fled their homes following the ongoing cross-border bombardments by the Israel Defence Force (IDF), and Hezbollah as well as various Palestinian factions.
Caretaker Education Minister Abbas Halabi announced that the academic year in all Lebanese schools is set to begin on September 30, except for in villages close to the Israeli border from which many people were relocated last year. Halabi also announced that schools will operate a four-day school week instead of the usual five.
Footage shows educational institutions in Tyre, comprising three state schools, a Lebanese University college and a technical institute, as the educational teams prepare for the new school year as the facilities also accommodate displaced people.
Director of the Southern Educational District Ahmed Al-Sayed explained that students that have been displaced can enroll at schools in the area they are currently staying in, as measures have been taken to ensure displaced students can return to education.
Meanwhile, many displaced people are still being accommodated at schools, since a leap in rental prices means they are unable to find an alternative.
Bilal Qashmar of Tyre's Disaster Management Unit noted that administrators at Tyre Technical Vocational School have restored a previously unoccupied floor to ensure the school has areas available both for students and the displaced.
Some 25,000 people had relocated from surrounding villages to Tyre, with 1,200 of those displaced living in the five schools for the past 11 months.
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said 111,000 people had been displaced by mid-August from border villages, most of whom are being hosted in Tyre, Sidon, and Nabatiyeh, while the rest relocated to villages in Mount Lebanon, as well as Beirut.
"This year we do not know what our fate will be, whether we will return to our villages or stay here, we do not know," explained a displaced mother, adding that her children had not enrolled in schools.
Hezbollah, along with Lebanese and Palestinian factions, have been exchanging fire with the Israeli army along the border since October 8, a day after the deadly Hamas offensive and subsequent IDF military campaign in Gaza.
Students in South Lebanon are gearing up to go back to school at the end of September, as the Ministry of Education announced that some educational institutions will reopen their doors to students.
Many schools in the region have been unable to host classes as usual as they have been converted into shelters for the hundreds of families from border areas that have fled their homes following the ongoing cross-border bombardments by the Israel Defence Force (IDF), and Hezbollah as well as various Palestinian factions.
Caretaker Education Minister Abbas Halabi announced that the academic year in all Lebanese schools is set to begin on September 30, except for in villages close to the Israeli border from which many people were relocated last year. Halabi also announced that schools will operate a four-day school week instead of the usual five.
Footage shows educational institutions in Tyre, comprising three state schools, a Lebanese University college and a technical institute, as the educational teams prepare for the new school year as the facilities also accommodate displaced people.
Director of the Southern Educational District Ahmed Al-Sayed explained that students that have been displaced can enroll at schools in the area they are currently staying in, as measures have been taken to ensure displaced students can return to education.
Meanwhile, many displaced people are still being accommodated at schools, since a leap in rental prices means they are unable to find an alternative.
Bilal Qashmar of Tyre's Disaster Management Unit noted that administrators at Tyre Technical Vocational School have restored a previously unoccupied floor to ensure the school has areas available both for students and the displaced.
Some 25,000 people had relocated from surrounding villages to Tyre, with 1,200 of those displaced living in the five schools for the past 11 months.
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said 111,000 people had been displaced by mid-August from border villages, most of whom are being hosted in Tyre, Sidon, and Nabatiyeh, while the rest relocated to villages in Mount Lebanon, as well as Beirut.
"This year we do not know what our fate will be, whether we will return to our villages or stay here, we do not know," explained a displaced mother, adding that her children had not enrolled in schools.
Hezbollah, along with Lebanese and Palestinian factions, have been exchanging fire with the Israeli army along the border since October 8, a day after the deadly Hamas offensive and subsequent IDF military campaign in Gaza.