Qatar Canadian School
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The Qatar Canadian School is a school for children of Canadians living and working in Qatar
junior kindergarten to grade nine. The school was opened in Doha
in September 2006. Initially it was located in a villa near Al-Markiya Roundabout. In its first year the school offered kindergarten
to grade 8 following the Alberta
curriculum
. The first complement of staff consisted of seven teachers and one administrator. In January 2009, the school relocated to to a residential area
near Landmark Mall.
Qatar
Qatar , also known as the State of Qatar or locally Dawlat Qaṭar, is a sovereign Arab state, located in the Middle East, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeasterly coast of the much larger Arabian Peninsula. Its sole land border is with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its...
junior kindergarten to grade nine. The school was opened in Doha
Doha
Doha is the capital city of the state of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf, it had a population of 998,651 in 2008, and is also one of the municipalities of Qatar...
in September 2006. Initially it was located in a villa near Al-Markiya Roundabout. In its first year the school offered kindergarten
Kindergarten
A kindergarten is a preschool educational institution for children. The term was created by Friedrich Fröbel for the play and activity institute that he created in 1837 in Bad Blankenburg as a social experience for children for their transition from home to school...
to grade 8 following the Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
curriculum
Curriculum
See also Syllabus.In formal education, a curriculum is the set of courses, and their content, offered at a school or university. As an idea, curriculum stems from the Latin word for race course, referring to the course of deeds and experiences through which children grow to become mature adults...
. The first complement of staff consisted of seven teachers and one administrator. In January 2009, the school relocated to to a residential area
Residential area
A residential area is a land use in which housing predominates, as opposed to industrial and commercial areas.Housing may vary significantly between, and through, residential areas. These include single family housing, multi-family residential, or mobile homes. Zoning for residential use may permit...
near Landmark Mall.