A Flagship Initiative Of
Rebuilding belonging across
Lebanon’s classrooms
Nahnou Loubnaniyoun connects youth across Lebanon’s communities through art, dialogue, and a shared question: what does it mean to be Lebanese? Already reaching 182 students across 8 schools in our pilot phase.
We are changing the narrative.
Lebanon has been navigating overlapping crises such as displacement, trauma, and deepening social divides. At Nahnou Loubnaniyoun, we believe social cohesion is the foundation of recovery. Through structured dialogue, expressive arts, and Social Emotional Learning (SEL), we are building the emotional and civic infrastructure Lebanon needs.
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Already in motion across Lebanon.
How It Works.
1.Training & Preparation
Teachers are trained to approach identity and diversity as learning opportunities.
2. Inter-School Dialogue
Students engage with peers from different communities through structured sessions.
3. Collaborative Art Creation
With the support of a certified art therapist, students co-create a shared artwork.
Preparatory Phase
Months before any student enters a dialogue circle.
The Tree House and nafda assess what students need and what Nahnou Loubnaniyoun should respond to.
2. Schools Visiting
We start with Lebanese schools where nafda has built trust through Aal Seha.
3. Principals’ Collaboration
We sit with principals who already believe in citizenship work, so they co-own Nahnou Loubnaniyoun.
4. Teachers’ Coaching
nafda coaches teachers to facilitate inclusive, honest dialogue.
The Students Journey
What students live through, step by step.
Students participate in empathy and dialogue skill-building sessions guided by their teachers.
2. Dialogue
Students meet peers from different communities. They listen. They share what Lebanon means to them.
3. Creative Expression
With Mike Ayvazian- Astharté: painting, theatre, film, poetry, or awareness campaigns, turning thoughts into something to share.
4. Collective Action
Each school produces an artistic social project that travels across Lebanon.
Alumni Journey
What happens after the school year ends?
1. Reconnection
Alumni join the Nahnou Loubnaniyoun community after their school year ends, staying in touch with peers from across Lebanon.
2. Looking Back
Alumni look back on their Nahnou Loubnaniyoun experience with distance, sharing how their thinking on Lebanon has grown.
3. Amplification
Alumni become Nahnou Loubnaniyoun’s voices, contributing content, attending Exposé stops, speaking to media, and donors.
4. Leadership
Alumni return as mentors and ambassadors for new cohorts, shaping the project they once joined as students.
Even as schools become shelters, the work continues
When the war escalated, our methodology became a crisis-response approach, adapting to every partner’s context and need.
Track 1 — Dialogue and co-existence
Shifting from inter-school “twinning” to on-site management of tensions between displaced and host students. Maintaining structured dialogue even as schools became shelters.
Track 2 — Expressive arts therapy
Providing Psychosocial Support (PSS) sessions for youth aged 6–18 to process trauma and build emotional resilience through expressive arts (EXA).
Partner Support
Digital continuity: Partnering with THAKI to provide laptops for 40 displaced university students. Safe learning: Supporting CodeBrave to deliver play-based coding and AI sessions in displacement shelters.
The program in action.
Voices from the Classroom.
“For the first time, I feel truly confident leading dialogue in my classroom. The students are more reflective, open, and engaged than ever before.”
— Participating teacher, Nahnou Loubnaniyoun pilot phase
Join the movement.
For Schools
Bring NL to your school
Join the 2026–2027 national rollout and give your students the space to meet Lebanon.
For Donors and Partners
Fund a classroom
Your support keeps this work running in schools, in shelters, and everywhere in between.
Next Phase: Scaling the Movement
The 18 teachers trained in our pilot phase are now the foundation of a national rollout. In the 2026–2027 school year, Nahnou Loubnaniyoun will expand across Lebanon, bringing the same methodology to more schools, more communities, and more students.
Nahnou Loubnaniyoun is a flagship initiative of The Tree House Foundation.
A Flagship Initiative Of
Rebuilding belonging across Lebanon’s classrooms
Nahnou Loubnaniyoun connects youth across Lebanon’s communities through art, dialogue, and a shared question: what does it mean to be Lebanese? Already reaching 182 students across 8 schools in our pilot phase.
We are changing the narrative.
Lebanon has been navigating overlapping crises such as displacement, trauma, and deepening social divides. At Nahnou Loubnaniyoun, we believe social cohesion is the foundation of recovery. Through structured dialogue, expressive arts, and Social Emotional Learning (SEL), we are building the emotional and civic infrastructure Lebanon needs.
x
Already in motion across Lebanon.
Preparatory Phase
Months before any student enters a dialogue circle.
The Students Journey
What students live through, step by step.
Alumni Journey
What happens after the school year ends?
Even as schools become shelters, the work continues
When the war escalated, our methodology became a crisis-response approach, adapting to every partner’s context and need.
Track 1 — Dialogue and co-existence
Shifting from inter-school “twinning” to on-site management of tensions between displaced and host students. Maintaining structured dialogue even as schools became shelters.
Track 2 — Expressive arts therapy
Providing Psychosocial Support (PSS) sessions for youth aged 6–18 to process trauma and build emotional resilience through expressive arts (EXA).
Partner Support
Digital continuity: Partnering with THAKI to provide laptops for 40 displaced university students. Safe learning: Supporting CodeBrave to deliver play-based coding and AI sessions in displacement shelters.
The program in action.
Voices from the Classroom.
“For the first time, I feel truly confident leading dialogue in my classroom. The students are more reflective, open, and engaged than ever before.”
— Participating teacher, Nahnou Loubnaniyoun pilot phase
Join the movement.
For Schools
Bring NL to your school
Join the 2026–2027 national rollout and give your students the space to meet Lebanon.
For Donors and Partners
Fund a classroom
Your support keeps this work running in schools, in shelters, and everywhere in between.
Next Phase: Scaling the Movement
The 18 teachers trained in our pilot phase are now the foundation of a national rollout. In the 2026–2027 school year, Nahnou Loubnaniyoun will expand across Lebanon, bringing the same methodology to more schools, more communities, and more students.
Nahnou Loubnaniyoun is a flagship initiative of The Tree House Foundation.