Graduates tossing hats in air during the graduation ceremony at ISL Qatar.
The graduation ceremony of International School of London (ISL) Qatar’s fifth cohort of graduates was the pinnacle of the school’s two-day Celebrations of Learning. Of the 50 Grade 12 graduates, nine had been part of the school since it opened in 2008. This ceremony proved to be an emotional, vibrant and unforgettable event as the graduates began the procession with the gift of a rose from the pre-school children.
In addition to the Grade 12 Graduation, celebrations also took place for Grade 5 students transitioning from Primary into the Middle Years Programme and the Grade 10 students transitioning from the Middle Years into the two-year Diploma Programme. Over 2000 friends and family attended the three celebrations, in addition to the students and staff. Fatima Al Naimi and Laila Saifeldeen were honoured with Valedictorian awards during the event.
Illya Myshakov was honoured with the Global Citizenship and Community Action award. Saleh Al Naimi received the coveted Learner Award.
The prestigious Educational Collaborative for International Schools (ECIS) Award for International Understanding was awarded to Ali Kraishan. The ECIS adult award for the Promotion of International Education was given to Dr Pilar Fernandez. Valedictorian Laila Saifeldeen summarised these next steps with the following comments in her address,
“Our lives are about to change. We are going to have to embrace change, without letting our own nerves and fears hold us back. I urge you all to do the following: Get out there and do what you want with your life. Do something SO extraordinary that if I ever accidentally meet you in an airport, I can brag to my family about how I was in the same grade as someone who ended world hunger or who developed an app that outdid Facebook. “
