American School of Doha

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The American School of Doha
Established	1988
Type	Private
Students	> 1300
Grades	K–12
Location	Doha, Qatar
Accreditation	New England Association of Schools and Colleges
Mascot	Dragons
Website	www.asd.edu.qa

The American School of Doha (ASD) is located in Doha, Qatar. The school was founded in 1988 by Ambassador Joseph Ghougassian to serve the needs of the American community in Qatar; it operated until 1997 as the American International School (AIS). .^[1]

School Mission

The school is an independent, U.S. accredited, college preparatory school, committed to provide a high standard of educational excellence through an enriched American curriculum, and taking advantage of its multicultural student body .^{[2] [3]}

Student body

More than 75 countries are represented by the students of ASD.^[1]

Buildings

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."^[4] 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.^[1]

Reputation and Graduates

Students of the American School of Doha are consistently accepted at many top U.S. and international universities, including Harvard University, Columbia University, the United States Military Academy at West Point, and the London School of Economics.^[1]

Athletic Extracurriculars

The school was formerly a member of the Eastern Mediterranean Activities Conference (EMAC), in 2010 collaborated with top athletic schools from the conference to create a new, more competitive conference called the Middle East South Asia Conference (MESAC).^[5]

References

External links

• American School of Doha Website: [1]