The American School of Guidance & College Counselor August 1, 2019

The (ASD) is an English-language international PreK-12 day school offering an American curriculum for expatriate families and Qatari nationals who seek a comprehensive, caring, American standards-based curriculum program. ASD is an independent, non-profit, coeducational day school operating under the policies and by-laws of a twelve-member Board of Directors and a nine-member Board of Trustees, which is chaired by the U.S. Ambassador.

The American School of Doha was founded in 1988 and opened in a villa to serve a small number of expatriate families. With increasing demand for high quality in , a new campus was opened to house 600 students in 1998-99, and with the explosive growth of Qatar in 2005, a new expansion project was undertaken that resulted in a new middle and high school on adjoining land and a complete renovation and expansion of the old campus for the elementary school. From 2013-2017, ASD underwent a $35M Campus Improvement Project to increase capacity and improve facilities across the entire school. This Campus Improvement Project has maximized the school footprint to allow for enrollment of up to 2250 students from Pre-K to grade 12.

The surge of growth in ASD has resulted in the creation of a progressive school with an impressive and varied program that serves students from over 75 countries, including approximately 50% from North America and 10% from the host country of Qatar. The academic program has been a forerunner in professional learning and curriculum development, and the school enjoys a worldwide reputation for excellence. Elementary and Middle School students follow a U.S. standards-based curriculum in a comprehensive school setting. High school students have the opportunity to choose from the Advanced Placement program and the IB Diploma program as part of their American high school diploma. ASD is fully accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges and a certified IB Diploma School.

Mission, Vision, and Core Values The ASD community is constantly renewing and challenging itself through an active strategic planning process, which ensures that the mission, vision and core values of the school are the guiding statements for all decisions. This is a community-wide process and involves parents, students, teachers, administrators, and board members. ASD’s mission is committed to the intellectual and personal development of students, inspiring and empowering them to become positive, active global citizens. The school characterized by a shared vision of learning that is supported by a strong practice of collaboration and a genuine commitment to professional growth and learning. This shared vision for student learning is supported by three key elements:

• Instructional strategies that are developed through research, collaboration, and evidence of student success. • Skills in analysis of evidence of learning to ensure that ASD is achieving learning targets and implementing differentiation where needed. • Strong emphasis on developing positive, active global citizens through community service and learning social and environmental responsibility

Students Although over 50 percent of ASD students are North Americans (45 percent U.S. citizens & 10 percent Canadians), diversity is viewed as a strength of the school and is one of the experiences that students refer to most when reflecting on their education at ASD. With more than 80 countries represented in the student body, diversity is truly a strength of ASD.

The majority of high school graduates attend colleges and in North America, and many Qatari students are opting to attend one of six prestigious American universities at in Doha (Georgetown, Texas A&M, Carnegie Mellon, Weill Cornell Medical, Northwestern, Virginia Commonwealth). 98 percent of students continue their education after high school in North America, Qatar and in more than 20 countries around the globe.

Community Qatar is a leading center for the development and production of LNG (liquefied natural gas). The expatriate community has grown rapidly over the past several years as a result of the many projects associated with the gas and oil industry in Qatar. However, other initiatives by the Qatar government, especially in the areas of education, sports, and health services have widened the array of expatriates moving to Qatar. This, along

with ancillary services in banking and construction, has made Qatar one of the great stories of the early part of the 21st century.

In recent years, Qatar has taken on a multitude of impressive construction projects, including a new skyline in the city as large-scale buildings are erected. The Pei-designed Museum of Islamic Art on the Corniche, a new airport, and the sporting facilities constructed for international competition are some of the best in the world. In 2022, Qatar will host the FIFA World Cup. Doha continues to invest heavily in infrastructure and cultural development to ensure its place on the world stage. Safe and modern, Doha is both an exciting and an easy place to live and work.

Faculty The ASD faculty consists of 230 teachers who are primarily from North America. In recent years, the staff has become more diverse, with the addition of teachers from Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and the region. Over 60 percent of the faculty has advanced degrees. The faculty is housed in a state-of-the-art, purpose-built family compound with resort-like facilities, including pool, tennis courts, sauna, fitness center, restaurant and all the amenities needed to live comfortably. The school provides busing to and from the compound for staff (and children of staff) as part of the compensation package. Housing in two, three, or four bedroom apartments and villas is assigned by family size.

School Facility The American School of Doha, with its contemporary glass design and geometric canopies, is a work of art in itself. The lush campus of twenty acres is one of the greenest and most enjoyable in all of Doha. The campus currently provides state-of-the art facilities, including a new elementary library with a new “maker space”, a new learner’s pool, an enclosed early childhood play courtyard, a greenhouse, two 25m swimming pools (one outdoor and one indoor), a full-sized soccer pitch, a smaller soccer field for elementary, the only baseball diamond in Qatar, a 400 meter track, an indoor climbing wall, a theater for 630 people, four elementary music rooms, seven purpose-built art rooms, three computer labs, two cafeterias, a middle/high school library, three presentation rooms, ten science labs, a central office complex, a drama room, two tennis courts, three covered playgrounds, and an extensive fitness center.

Position Counselors at ASD work directly with divisional principals, teachers, students and parents to provide the full suite of counseling services. There are currently a team of eight Counselors supporting and servicing the four school divisions (Lower Elementary, Upper Elementary, Middle School and High School). The High School team comprises four counselors. ASD seeks to develop its services and capacities for families of high school students by adding an additional experienced professional to whose strengths and experiences are largely in the college admissions counseling.

In this respect, the Guidance and College Counselor will collaborate and work cooperatively with all stakeholders to ensure the counseling program at ASD continues to meet the needs of students. In addition to providing social/emotional support if possible, the incumbent will work with students on the college admissions process with a view to ensuring that students are best placed to flourish academically post ASD graduation. The appointee will work with college admissions professionals from universities around the world with an emphasis on North American and in particular US colleges.

Qualifications & Experience BA in counseling or related or academic field with a minimum of three years relevant experience. Post graduate qualification or master’s in counseling or related field is highly desirable Advanced knowledge and experience supporting high school graduates with the college admissions process with emphasis on universities in the USA Experience supporting the social/emotional well-being of high school students is preferred Demonstrated high level organizational, administrative and interpersonal skills with ability to work effectively in team situations Ability to work independently and to safeguard confidential information

TO APPLY If you wish to speak with the consultant about the position prior to applying, please call or email. All inquiries are kept confidential. Candidates interested in the position should email a resume, cover letter, personal statement, and list of references (as separate documents) to Ben Bolte ([email protected]) and DZ Zito ([email protected]).

Please do not contact the school directly.

AMERICAN SCHOOL OF DOHA 2018 - 2019 HIGH SCHOOL PROFILE

MISSION ABOUT US The American School of Doha is • Independent U.S. accredited, college preparatory co- committed to the intellectual and personal educational day school. development of our students, inspiring • Founded in 1988. and empowering them to become positive, active global citizens. • Pre- through Grade 12. • 87% expatriate and 13% local students. COUNSELORS • Two semesters, beginning mid-August and mid-January. Jackie Feldstein • Non-selective enrollment. Head of Counseling and College Placement [email protected] SCHOOL COMMUNITY LizNoel Duncan [email protected] • Admissions from embassies, oil, and medical sectors. • Well supported by volunteer parent groups including PTA, Izzet Sengel Booster Club, CAST, Jr/Sr Parents, and the Arab Mothers [email protected] Association.

Emilee Tollefson [email protected] HS STUDENT BODY HS FACULTY 2018 - 2019 2018 - 2019 ADMINISTRATION • 698 High School students • 71 faculty members Thomas Hawkins • 168 Seniors • 56% hold advanced Director of the American School of Doha degrees [email protected] • 54 Nationalities • 45% U.S citizens • 75% North American Michael Roberts • 13 countries represented High School Principal • 10% Qatari citizens [email protected] ACCREDITATION ACADEMICS Jan Farmer High School Associate Principal • Authorized as an International • 136 course options [email protected] Baccalaureate World School. • 16 AP courses Paul Kasky • Accredited by the New • 44 IBDP courses High School Associate Principal England Association of [email protected] Schools and Colleges. • 453 AP exams • Member of the International • 561 IBDP exams Jason Crook Association for College IB and AP Coordinator Admission Counseling. [email protected]

ASD CEEB no. 632000 The American School of Doha • +974 4459 1500 • www.asd.sch.qa ASD IB no. 4603 PO Box 22090 • Al Bustan Street/E Ring Road, , SW Quadrant, Doha, State of Qatar ADVANCED PLACEMENT (AP) GRADING 2018 Results Global Score ASD Score No. of Exams Honors % Core AP/IBHL Biology 2.87 3.60 45 IBSL/TOK II Calculus AB 2.94 4.00 31 A+ 97-100 4.3 4.6 4.8 Calculus BC 3.74 4.00 10 A 93-96 4.0 4.3 4.5 Chemistry 2.80 3.03 38 Comparative Government 3.12 4.38 21 A- 90-92 3.7 4.0 4.2 Computer Science A 3.18 2.64 22 B+ 87-89 3.3 3.6 3.8 English Language and Comp 2.83 3.59 37 B 83-86 3.0 3.3 3.5 English Literature and Comp 2.57 3.09 32 B- 80-82 2.7 3.0 3.2 Environmental Science 2.63 2.53 32 Physics 1 2.36 3.22 37 C+ 77-79 2.3 2.6 2.8 Physics 2 2.97 3.82 11 C 73-76 2.0 2.3 2.5 Seminar 3.15 3.55 22 C- 70-72 1.7 2.0 2.2 Statistics 2.88 3.91 22 D+ 67-69 1.3 1.6 1.8 U.S. Government and Politics 2.70 4.23 13 U.S. History 2.66 3.53 30 D 63-66 1.0 1.3 1.5 World History 2.78 3.94 48 D- 60-62 0.7 1.0 1.2 F 0-59 0.0 0.0 0.0 IBDP AVERAGE SCORE 2018 Results Global Score ASD Score No. of Exams Arabic A: Language and Literature 5.21 5.00 1 Arabic A: Language and Literature 5.23 5.20 5 GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS Arabic ab initio SL 4.63 5.80 5 Arabic B HL 5.87 5.25 4 Required Courses Credits Arabic B SL 5.61 5.00 11 English 4.0 Biology HL 4.34 4.59 32 Mathematics 3.0 Biology SL 4.22 4.07 14 Science 3.0 Chemistry HL 4.45 4.32 19 Social Science 3.0 Chemistry SL 3.98 4.54 13 Computer Science HL 4.25 5.00 3 World Language 2.0 Computer Science SL 3.78 3.00 2 Fine Arts 1.0 Dutch B HL 6.01 6.67 3 /Health 2.0 Economics HL 5.11 4.71 41 Senior Seminar/TOK II/ AP 0.5 Economics SL 4.68 3.17 6 Seminar English A: Language and Literature HL 4.99 5.29 17 English A: Language and Literature SL 5.08 5.21 33 Speech/TOK I/AP Seminar 0.5 English A: Literature HL 4.71 5.56 9 Electives 6.0 English A: Literature SL 5.01 5.00 10 Minimum total credits 25.0 Film HL 4.45 5.33 6 Learning Service 10 hours/year at ASD Film SL 3.95 4.00 1 French ab initio SL 4.93 4.29 7 French B HL 5.17 5.00 5 French B SL 5.01 5.69 16 GPA DISTRIBUTION/QUINTILES History of African and Middle East HL 4.51 5.25 8 History SL 4.54 4.75 4 The American School of Doha does not report specific Math Studies 4.21 3.40 10 academic rank. A cumulative GPA is maintained for Mathematics HL 4.74 4.56 18 Grades 9 - 12 based on semester grades. Only grades Mathematics SL 4.26 3.49 39 earned at ASD are used to determine the cumulative Physics HL 4.64 4.69 13 GPA. Physics SL 4.05 3.67 4 Psychology HL 4.69 5.11 27 Quintile Cumulative GPA Psychology SL 4.36 5.27 11 Spanish A: Language and Literature HL 4.88 4.50 2 First 4.378 - 3.8 Spanish A: Language and Literature SL 4.85 3.00 1 Second 3.791 - 3.53 Spanish ab initio SL 4.95 5.13 16 Third 3.517 - 3.343 Spanish B HL 5.38 5.38 7 Fourth 3.338 - 2.936 Spanish B SL 5.07 5.73 11 Fifth 2.895 - 2.174 Theater HL 4.88 6.00 2 Visual Arts HL 4.48 5.29 14 Visual Arts SLHL 3.95 5.00 2

AMERICAN SCHOOL OF DOHA WWW.ASD.SCH.QA IB DIPLOMA

Class of 2017 2018 IB Diploma Candidates 53 54 IB Diplomas Awarded 47 44 Average Diploma Total 34 32 35+ Points 18 11 Highest Score 41 42

SAT ACT The SAT was administered to 118 students. The ACT was administered to 33 students.

Middle 50% Mean Middle 50% Mean English 23 - 27 25.7 Evidence Based Reading and Writing 570 - 680 620 Math 20 - 28 25.1 Math 560 - 700 630 Reading 22 - 31 25.6 Total 1150 - 1380 1245 Science 21 - 28 24.4 STEM 22 - 28 24.6 Composite 23 - 28 25.1

UNIVERSITY MATRICULATION FOR THE CLASS OF 2018

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53% 10%

United States - 53% United Kingdom - 10% - 13% Europe - 10%

Qatar - 10% World - 4%

AMERICAN SCHOOL OF DOHA WWW.ASD.SCH.QA AMERICAN SCHOOL OF DOHA 2018 ACCEPTANCES AND MATRICULATION

United States Michigan State University University of La Verne Canada Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Mississippi State University University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Brook University Sciences Mount Mercy University University of Massachusetts, Amherst Cardiff University Allegheny College New York Institute of Technology University of Massachusetts, Boston Carleton University (2) American University North Central University University of Miami Concordia University - Montreal Arizona State University Northeastern University University of Michigan Dalhousie University Arizona State University - Barrett Northern Virginia Community University of Michigan, Dearborn McGill University (2) Arkansas State University College University of Minnesota, Duluth Queen Mary University of London Austin College Oberlin College of Arts and Sciences University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Queen’s University Babson College Occidental College University of Mississippi Simon Fraser University Ball State University Ohio State University University of New Haven St. Francis Xavier University Barnard College Ohio University University of Notre Dame Trent University (2) Baylor University Palm Beach Atlantic University University of Oklahoma University of Alberta Boston University Pennsylvania State University University of Oregon University of British Columbia (3) Brigham Young University Pima Community College University of Pennsylvania (2) University of Calgary (1) Brigham Young University, Idaho (2) Point Park University University of Pittsburgh University of Guelph Butler University Pratt Institute University of San Francisco University of Ontario Institute of California Polytechnic State University, San Purdue University University of South Carolina Technology Luis Obispo Quinnipiac University University of Southern California University of Ottawa (3) California State University, Long Beach Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute University of St. Thomas (3) Carroll College Rollins College University of Texas, Arlington University of Victoria Case Western Reserve University Rutgers University-New Brunswick University of Texas, Austin (5) University of Waterloo (2) Central Michigan University Rutgers University-Newark University of Texas, Dallas (2) Vancouver Island University Chapman University Saint Louis University University of Texas, San Antonio Western University (2) Claremont McKenna College Saint Mary’s College of California University of Texas, Tyler Wilfrid Laurier University Clark University San Diego State University University of the Incarnate Word York University (2) Coconino County Community College Santa Clara University University of Washington Coe College Savannah College of Art and Design University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire Europe College of William and Mary School of the Art Institute of Chicago University of Wisconsin, La Crosse Amsterdam University College Colorado School of Mines Seattle University University of Wisconsin, Madison Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam Colorado State University Skidmore College University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee EU Business School Barcelona Concordia University - Irvine Smith College University of Wisconsin, Platteville Franklin University Switzerland Cooper Union for the Advancement of Southern Methodist University University of Wyoming Hanzehogeschool Groningen Science & Art Southwestern University Utah State University Hogeschool Utrecht Creighton University St. Bonaventure University Valencia College Irish College of Humanities and Applied Denison University St. Edward’s University Vassar College Sciences DePaul University St. John’s University - Queens Virginia Commonwealth University New School: Parsons Paris Drexel University Campus Washington State University Paris College of Art Duke University St. Mary’s University of San Antonio Washington University in St. Louis Rijksuniversiteit Groningen Durham University State University of New York Wayne State University Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland Eckerd College University at Buffalo Wellesley College Technische Universiteit Delft (2) Elon University Stetson University Wentworth Institute of Technology Technische Universiteit Eindhoven Emerson College (2) Stony Brook University Western Michigan University Universiteit Leiden Emmanuel College Suffolk University Westmont College Universiteit Maastricht Emory University Swarthmore College Universiteit van Amsterdam Florida International University Syracuse University Universiteit van Amsterdam (3) Florida State University Texas A&M University (3) United Kingdom University College Groningen Fordham University Texas A&M University, Kingsville Brunel University London Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Fort Lewis College Texas State University Cass Business School, City University, George Washington University Texas Tech University London Trinity University City University of London Qatar Georgia Institute of Technology Tufts University Hull York Medical School Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (2) Georgia State University Union College (New York) King’s College London (3) Georgetown University School of Gustavus Adolphus College University of Alabama Loughborough University Foreign Service (3) Hamline University University of Arizona (3) School of Oriental and African Northwestern University in Qatar (4) Hartwick College University of California, Berkeley Studies, University of London Texas A&M University at Qatar (2) Hillsborough Community College University of California, Davis (2) St George’s, University of London Virginia Commonwealth University Hofstra University University of California, Merced The University of Warwick Qatar Houston Baptist University University of California, Riverside University College London Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar Houston Community College System University of California, San Diego University College London (2) (2) Howard University University of California, Santa University of Birmingham Indiana State University Barbara University of Brighton Indiana University at Bloomington University of California, Santa Cruz University of Edinburgh World Indiana University-Purdue University University of Colorado at Boulder University of Exeter American University of Beirut (2) Indianapolis University of Colorado Colorado University of Kent Institute of Technology at Bandung Long Island University, Brooklyn Springs University of Leeds Keio University - GIGA program Louisiana State University University of Denver University of Manchester (International relations/affairs) Loyola University Chicago University of Dubuque University of Newcastle Universitas Gadjah Mada Loyola University New Orleans University of Houston University of Nottingham University of Wollongong Lynn University University of Houston, Clear Lake Marist College University of Houston, Downtown University of St Andrews Massachusetts College of Art and Design University of Illinois at Urbana- University of the Arts London Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Champaign University of the West of England Health Sciences University of Iowa University of Warwick Miami University University of Kansas University of Westminster

AMERICAN SCHOOL OF DOHA WWW.ASD.SCH.QA Schools in BOLD are where 2018 ASD graduates have matriculated.