Profile

Step Together Association is located by the riverside of Daishounieh, a mere 15 minutes’ drive from downtown Beirut, a community that lies amidst a peaceful environmentally protected area, surrounded by trees, mountains and water. It is in this serenity setting that we choose to cater for our students, up to 128 individuals of different needs of all ages. 

Our buildings are designed in an rorganic way, with soft curved forms and natural earth tones, creating spaces that feel harmonious, welcoming, and healing. For us, architecture is not only functional. It is an expression of community and a bridge between people and the natural world.

Step Together is part of a global educational movement following the Steiner/Waldorf educational principles that can to be adapted to the needs of different ethnicities, cultures, and religions.
Curriculum content allows for the exploration of a wide variety of cultural traditions and worldviews.
We are part of the worldwide movement Friends of the Waldorf Education in Berlin and our teacher-training program is accredited by the International Council of Curative Education in Dornach, Switzerland. Step Together is the only registered school and community in the Middle East that follows the principles of Rudolf Steiner.

We offer academic remedial, prevocational and vocational programs, as well as therapeutic care, for children and adults with special needs. The academic section, known as Rudolf Steiner School, is registered with the Ministry of Education and gives some of our students the opportunity to integrate into mainstream education after their graduation. We also offer job opportunities for our graduating students in our workshops. We have six different programs catered to meet individual requirements for those with special needs. These programs combine traditional academic and vocational subject matters, presented through artistic work and hands on teaching experiences.
 

Step Together Association offers a comprehensive along with a holistic approach to education, care, and therapy for around 200 children and adults with special needs with learning difficulties, intellectual disabilities and different levels of autism, ranging in ages between 3 to 60 years old. With a strong view to achieve our goals, we have partnered with Sekem in Egypt and Ruskin mill trust in UK to allocate more research in the Arab world through the exchange of professionals and expertise

Step Together Association strives to create a beneficial environment, be it creative and practical, that can empower everyone in the community and enable them to join and contribute to societies on an equal footing with humankind.