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Term One Issue
2020 - 2021
The School Buzz
IN THIS ISSUE
NEWS & UPDATES
COVID-19 Precautionary Measures
at ISC-Doha
Virtual Online Student Life Training
Conference
STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS
ISC-Doha Student’s recognized at
Model United Nations
SLO STORIES
News & Updates
Think Pink
COVID-19 Precautionary Measures at ISC-Doha
Online Clubs
All SABIS® schools, including ISC-Doha, have a long-
standing commitment to the research and development of Student Life Job Fair
new technologies designed with students in mind. As a result,
our students have meaningful experiences with modern, Online Study Groups
up-to-date methods and technologies used to improve and
enrich their day-to-day learning experience, enhance their Staying Safe Online
academic performance, and challenge the boundaries of
traditional learning environments.
Despite the current pandemic and subsequent disruption,
and regardless of their physical location, SABIS® students
are continuing their education without missing a beat. Thanks
to highly developed E-learning solutions, a structured and
systematic approach, and incomparable learning habits,
SABIS® students have adapted rapidly to a changing world,
and the learning has never stopped.
As schools in Doha began to open up at the start of the new
academic year, ISC-Doha successfully implemented new ISC-Doha successfully
precautionary measures to ensure the health and safety of
our students, teachers, and staff. In coordination with the
implemented new
Ministry of Public Health and the Ministry of Education, precautionary measures
ISC-Doha added signage throughout the campus to spread to ensure the health and
awareness and act as reminders for students to wear their
masks, wash their hands, and practice social distancing.
safety of our students,
Classrooms were also set up to allow for a safe distance teachers, and staff.
between students, and were disinfected on a daily basis.
Virtual Online Student Life Training Conference
For the first time ever, and due to the COVID-19 pandemic,
the SABIS® Student Life Organization held its annual Student
Life Training Conference online! From August 17 to 21, all
SLO Head Prefects and Deputy Head Prefects in SABIS®
schools around the world gathered online, eager to learn how
to take on their roles for the upcoming 2020-2021 academic
year, whether online or on campus.
For the first time
ever, and due to the
COVID-19 pandemic,
the SABIS® Student
Life Organization
held its annual
Student Life Training
Close to 300 participants attended each online session,
Conference online!
benefiting from training on a number of important topics
for their roles, including how to lead their teams, manage
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communications, set goals and deadlines, motivate prefects,
delegate tasks, and lead and manage meetings. With the
uncertainties of return to campus due to the effects of
COVID-19, one of the sessions focused on keeping the SLO
Leadership Team proactive in a virtual school environment,
to continue supporting their peers remotely while maintaining
high morale.
The valuable guidance that the prefects received will help
sharpen their skills and empower them to properly adapt
to the diverse learning models adopted across the SABIS®
Network, whether it’s online, on campus, or both. “It was an
unforgettable experience and I’m really happy that I was
able to be part of it. I learned a lot of things and skills that I
will use to improve the SLO and, moreover, I will definitely
need those skills in my future life,” commented one of the It was an unforgettable
participants. experience and I’m
really happy that I was
Known as the beating heart of every SABIS® school, the SLO
is a student-led mini-society that offers everyone involved able to be part of it. I
opportunities for academic, emotional, social, and moral learned a lot of things
growth. SLO members are active in their school and their and skills that I will use
community and lead meaningful initiatives, events, learning
sessions, and more. We can confidently say, whether online to improve the SLO
or on campus, our SLO prefects are always prepared to and, moreover, I will
make a difference in their school without missing a beat! definitely need those
skills in my future life.
Student Achievements
ISC-DOHA Student’s recognized at Model United
Nations
On November 12th-14th, 2020, Grade 12 students at
ISC-Doha attended Georgetown’s first ever virtual MUN Each student
conference. Each student represented a specific country
including Lebanon and the USA in committees such as the
represented a specific
Human Rights Council, UNESCO, the Arab League, and the country including
Security Council. Lebanon and the USA
Seniors participated in this conference with other students
in committees such
from different schools in Qatar, and even though they had as the Human Rights
never met, were able to discuss important social and political Council, UNESCO,
issues such as the Rohingya crisis, education for women in
war torn countries, and the economic instability in Venezuela.
the Arab League, and
Students were asked to prepare opening statements to the Security Council.
represent their countries and worked with other students in
their committee to propose resolutions for the issues they
were assigned to.
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Notable recognition included:
Dalaa Maradneh who received a certificate for best delegate We are very proud
of the conference representing Russia in the Disarmament
and International Security Committee. of all out students
for their hard work
Ahmed El Nass and Ziad Oukasha who both received a and dedication and
notable mention from Georgetown for their contribution in
the Political and Decolonization Committee and the Human wish them the best
Rights Council. of luck in future
conferences!
We are very proud of all out students for their hard work
and dedication and wish them the best of luck in future
conferences!
SLO Stories
Think Pink
Women around the world are suffering from a fatal disease,
breast cancer. In 2012 alone, over 522,000 people fell victim
to this disease. Currently, there is no guaranteed way to be
completely shielded from the possibility of developing the
cancer and breast cancer is the leading cancer developed
in women. The Wellness Department
in the SLO organized
For this reason, the Wellness Department in the Student Life an online breast cancer
Organization organized an online breast cancer awareness
campaign to educate students on the causes, symptoms, awareness campaign to
and treatment of Breast Cancer. Awareness is one of the educate students on the
best ways to fight the disease as it encourages women to causes, symptoms, and
do regular testing, which increases their chances of catching
the cancer in its early stages, making it easier to fight. treatment of Breast Cancer.
Online Clubs
As part of its role, the Activities Department of the SLO
is responsible for creating clubs for students. Clubs are a
great way to help develop student’s character and skills that
will benefit them in school, their future careers, and in life.
By joining clubs, students learn commitment, leadership,
effective communication, and how to work successfully in
a group.
Due to the pandemic, this term all clubs were organized
online. The focus was to work on students’ interpersonal
skills. Which is why prefects insisted on including clubs like
critical thinking, debate, drama, self-care, and show & tell.
Other clubs were directed towards developing students’
artistic sides like drawing, arts & crafts, dancing, photography,
and chess.
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Student Life Job Fair
Every year, SLO
The SABIS® Student Life Organization (SLO) is an prefects organize
integral part of the SABIS® Educational System and
plays an important role in contributing to a positive job fairs to introduce
educational experience for all students. Every year, students to the
SLO prefects organize job fairs to introduce students organization’s nine
to the organization’s nine departments – Academic, departments.
Discipline, Management, Sports, Activities, Outreach,
Lower School, Social Responsibility, and Wellness—
and encourage them to apply for a position within the
organization.
Being a member of the SLO allows students to develop
academic, managerial, organizational, and leadership
skills in addition to forming circles of lasting friendships.
Through SLO, students acquire and refine skills that
give them an edge in college and throughout life and
assist them in becoming active, conscientious, and
community-minded members.
This academic year, and for the first time ever, the SLO
job fair was held online. Deputy Head Prefects of all nine
departments organized live sessions to better explain to
students about their departments and shared their plans
for this academic year.
Online Study Groups
This term, the Academic Department of the SABIS® Student
Life Organization scheduled online study sessions for the
students on weekends and on week days after school hours.
These online study sessions were designed to help students
excel academically and proved to be a good aid for students
that had academic gaps to fill.
Tutors from the academic department were giving from their
own personal time to support their friends and further prove
that the department will always be there for them and that
the learning should never stop.
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Staying Safe Online
Living in the 21st century means living in an ever-expanding
technology driven era. This is the century that has marked
the beginning of the technological singularity.
With the online learning being part of our students’ daily
life and as students are spending more time online,
the Discipline Department of the SABIS® Student Life
Organization took it upon themselves to run a valuable
awareness campaign throughout the term.
The campaign included live online sessions that encouraged
students to speak up in case they were facing cyber bullying
and taught them how to deal with the situation. The department
also ran awareness videos they created during SLO periods
for students throughout all levels.
The campaign included
live online sessions that
encouraged students
to speak up in case
they were facing cyber
bullying and taught
them how to deal with
the situation.
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