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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 maaishi@qf.org.qa 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 mmakhool@qf.org.qa 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: mmakhool@qf.org.qa>

Student Affairs Secretary: Monzer A. Aishi, PH: 4454 2238.

Email: maaishi@qf.org.qa