Science and DT department organized a Beach Cleanup activity trip to Al Khor beach on October 17, 2017. The program was a collaborative effort between Qatar Leadership Academy and Al Khor Municipality. QLA cadets were learning about hazards of plastics and other non-degradable items that are left on the beach, to the aquatic animals. The students wanted to reduce the impact of human activity on our environment, especially on aquatic biome.

A total 26 students from grade 11 and 12 took part in Al Khor beach clean-up activity. The activity began with the lecture of Al Khor municipality officials about the importance of maintaining the beaches clean. They taught the students, how to use various cleaning tools for effective cleaning of wider beach areas.  

 

 

في أجواء تعاونية نشطة، نظم قسم العلوم في أكاديمية قطر للقادة، حملته السنوية لتنظيف شاطئ الفركية في مدينة الخور بمشاركة طلاب الأكاديمية وعدد من موظفيها ، وذلك في إطار الجهود المتواصلة لنشر التوعية المجتمعية بأهمية البيئة البحرية المحلية والحفاظ عليها، لمساعدة المتنزهين على الشواطئ على الاستجمام في بيئة نظيفة وصحية.

وانطلقت الحملة بمشاركة عدد من الإداريين في بلدية الخور والذخيرة ، حيث أشرفت إدارة الشواطئ العامة في البلدية  على توزيع القفازات والقمصان وأكياس القمامة والمكانس، كما تضمنت حملة تنظيف شاطئ الفركية مجموعة من الفعاليات منها قيام السيد محمد المسند ممثل بلدية الخور والذخيرة بتقديم  عرض تقديمي مميز حول المهام والأدوار التي تقوم بها إدارة الشواطئ العامة والبلدية لحماية البيئة البحرية وتحدث أيضا حول أهمية إعادة التدوير المخلفات، وإشار  إن نجاح مثل هذه الحملات ، واستقطابها لعدد كبير من المشاركين فيها، يعكس التزام المؤسسات التعليمية ومنها أكاديمية قطر للقادة  ببيئتهم البحرية، لا سيما إن هدف هذه حملة التنظيف هذه هو التذكير بأهمية الوعي لدى أفراد المجتمع، بمخاطر التلوث على البيئة البحرية وعلى الكائنات البحرية، وبالتالي على المجتمع ككل.

 

Thank you so much for the overwhelming support given by you for the QLA green house during the last academic year. The second phase of green house is already in full swing with great additions and modifications. We have automatic sprinkler installed on the roof, which will deliver water to the plants in controlled volume at specified times. In addition to that, we have changed our planting techniques. Instead of using pots on table tops, we will plant the vegetables directly in the ground. Also, we intend to experiment with “Hydroponics” this year.

Students started working in the green house on 28^th of August. Grade -7 science project is already in progress. This project intends to figure out the best plants and vegetables that can be grown in Qatari green houses. They also plan to study ways to improve the quantity of vegetables produced in the green house.

We have two green houses. The following is the list of vegetables that are planted in the greenhouse this year.

Green House -1	Green House-2
Tomato	Okra
Beat	Onion
Basil	Egg Plant
Chili Pepper	Broccoli
Cherry Tomato	Zucchini
Red Bell Pepper	Cauliflower
Cucumber	Lettuce
Tomatillo( Mexican Husk Tomato)	Cabbage

This green house project is very important for Science & DT Department, as we get to use it as an outdoor laboratory for controlled experiments. With the help of green house, we can manipulate the environment in which plants are growing. Level of light/ shade, type of irrigation, type of fertilizer, temperature, humidity etc. are some of the factors that can be controlled or investigated.

Some of the hypotheses that our students intend to test this year include,

1.            The yield of vegetables from plants grown inside the green house is 6- 10 times higher than that are produced by outside cultivation.

2.            The green house will prevent the attack of pests and insects by 30% compared to the outdoor cultivation

3.            Students will also compare the plant growth in terms of organic fertilizers Vs. chemical fertilizers. Hydroponics is another area that we want to investigate and promote. We will use organic farming techniques. A tissue culture lab is in pipeline too. Students and teachers are hoping to prepare and use organic insecticides and pesticides.

I hope that, we can continue to provide our students with opportunities and exposure in agriculture which will help in nation building.

Mr. Sunny Joseph

Lead Teacher, Science & Design Technology

 

Colorado State University           visit:  Fort Collins, Colorado

https://issuu.com/csuinternationalprograms/docs/internationalrecruitmentbrochure_16

It gives me great pleasure to announce that on October 9 at 11:45 Mr. Stene Verhulst Assistant Director, International Office of Admissions Colorado State University Fort Collins, Colorado will be visiting QLA to speak with our 11^th and 12^th graders. This has been in the planning since last school year. Mr. Vaerhulst is not often in Qatar, but ensured to contact QLA personally so he could make a visit with our students.

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Grade 11:

Date                                                                      Event                                                    Location

October 11, 2017	PSAT	QLA Auditorium
December 11, 2017	APTIS Test (pre-IELTS)	IT Lab QLA
January 22 – February 26	IELTS Training Classes	QLA Auditorium
March 3, 2018	IELTS Exam	Doha location to be determined

The IELTS examis the English proficiency exam provided by the British Council and a requirement for anyone going to University in the UK, USA, any English speaking university even if in Qatar or in the Qatar military. Therefore, we have set up preparation classes for the students at school and I will be scheduling them for the exam on Saturday March 3, 2018. If they arehome on exam day pleaseensure your son is up on time because late entrance is not permitted and the money will not be returned.Cost QR 1105 (QR 955 for the exam and QR 150 for the APTIS pre-exam) We can only accept cash no later than Sunday December 4, 2017. Please submit the money to me and when registered I will send your son a confirmation email.

The seats for the IELTS go very quickly, so it is very important to pay as soon as possible for us to register the seat. I will be registering each student myself online.

Grade 12:

Students can begin to apply to university once we have received and verified the students’ first quarter Grade 12 transcripts. Therefore, it is important to begin talking about what your son would like to study and in what country. The following links are useful to begin working on university items and I do recommend every student apply to university so they have options.

If the IELTS score was low, it is advised for your son to retake the exam. I had sent all of the information to re-register to him via email last school year.

$1      SEC Supported Universities:

http://www.edu.gov.qa/En/ServicesCenter/Pages/Supported-Universities.aspx

$1      British Studies

http://www.ucas.com

$1      American Studies

https://www.commonapp.org

$1      Canadian Studies

www.educationau-incanda.ca

$1      Australian Studies

http://www.ozdegree.com/