Qatar, Doha
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ISME Qatar provides social-emotional learning through formal counseling and student-support services led by the Chief Teaching and Learning Officer (CTLO), who provides leadership for counseling, career and academic advising, and extracurricular activities to reflect the school's mission. Counselors and other student-support staff are supervised as part of the academic program to promote student wellbeing. The staff includes a School Nurse and a Social Worker who provide direct welfare and psychosocial support to students. The What I Need (WIN) After-School Program provides targeted support and enrichment to help students achieve academic and personal growth. The school also promotes mental wellbeing through initiatives such as World Mental Health Awareness Month, designed to build coping skills and community wellbeing.
ISME Qatar's publicly posted materials describe a social worker who develops and implements school counseling programs that will enhance students' performance and provides services, support and guidance to students with learning and special needs. Rama Eldukar is listed as Social Worker on the staff page, indicating the presence of dedicated student-support personnel. A School Nurse also supports student health and wellbeing as part of safeguarding. An after-school program called WIN provides targeted support and enrichment opportunities to help students who would benefit from additional support. The materials publicly describe support for students with learning and special needs but do not publish a list of specific SEN categories or identify it as a dedicated SEN specialist institution.
ISME Qatar offers a U.S. curriculum including extensive Advanced Placement (AP) courses, indicating English-language instruction as part of its program. English-language instruction is evidenced by the presence of an English/AP Teacher among the faculty. Public materials do not describe a dedicated EAL program or explicit language-support services.
Mental wellbeing is supported through counseling and health staff, with the CTLO providing leadership for counseling, career and academic advising as part of student support. The school employs a School Nurse and a Social Worker to support emotional and psychosocial wellbeing. ISME also runs the What I Need (WIN) After-School Program to provide targeted academic and personal growth support. World Mental Health Awareness Month is observed to promote coping skills and community wellbeing.
ISME Qatar has a Code of Conduct that outlines student expectations, including Trustworthiness, Responsibility, Respect, and Compassion. The school's safeguarding framework is supported by a School Nurse and a Social Worker on staff who provide welfare and psychosocial support. Health information is collected via a Health/Medical Form to document conditions and special requirements to ensure a safe learning environment. Counseling services and student-support staff contribute to safeguarding by addressing emotional and psychosocial needs.