World / Iran / Teheran / Tehran, 3 km from center (تهران) Coordinates: 35°41'36"N   51°26'25"E
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The Community School


The Community School was originally founded as a boarding school for the children of Presbyterian missionaries from the United States
General H. Norman Schwartzkopf, famous for his role in the Gulf War, was a student at Community in 1950 and 1951
The campus had been an old Presbyterian missionary hospital during WWII where Farah Diba, the Queen of Iran, was born.
The School Spirit

Someone once called the Community School "a laboratory of democracy at work." Besides the American kids, there were many students from prominent Iranian families and children from Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, whose families were living temporarily in Tehran. Their parents were diplomats, exiles, military, professionals, oil industry personnel, etc. CHS represented 28 nationalities and eight religions, yet everyone studied and played beautifully together, barely aware of the differences between one another or of the tensions among many of the countries. Christians, Jews, Moslems, Zoroastrians, and Sikh blended with no problems. Officially, each student's religion and nationality was respected, although the school curriculum included Christian chapel services and Bible study. Above the school entrance, in beautiful Arabic calligraphy, were the words from the Book of John, 8:32, "You shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." Students all learned the United Nations pledge of allegiance to the individual countries and flags and sang the United Nations hymn, the "Song of Peace," set to music by the Finnish composer, Jean Sibelius.
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place comments:
33 months ago Leily   +6
Please keep this site as CHS School tag. It has been a historical site. Thank you.
31 months ago James   +4
It was the most wonderful school in the world!
28 months ago Jeanne Morris   +5
I had the great privilege of being an art teacher from '75 through '77, here. Fond memories of so many wonderful students and staff.
11 months ago Hossein   0
The magnificent CHS was indeed an international peace laboratory. Class of `75.
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