(MENAFN- The Peninsula) Qatar Foundation's first school, Qatar Academy Doha, marked 25 years of excellence in education, during a celebratory event in the presence of H H Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, yesterday.
The milestone celebration was attended by Minister of Education and Higher Education, H E Buthaina bint Ali Al Jabr Al Nuaimi; Vice-Chairperson and CEO of Qatar Foundation (QF) and an alumna of Qatar Academy, H E Sheikha Hind bint Hamad Al Thani, members of QF's Pre-University Education Leadership and several others.
During the event, H E Sheikha Hind presented H E Buthaina bint Ali Al Jabr Al Nuaimi, with a special gift in appreciation of her 15 years as President of QF's Pre-University Education prior to her recent ministerial appointment.
Qatar Academy Doha was established with 24 students in 1996 one year after QF was founded. Over the years, Qatar Academy Doha has nurtured over 1,200 graduates. At present around 1,900 students are studying at the school in Education City.
The school offers an innovative and personalised academic program that has a strong focus on Arabic and Islamic studies, and opportunities for experiential, real-world learning.
“At Qatar Foundation, we believe in the power of education to change the world. Over the past 25 years, we have seen what can be achieved by educating, nurturing, and empowering future leaders to create impact, and inspiring them to embrace lifelong learning,” said Head of Pre-University Education at QF, Abeer Al Khalifa.
“As the world rapidly transforms, over the next 25 years we will continue to focus on providing our youth with the skills that will make them more resilient and ready to take on future challenges, continue our strategy development and our focus on the mental wellbeing of students, and accelerate our engagement programmes with the community and with cultural institutions, because we believe in the ability of everyone to contribute to building a brighter future for themselves and for others,” she added.
Qatar Academy Doha's 25th anniversary celebration also saw the launch of the school's Alumni Association, which will provide a platform for the school's former students to renew and maintain connections.
“I am pleased to announce the establishment of Qatar Academy's Alumni Association, which launches today as a platform for alumni to communicate and share experiences, and to provide a good example for future generations who will work or study at the Academy,” said Al Khalifa.
Following a film chronicling the 25-year story of Qatar Academy Doha, some of its alumni shared their memories of their time at the school and explained how it prepared them for the future. The audiences were also shown a film illustrating the success stories of the school's alumni, with a group of present Qatar Academy Doha students treating the celebration to a musical performance.
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