GEMS American Academy Qatar (GAAQ) is part of the GEMS Education family, a network of international schools worldwide that offers students the highest standard of education. As a GEMS Education school, we embody the GEMS core concepts of leading through innovation, pursuing excellence, growing by learning, and global citizenship.
Our school offers our multi-cultural student body a rigorous American curriculum from Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 12. In addition to U.S. Common Core standards-based academics that culminate with the Advanced Placement (AP) program, we also provide a robust extra-curricular program to support the development of the whole child.
Our balanced educational program places a strong emphasis on academics while incorporating the arts, athletics, community service, and a wide range of learning opportunities inside and outside the classroom. Our curriculum is deepened through child-centered learning and our teachers strive to foster the development of each student’s unique talents and abilities. At GAAQ, we firmly believe that education is about overall student development (academic, social, emotional, physical, and cognitive learning).
We are proud of our school’s journey since its inception in 2014. In just five years, we have become a NEASC-accredited school, earned one of the highest parent satisfaction ratings in the GEMS Education network, named one of the Ten Best International Schools in Qatar, approved to offer College Board Advanced Placement (AP) courses, granted permission to offer the prestigious Duke of Edinburgh Award and the Cambridge IGCSE Arabic exam, built a thriving, diverse school community with over 80 nationalities and obtained a 100% university acceptance rate for our first graduating class of 2019. All of these great achievements would not be possible without the tireless commitment of our large, tight-knit school community.
There’s much more to a GEMS education than just great schools that set a benchmark for quality education. Every one of our schools is built on the same core values that encourage every GEMS student, regardless of their age, to develop a social conscience and become active members of their global community.
Your child’s education is incredibly precious, which is why we want to talk with you about what makes us special. In this section, we’d like to invite you to learn a little more about the GEMS network of schools, our core values, and the part you can play in making your child’s educational experience the very best it can be.
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