Going to School
We had an incredible opportunity to visit with the students and staff at Tariq Bin Ziad School in Doha. The school administration was incredibly gracious to host us and to give us access to a day in their life. We arrived just as students were gathering for a morning assembly in the courtyard. The space was surrounded on three sides by the primary school and its classroom wings. The paved area was shaded by massive canvas tarps spread atop tall towering pillars that rose in the middle of the courtyard like alabaster trees. Students filed out in lines that were fairly orderly, though the song 'I Like to Move It' blaring out of loudspeakers tempted many to break rank and follow the command of the lyrics. The school had a special celebration of reading that week, and the students were dressed up as book characters. Each class selected a book, and the student participation--and costume creativity--were impressive. Children ...