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Reading Competition 2026: a celebration of resilience, reading, and remaining hope

PMECC Reading Competition 2026: a Celebration of Resilience, Reading and Remaining Hope Amid the ongoing regional tensions and conflict, the Pontifical Mission Educational and Cultural Center (PMECC) Team remained steadfast in its commitment to education by successfully holding the Final Round of this year’s Reading Competition on March 27. Despite the uncertainty brought about by the war affecting the region, students, educators, and organizers gathered with both caution and courage. Even as alarms occasionally signaled potential danger, the event continued with careful preparedness—reflecting a powerful spirit of resilience and a shared determination to move forward with hope. From more than [...]

A Wellness Journey: Reflecting on an Empowering Summer Camp Experience

A Wellness Journey: Reflecting on an Empowering Summer Camp Experience Seventy-two [72] energetic campers from two different age groups with ages 9 to 12 and 13 to 16 respectively, embarked on an unforgettable four-week summer experience centered on wellness, growth, and connection from June 23 to July 18. With a thoughtfully crafted program, the camp aimed to nurture physical, mental and emotional well-being of each participant—offering a meaningful and joy-filled experience during their summer break. With the theme “A Wellness Journey: Healthy Living, Happy Well-Being,” the camp offered far more than just fun and collection of activities - through sports, [...]

PMECC Reading Competition 2024-2025 Celebrates 4th Year with Awarding Ceremony

PMECC Reading Competition 2024-2025 Celebrates 4th Year with Awarding Ceremony The 4th PMECC Reading Competition, held under the inspiring theme “Readers are Leaders”, concluded with a joyful Awarding Ceremony on May 5. On behalf of the PMECC staff, Ms. Monnitte Monana, Director of PMECC, extended a warm welcome to the nearly seventy guests who attended the celebration. She expressed sincere appreciation for their continued and unwavering support of this important educational initiative. Among the honored guests were Mr. Joseph Hazboun, Regional Director of the PM Office – Jerusalem, and Mr. Gabi Kando, Project Coordinator. Also present were dedicated school directors [...]

Second Group Of Summer Young Campers Commence Their Activities At Pmecc, Bethlehem

Second Group Of Summer Young Campers Commence Their Activities At Pmecc, Bethlehem On Monday, the 15th of July, Monnitte Monana opened the PMECC’s second batch of the summer youth camp with some 26 4th to 6th grader-participants bustling with relentless enthusiasm and youthful, enviable energy. After giving them a huge welcome on behalf of the staff and facilitators, an orientation was given by Sahar Zreineh presenting the program of the day, echoing the same theme as the first camp: “Be yourself, know yourself, love yourself”. A much brighter blue shirt was distributed for each kid, having the same logo [...]

Summer Youth Camp 2024 Takes Off In Bethlehem

Summer Youth Camp 2024 Takes Off In Bethlehem After a hiatus of some 4 years, the PMECC Staff take up once again the well-sought-for, much-in-demand activities by parents eager to have their children nourished along these lines, making wise use of their summer time especially in the midst of an onslaught of social media outputs that need to be filtered. This year’s summer camp are woven around self-knowledge with the theme, “Be yourself, know yourself, love yourself”, which is an on-going process. Indeed, the camp had been a propitious place to undergo this human development of the youth. Starting [...]

Second Reading Competition – Awarding Ceremony

The Awarding Ceremony of the Reading Challenge and Competition held last 2nd of June, was significantly graced with the presence of the Director of Bethlehem Directorate of the Ministry of Education, Ms. Nisreen Amro and her team as well as the Regional Director of Pontifical Mission Jerusalem Office, Mr. Joseph Hazboun and the Project Coordinator, Mr. Gabi Kando. Quite a number of school directors, teachers, as well as student-participant and winners attended this last event of the contest. They came not only to receive their awards but also to show their support and gratitude for this educational endeavor, which eventually helped [...]

Second Reading Competition – Final Round

PMECC Reading Competition on its second year The Pontifical Mission Educational and Cultural Center had launched for the second time the Reading Challenge and Competition, which involved only the 4th graders. Its aim was to engage children of their age to enjoy and develop the love for reading. Likewise, it has helped enhanced their reading habit and communication skills which came out to be a fun-filled entertainment especially during this time of the pandemic. The contest which was done online was an opportune time for many students to spend long hours in reading storybooks instead of spending time in social media [...]

First Elimination Round of the Reading Competition 2020

One-hundred and thirty-eight (138) student-participants from 28 schools have successfully passed the cut-off score of 1,125 points for the First Elimination Round of the Reading Competition, which culminated last November 23rd. They are now preparing themselves again for the Second Elimination Round, which will start this coming 7thof December 2020 until 15th of February 2021. You may click and view some accompanied videos and photos posted in here, which would somehow give you a glimpse as to how some of these student-participants have responded, engaged and discovered the joy of reading. Quite a number of them have finished reading [...]

Second Reading Competition Launched

The PMECC Administration and Staff has recently launched anew the Reading Challenge and Competition only for the 4th graders. Its aim is to engage children at an early age thea joy and love for reading, enhance their reading habit and skills and make it a fun-filled entertainment especially during this time of the pandemic. It started off last 21st September 2020 and will last on the 10th of March 2021. There are 38 schools (25 government and 13 private) which are involve and are participating in this project in the whole Bethlehem Governorate. With this project funded by the Pontifical Mission-Office [...]

PMECC Awarding Ceremony for the Final Round of the Reading Competition for 14 Elementary Schools in the Bethlehem Governorate

The alarming spike of cases of the corona virus, the risk and threat posed lately to people’s health specifically in Bethlehem and its neighboring areas did not deter the organizers and participants to hold simultaneously the Final Round of the Reading Competition and later on the Awarding Ceremony. This event was held on August 12 and 19 respectively at the Pontifical Mission Educational and Cultural Center. The PMECC administration and staff, teachers, and students overcame their fears as they braved the threat and risk of the possibility of contracting and spreading the virus, by attending the last part of the contest. [...]

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