El Manar English Girls School (M.E.G.S) (مدرسة المنار القومية للبنات لغات)
M.E.G.S is a school in El Raml Station (Mahatet El Raml), Alexandria, Egypt. It was founded in 1925 as the Scottish school in Alexandria. It includes kindergarten, primary, preparatory, and secondary sections.
The school has a theater, a gymnasium, three computer laboratories, three science laboratories, a library, two music rooms, an art room and an equipped clinic. The school has its annual bazaar and speech day. Graduates celebrate their graduation at their own Prom which is held every year in the Four Seasons Hotel. There is an indoor pool in the school and playgrounds for sport.
Read more about Manar English Girls School: History of The School, Staff
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