GEMS American Academy Qatar  was completed in 2014. The facilities are bright, airy and modern. The high ceilings and tiling make the acoustics hollow and "echoey", and therefore classrooms and hallways are extremely noisy, especially at transition times. Unfortunately.....

During spring rains, an unsealed terrace seam at GEMS American Academy Qatar allowed water to.....

GEMS American Academy Qatar is d esigned to look nice, with little regard for functionality..... acoustically poor (deafening when occupied) dining rooms which were.....

Curriculum at GEMS American Academy follows the American Core Curriculum. Teachers submitted lesson plans with learning outcomes and differentiation tied to the Common Core Standards in advance. Atlas Rubicon was being phased in as the way to do curriculum mapping and planning at GEMS American Academy Qatar

Administration: During the first year, we had 3 different people acting in Principal roles at GEMS American Academy Qatar. A veritable revolving door!.....

While prospective students were administered a pre-registration assessment at GEMS American Academy Qatar, ALL of them were accepted regardless of their performance!

Teaching resources and budget: Many of the toys/materials/resources in the start-up shipment at GEMS American Academy Qatar were either....

Housing at GEMS American Academy was in the middle of a.....