Capacity Building Consistent with Georgetown’s educational and service mission, GU-Q seeks to foster an inclusive environment that embraces and values every member of the community. From service provider resources and women’s empowerment programs to educational enrichment activities that aim to ensure that high school students in Qatar have a chance to reach their full potential, Georgetown puts foundational values to practice in a variety of ways.
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PANEL FOR A SD TEACHER S GU-Q presented during Professional Development Day at the American School of Doha (ASD) this year. The presentation, “The Effects of the Blockade on Qatar,” featured three panelists who discussed educational impacts, political consequences, and security issues in Qatar. Panelists • Associate Dean Anne Nebel (moderator) • Dean Ahmad Dallal • CIRS Director Mehran Kamrava • Professor Rory Miller MODEL UNITED NATION S (MUN) MUN offers students and educators resources and training sessions geared towards preparing school groups for participation in the annual GU-Q Model United Nations Conference, the oldest MUN conference in Qatar. GU-Q students volunteer their time and offer an MUN training day for all high schoolers in Qatar, and individualized school trainings on demand.
PLANET GEORGETOWN Planet Georgetown is a year-long program dedicated to helping local high school students prosper in their current academic setting and prepare for university. It provides participants with enriching workshops throughout the year and allows current GU-Q students to gain experience by supporting the facilitation of the program. GEORGETOWN PRE-COLLEGE S UMMER PROGRAM (GP S ) Each year, local students participate in GU-Q’s flagship GPS program, designed to orient and prepare high school students in Qatar for university life. This year GPS welcomed 43 students to the four-week program with six current students and five alumni serving as peer tutors and instructors.
Jibin Koshy, GPS 2018
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high school students attended the MUN training day at GU-Q
COUN S ELOR TRAINING PROGRAM S These Admissions initiatives provide counselors and other school administrators in Qatar and the region with the tools needed to support students in applying to Education City universities.
