American School of Doha

The American School of Doha (ASD) is located in Doha, Qatar. The school was founded in 1988 by United States Ambassador Joseph Ghougassian to serve the needs of the American community in Qatar. Sponsored by the US Embassy, it operated until 1997 as the American International School (AIS).

The American School of Doha
School building in 2014
Location
Doha

Qatar
Coordinates25°15′48″N 51°28′52″E
Information
TypePrivate
Established1988
FounderJoseph Ghougassian
Campus DirectorMr. Stephen M. Razidlo
GradesPre K–12
Enrollment2250
Colour(s)Red, white, blue
Slogan
  • At the heart of learning
  • Our Vision, Your Future
MascotDragons
NicknameASD, ASDoha
RivalDoha College, American School of Dubai
AccreditationNew England Association of Schools and Colleges
National ranking1
NewspaperASD Times
WebsiteAmerican School of Doha

Curriculum

The American School of Doha (ASDoha) is an independent, U.S. accredited college preparatory school. At the High School level, the academic program is supplemented with Advanced Placement (AP) courses and the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Program for students who choose them. ASDoha receives sponsorship from the U.S. embassy but is a private entity.

Faculty

ASD has approximately 220 faculty members. 60% of them hold advanced degrees. The faculty is made up of 17 different nationalities, with 77% from North America.

Student body
American School of Doha Military Appreciation Day 2015

There are about 2250 students, with approximately 630 in the high school and 500 in upper elementary. More than 80 countries are represented by the students of ASD. Approximately 38% of the students are U.S. nationals, 10% are Qatari nationals, and approximately 52% are nationals of other countries.

Activities

There are a plethora of activities and clubs at ASD. Some clubs are the Environmental Club, Amnesty International, and the International Thespian Society. Music and theatre are big at the American School of Doha, with the students putting on a couple of shows every year.

Campus

In 2007, the school opened a new building adjacent to the old American School. It was designed to be “one of the top five international school facilities in the world, as far as design for learning is concerned."[1] The former building was renovated, to include an expanded library, a new and larger multi-purpose room, an expanded cafeteria, two elementary science labs and a new central office complex.

Graduates

Students who have graduated from the American School of Doha have been accepted at Harvard University, Yale University, Oxford University,University of Pennsylvania, Dartmouth College, University of Toronto, Columbia University, University of Chicago, Stanford University, Brown University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Johns Hopkins University, and many other prestigious schools.

Athletics

The school was formerly a member of the Eastern Mediterranean Activities Conference (EMAC). In 2010, ASD collaborated with five other schools from the conference to create a new, smaller conference called the Middle East South Asia Conference (MESAC).[2] ASD offers a plethora of competition at the JV and Varsity levels. All sports offered are as such: swimming, volleyball, academic games, golf, basketball, football (soccer), senior fine arts, tennis, cross country, track & field, baseball/softball, badminton, and forensics. Thanks to the encouragement and support given towards athletics at the school, there is a high prevalence of student-athletes.

See also

References
  1. Gulf Times: "American school hopes to be among world’s top five" http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=132406&version=1&template_id=36&parent_id=16 Archived 2007-02-13 at the Wayback Machine
  2. MESAC http://www.asd.edu.qa/page.cfm?p=653
  • American School of Doha Website:
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