What you will find when you visit ASD is a vibrant school community of exceptional educational professionals, recruited from around the world, who are committed to delivering an excellent American-style education in an international setting with over 70 nationalities represented in the student body. ASD was established in 1988 by the U.S. Embassy and prominent members of the Qatari community to meet the growing needs of students in Doha, and more than 25 years later, ASD has become one of the premier American international schools in the world. The diversity of cultures and backgrounds in our community is an exciting strength of the school, and the world-class facilities provide the best possible spaces for our committed teachers and coaches to inspire and educate students to become positive, active global citizens. Technology, music, art, physical education, theater, library, classroom, and common spaces all communicate a message that learning is the core purpose and is highly valued at ASD. With the support of the Board of Trustees, the Board of Directors, the Leadership Team, and the highly supportive parent community, ASD provides comprehensive programs and education which are second to none in the region.
Our values of Honesty, Respect, Responsibility, and Compassion guide our actions and promote a culture of inclusiveness and engagement. Our focus on student learning in a safe, secure environment ensures that each of our students is encouraged to reach his or her potential each day. And our focus on community development to support student learning means that ASD can be your lifeline here in Doha.
The American School of Doha is committed to the intellectual and personal development of our students, inspiring them and empowering them to become positive, active global citizens. The American School of Doha is an independent, U.S. accredited, college preparatory school committed to providing educational excellence, through a standards-based, internationally enriched American curriculum, serving a multicultural student body.
We believe that learning needs to be recognizable and talked about. If a student can talk about their learning and what they need to do to improve that learning, then we have given them a life skill that will carry them forward into the world beyond our school. We strive to enable our students to transfer their “school learning” into their lives beyond school, ensuring that they become successful and engaged life-long learners. We believe that it is crucial that our faculty and leadership team also see themselves as constant learners.
We also invite parents to join us on our learning journey. We believe that parents need to be active participants in our endeavor to support each student as they deepen their understandings, both academically and personally. That means that we, as a “learning-focused” school, need to provide parents with information about our learning initiatives that enable them to join us as active partners on our learning journey.
Our ultimate charge as stated in our newly refreshed mission statement is to guide students to be positive, active global citizens. We hope that this simple but complex statement will extend into our whole community. We hope you find evidence of our commitment to learning everywhere you look and in every conversation you have at the American School of Doha.
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