Preamble
Education and teaching at the German International School Doha are based on the principles of freedom, democracy, human rights, social justice, and ecological awareness.
Philosophy
- We are a cosmopolitan school with German values and traditions.
- We promote and challenge individual personality development and lifelong learning.
- We create a familiar learning and living environment in our all-day school where all treat each other with respect.
- We are a place for international encounters, a place where we learn with and from each other.
Guiding principles
Tolerance and sense of responsibility
The German International School Doha imparts knowledge and education in order to enable young people to realize their wishes and ideas as politically mature citizens in the globalized world of the future and to take responsibility.
Strengthening the students’ personality and promoting life skills
The German International School Doha educates students to become self-confident personalities, to develop self-reliance, social competence, and willingness to achieve as well as critical and creative thinking.
We implement a holistic pedagogy that promotes learning, recreation, cognitive and physical as well as social and creative activities.
Community and commitment
As an all-day school, the German International School Doha sees itself as a learning and living environment that enables students and teachers to feel comfortable, learn together, take responsibility, and to be actively involved in the school community and beyond.
Our communication is characterized by transparency, trust, and appreciation.
Encounter
Thanks to its concept consistently realized all the way from kindergarten to the Internation Baccalaureate (IB®), the German International School Doha offers a solid German education with international orientation.
The German International School Doha promotes encounters and exchange with the host country Qatar and its international population. The national language, history, and culture as well as the country‘s international diversity are incorporated in the teaching and life of the school.
German culture and language are the foundation of our work, which is enriched by the international diversity and multilingualism of our students.
We develop and ensure the quality of our school and see ourselves as a learning organization.
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