Iran Bethel School

Iran Bethel School
Damavand College in 1974, in the former campus of Iran Bethel School on Diba Alley
Location
27 Diba Street, Tehran, Iran

Tehran

Iran
Information
Other nameIran Bethel,
Iran Bethel School for Girls,
American Girl's College in Tehran,
American Mission Iran Bethel's Girls School Tehran
School typeInitially a girls' primary school with middle school and high school added later. The school then transitioned to a girls' 2-year college and then a 4-year college.
Motto"That thy daughters may be as cornerstones, hewn after the fashion of a palace"
Religious affiliation(s)Presbyterian
Established1874
Closed1968
FacultyAnnie Woodman Stocking Boyce,
Jane Doolittle,
Frances M. Gray
Color(s)Crimson

Iran Bethel School (1874–1968) was a school in Tehran, established by an American Presbyterian missionary organization for girls in 1874.[1] It was the precursor to the Damavand College.

  1. ^ Woman, Religion and Culture in Iran, Sarah F. D. Ansari, Vanessa Martin, p. 54