Coptic Schools

The Copts, for centuries had their own schools in Egypt, usually connected to a large church in a city and financed by a combined effort of the Coptic Community and the parish church or the diocese. The main purpose of these schools was to teach the Bible, reading, arithmetic, and some general education.

• Education, America and the Copts

  Many Copts who immigrated to the U.S.A. wanted to keep their culture, Coptic language and religious education for generations to come. They found that large immigrant groups such as Catholics, Protestants, Jews, and Moslems as well as Armenians and Gre …

• Challenges in Establishing Coptic Schools in the United States

  The United States Government supports only public educational schools. Private schools are responsible for their own finances. The cost of private schools is usually shared by the students’ families in the form of tuition and donations or fundraising i …