Aspire Academy celebrate annual Global Citizenship Day

DOHA: Aspire Academy celebrated the annual “Global Citizenship Day”, bringing staff from more than 65 nationalities and their unique cultures under its roof.

Aspire Academy organizes this event to celebrate and introduce student-athletes to cultural and ethnic diversity that is paramount to academy's success.

To mark the event, Aspire Academy staff turned out in outfits and regalia representative of their countries of origin while showcasing some of their different countries’ heritage, foods, historical  artifacts and other exhibits. “This is part of our extracurricular activities to increase our students’ awareness of different cultures and we think that this approach makes it more interesting for them to learn something about other countries,” says Ali Salem Afifa, Deputy Director General of Aspire Academy.

“The diversity of our staff representing more than 70 nationalities is something that differentiates us from other schools, and we cherish it as one of our strengths,” says Badr Al-Hay, Director of Education and Student Affairs.

"It is a benefit for students as well as for the people around them. Qatar is such a small country, but there are so many people coming from different places of the world. It’s very nice for the students to get this exposure and  as global citizens, they need to learn what other cultures have in common with their own culture and how can they bridge differences” said English-teacher Carla Palmer.

"This year’s edition involved the students more than ever before. “In order to get them to a deeper

understanding of different cultures we also involved them in the event organization,” explained LDP

Educator Abdulaziz Dalloul.