{"id":37695,"date":"2026-09-02T11:24:23","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T08:24:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ds-doha.de\/?p=37695"},"modified":"2026-09-02T09:30:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T06:30:14","slug":"embracing-school-life-with-courage-curiosity-and-joy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ds-doha.de\/en\/embracing-school-life-with-courage-curiosity-and-joy\/","title":{"rendered":"Embracing School Life with Courage, Curiosity, and Joy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>August 31 was finally the day: 15 new class 1 students started school at the German International School in Doha and are now officially schoolchildren!<\/p>\n<p>Together with their families, they celebrated this special first day of school. Classes 2A and 4B helped organize the entrance ceremony with their performances and warmly welcomed our new students.<\/p>\n<p>Courage, curiosity, and joy\u2014these are the three things we want to instill in our class 1 students as they embark on their journey through primary school: the courage to try new things, the curiosity to discover the world, and the joy of learning and growing together.<\/p>\n<p>We are very pleased to welcome our 15 new students as part of our school community.<\/p>\n<p>A warm welcome to the DIS Doha Primary School! &#x1f49b;<\/p>\n<p>Steffi K\u00f6nig<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 25%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-37695 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-large'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ds-doha.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/einschulung_s-scaled.jpeg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ds-doha.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/einschulung_s-1024x576.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ds-doha.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/einschulung_s-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ds-doha.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/einschulung_s-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.ds-doha.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/einschulung_s-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.ds-doha.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/einschulung_s-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.ds-doha.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/einschulung_s-2048x1152.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ds-doha.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/theater.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ds-doha.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/theater-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ds-doha.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/theater-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ds-doha.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/theater-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ds-doha.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/theater-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ds-doha.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/theater-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.ds-doha.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/theater.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ds-doha.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/4b-scaled.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ds-doha.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/4b-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ds-doha.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/4b-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ds-doha.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/4b-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ds-doha.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/4b-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ds-doha.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/4b-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.ds-doha.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/4b-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.ds-doha.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/DIS01133.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ds-doha.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/DIS01133-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ds-doha.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/DIS01133-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ds-doha.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/DIS01133-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ds-doha.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/DIS01133-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ds-doha.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/DIS01133-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.ds-doha.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/DIS01133.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>August 31 was finally the day: 15 new class 1 students started school at the German International School in Doha and are now officially schoolchildren! 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