DOHA: Thirty-four students from 24 different high schools in Qatar attended the closing ceremony of the Georgetown Pre-College Summer (GPS) Program held on the campus of Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q). At the ceremony participants received a certificate of successful completion of the program, and heard student speeches, and remarks from GU-Q staff and instructors.
The uniquely inclusive GPS preparatory program, which is held over 3 weeks and is now in its sixth year, is open to all of Qatar’s future university students, whether they plan on enrolling at GU-Q, other universities in Qatar, or abroad. The full-time classes and activities that take place on campus and are taught completely in English by GU-Q staff. Classes taught are English, Math, SAT prep, and an introduction to international affairs. The SAT classes are delivered through Score Plus, a local prep company that is certified by the Princeton Review, and which provides students with tools proven to increase SAT scores. The introduction to international affairs covers international politics, international economics, international history, and culture & politics, which are the major fields of study available at GU-Q. This year’s programme took an off-site field trip to Mathaf: Arab Museum of Contemporary Art to study art and society.
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