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Leadership
Academy News
Fall Term 2012
Dear QLA Community:
Winter break is rapidly approaching; I want to extend my thanks to the
parents, faculty, staff, and students who made this term exciting and
educational. There have been many improvements undertaken at QLA this
term. Perhaps one of the greatest steps forward is our commitment to
better communication with parents and the community. We have
launched our blog site at Qatar Leadership Academy. In addition our
Facebook account is located at Qatar Leadership Academy and our
Twitter Account is @QLA1. Important messages will be sent via SMS to all
parents that have given the school their mobile accounts. If you want to
make sure we have your number contact Mr. Monzer, Student Affairs
Secretary at 4454 2238 or at [email protected] Please do not hesitate to
contact the office if you have any questions or concerns.
Message from the Head of
Academics: James Steckart
Academic Intervention Program:
Details were sent home with cadets,
and emailed to all parents.
American Diploma Program: Last
Spring QLA received accreditation
from Middle States Association. Details
regarding this program were sent
home with cadets and sent via email.
Please contact: Mr. Muad, Academy
Secretary at [email protected] if
you did not receive these updates
Important News
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Project Based Learning Updates
What’s Happening in
Academics at Qatar
Leadership Academy
Road to Doha: Our school has
been selected to participate in this
Project sponsored by Global
Nomads and QFI. This program
engages students in Qatar, U.S.,
and Brazil around the climate
change debate through exploring
critical environmental issues via
project-based learning that
includes standards-based
curriculum, hands-on
collaboration, and virtual
exchanges. Young people from
these countries will explore the
science and policy behind climate
change and learn about each
other’s cultures in the process.
Doha Tribeca Film Festival: The
cadets attended the DTFF for 7
days, they watched and
participated in press only events
during the week; these included
panel discussions about film
making and producing in the
region, with the discussions
between award winning directors
and actors. The boys asked
pertinent and thought provoking
questions during these discussion
and gained the respect and
acclaim from professional
international journalists. They also
had the opportunity in small groups
of 2 or 3 to have one on one
interviews with directors.
Grade 10 House Project: Students
in grade 10 have been examining
similarities and differences
between Great Depression and
the economic downfall of the 21st
century. In English, students
examined War and Depression era
poetry. The guiding question
behind the study of poetry was
"Why is poetry so emotional?".
Students completed a joint project
that compared depression in the
'20s to the depression today
through images and poetry. The
project was two-fold. They
selected images wrote captions
and created a presentation using
Prezi software. More information
about Prezi can be found at
http://www.prezi.com
Project Based Learning is a method
of teaching that increases the
engagement of learners. Through
PBL students solve real world
problems across the disciplines much
like professional engineers, scientists,
and business leaders face through
out the world. PBL through its
approach develops critical thinking,
analytical, creative problem solving
skills
More information on PBL can be
found at the following websites:
http://www.bie.org
http://www.edutopia.org/project-
based-learning
PBL Defined
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Leadership is not just
a word at QLA. Our
focus is to help boys
become men for the
future.
Every aspect of life at the Qatar Leadership Academy is orientated
around the cultivation and enhancement of leadership attributes of the
cadets. The direct leadership instruction for the Gr 7 – 10 cadets in the
first few months has focused on physical training and conditioning in
preparation for the rigors of the program and in keeping with the school
mission statement to develop excellence in leadership and athletics.
Most recently the Gr 7 – 10 cadets have been tackling sections of the
obstacle course, developing the agility and strategies to move through
the course with confidence.
The Gr 11/12 cadets have been developing instructional techniques and
confidence in public speaking. In addition we have organized this group
of cadets to lead the formation of a Student Council.
The Student Council provides an important leadership template for
leadership in governance, an area of leadership that is very important for
the students of QLA, which does not get emphasized with a military
leadership structure. The additional advantage is that this framework
provides additional leadership opportunities for Cadets in the school, and
staff supervisors are readily available amongst the teaching staff. This fall
we have begun forming an executive council of students to put in place
the structure of governance by students.
QAF/Academic Collaboration: Drill Exercises: covering all
grades. Leadership training aims to develop the personal leadership
character of cadets as well as providing them with the essential skills to
become effective leaders in their companies, school, families and
society. The military instructors are delegated from Ahmad Bin
QLA
Leadership
Course
Mohammad Military College. Through
this unique collaboration, we were able
to offer cadets a series of Lectures from
Officers at the College. In addition,
cadets were provided with opportunity
for monthly military field exercises,
including Civil Defense and First Aid
Workshops
This year we implemented after school
activities for all students. Collaboration
between Academics/Student
Affairs/Military made this program
possible. Teachers, TACs, Military Sport
Federation and Military Contacts,
supplied a wide range of activities for
students. All students were required to
sign up each day for either a club or
sport activity.
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8th Grade: Teaming with English.
This has been a six-week project
that we're calling "Marketing for
15th century Florence." The driving
question is how the students can
create a marketing presentation to
sway 15th century merchants to go
to Florence. The students created:
maps of how to walk from Venice
to Florence, brochures that
promote not only the business
opportunities of Florence but also
the wonders of the artist
innovations that are occurring
there at the time.
7th Grade: They are doing an India
relief map. We are utilizing the art
teacher’s assistance for this
project. Students collaboratively
demonstrate their knowledge of
geography through an art project.
The challenge is to have each
team take a section of the map of
India and build with various art
media, a relief map showing the
cities, rivers and terrain in their
section and then put the map
together into one.
Arabic Department
أكاديمية قطر للقادة
�ميةقسم اللغة العربية والدراسات ا�س
المستقبلية لقسم اللغة العربية والمشاريع ا�نجازات
٢٠١٣/ ٢٠١٢والدراسات ا�س�مية للعام الدراسي
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متجانس فريق تكوين إلى العربية اللغة قسم سعى -
القسم حرص فقد ، ا9كاديمية أھداف تحقيق بھدف
يجني حتى الطلبة أمور أولياء مع التواصل على
من مجموعة ووضعنا الدائم التواصل ھذا ثمار الط�ب
الضعيف التلميذ متابعة كيفية في المھمة ا�رشادات
كما ، به ل�رتقاء الفاعلة ا9ساليب وأھم ، علميا
ا9مور أولياء استفسارات جميع على الرد على حرصنا
طرق وحول الطالب يدرسھا التي الموضوعات حول
واRختبارات والواجبات ريسالتد
المخصصة ا9نشطة في بفاعلية القسم شارك -
. المدرسة من ولا9 ا9سبوع في الطلبة Rستقبال
نسبة بلغت حيث الرسمي بالدوام القسم أعضاء التزام -
. بالمائة صفر القسم معلمي غياب
اليوم بعد الط�بية ا9نشطة من كبيرة مجموعة إعداد -
الخط نادي ، الشعر نادي: منھا بللط� الدراسي
الكريم القرآن ت�وة ، ا9دبية المناظرات ، العربي
. القطري والتراث ، وحفظه
بھدف للقسم الفنية اRجتماعات من مجموعة عقد -
. التدريس في الحديثة التعليم إستراتيجيات توظيف
بھدف الفعاليات من مجموعة على الط�ب تدريب -
: منھا ، الخارجية الط�بية لمسابقاتا في المشاركة
، ا9دبية المناظرات ، الكريم القرآن حفظ مسابقة
. قطر جامعة في المھنية الممارسات ، العلمية البحوث
المواد في النجاح ونسب الط�ب تحصيل نسبة ارتفاع -
والدراسات العربية اللغة قسم في الطالب يدرسھا التي
. ا�س�مية
في يرغبون الذين للط�ب أكاديمي دعم دروس تقديم -
. والكتابية اللغوية مھاراتھم تعزيز
تأديتھم أثناء الط�ب على با�شراف القسم يقوم -
. الظھر لص�ة
واضح أثر لھا كان حديثه تعليم إستراتيجيات توظيف -
. المدرس مع الطلبة تفاعل في
الھ المخطط الدراسية الخطة بتنفيذ القسم سيلتزم -
الفعاليات من بمجموعة القيام ينوي حيث تفاصيلھا بكل
بفعالياته العربية اللغة أسبوع: منھا ، وا9نشطة
وروائيين وأدباء إع�ميين استضافة من المختلفة
مشروع إلى با�ضافة وتراثيين، ومسرحيين وشعراء
شأن رفع ھدفه" العربية اللغة في المبدعة القيادات"
الع�قة وتوثيق المدارس في ط�بنا دىل العربية اللغة
تقديم وكذلك ، الشأن بھذا ا9خرى المدارس مع
أمام النموذجية المشاھدة دروس من مجموعة
با�ضافة. فونديشن قطر مدارس معلمي من مجموعة
يھدف" العربية أين" بعنوان خاص فيلم تصميم إلى
في وا�رشاد ا�ع�ن لوحات على الضوء إلى تسليط
العربية وأصبحت عنھا العربية تغيبت التي ارعناشو
كذلك الفصحى، لباس في المدسوسة العامية من نوعا
تبادل خ�ل من يھدف الذي المسرحي بالحوار اRھتمام
أن فكرة تأكيد إلى المشاركين بين فيما النظر وجھات
بھا فخورين يجعلنا وتاريخا وحضارة رونقا للعربية
وختاما سنقيم معرضا . وأكثر كثرأ بھا ا�بحار ونتمنى
في نھاية العام الدراسي 9عمال الطلبة .
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اللغة العربية والدراسات ا�س�مية قسم
More news
from the
classroom.
Other Updates from QLA
Physical Fitness: Working with a team of
Nutritionists and our own Doctors and
Teachers, cadets have been assessed
their level of physical fitness and health.
Part of our commitment is to help
educate your son on the idea of a
healthy lifestyle that includes: proper
exercise and nutrition. Look for more
updates in the future regarding this
program.
Design Technology: Grade 11-12
Product Design
Cadets are focusing on the
development of design. Cadets
designed and made a lamp through
the introduction of key elements of
research - collecting ideas for
inspiration, analyzing existing products
and looking into the history of lamps.
Cadets had to decide the point of the
research and conclude what
information could help with their own designs. This was summarized with a
specification that would give key points for their lamp designs.
Career and College Advising: In addition to preparing 11th and 12th graders
for entrance to college, we are excited to announce the beginning of a
formal Career class for 9th and 10th graders. Once a week cadets focus on
the necessary goal setting, exploration and exposure to the world of college
and work. Resume writing, guest speakers, and interest inventories are only a
few of the items covered in this class. We are also looking at ways for our
cadets to get the opportunities for sponsorships, internships, job shadowing
and other career possibilities in the future. Stay tuned for new developments
in the next few months.
International Baccalaureate Program: The 11th graders are now settling into a
steady routine within their courses, fully experiencing all aspects of the
program. The 12th graders have commenced six hectic months, submitting
official assessment pieces on a weekly basis. Their final exams will be
conducted between May 2nd and 20th. It is essential that IB students attend
all their classes and are present for extra afterschool session.
Model United Nations: In October, six cadets participated in a MUN
conference. It was a really great environment for beginners. Conducive to
learning the procedures for first-timers and the organizers were very good
about guiding students through the process. Everyone in our group prepared
a position paper, opening statement, and resolution on their country's topic.
There were opportunities to sit in on some of the discussions and debates. The
cadets came out of their meetings feeling confident, and it genuinely
seemed like they were having fun with their peers. Overall, it was a successful
learning experience.
Important Dates:
December 9-13 End of Term Exams
December 13, 10 am-12 PM Promotion Ceremony
December 13, Early Dismissal for Winter Break
January 6, 2013 Classes Resume
Important Contact Numbers:
Academic Affairs Secretary: Mr. Muad Makhool, PH:4454 2268,
Email: [email protected]>
Student Affairs Secretary: Monzer A. Aishi, PH: 4454 2238.
Email: [email protected]