Posts Tagged ‘Qatar Academy

It was probably 3 months ago when Xiane’s music teacher waited for Mavis outside of Xiane’s classroom to tell her about the auditions for Oliver. She said that since Xiane seems to like music and acting, the Oliver play would be an activity Xiane would be interested in. After asking Xiane if she wanted to [...]

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A month and a half since the first rehearsal, all the cast’s hard work will soon reap its rewards.  I am truly proud that my daughter Xianelle has taken part in this endeavor and I can’t wait to be awed in the audience as she and the entire Oliver cast perform and sing the songs that I have memorized [...]

Qatar Academy’s Quackfest 2010 was well attended at the Senior School grounds. We enjoyed the Camels and the quick walkthrough/sitdown with the Helicopter. There were several games that Mavis and Xiane joined for 2 tickets each game. Tickets cost 2 rials each but didn’t matter as the proceeds would benefit the Qatar Animal Welfare Society [...]

All parents take pride in their children.  There doesn’t have to be a special reason for it because we are proud of our children just because they are our own.  However, as parents we can’t help to be even prouder whenever our kids have achievements  like having good grades in school, winning a contest or [...]


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