The ASPIRE school curriculum offers a complete educational experience for student-athletes in grades 7 through 12. The ASPIRE education curriculum is designed for university preparation and is aligned with Supreme Education Council standards, offering a foundational and advanced program to meet each individual student’s needs and his potential for academic success. An international faculty has been assembled to deliver a first-class education. Classrooms are equipped with modern technology and include chemistry, physics, and biology laboratories which meet international standards. In this way, students can conduct all necessary theoretical and practical studies at the institute under professional supervision.

Key to the academic success of ASPIRE student-athletes is their commitment to learning within a community of learning. Academic support services are provided in addition to regular classes, from testing for learning disabilities to pro-active education about learning strategies. Student Affairs staff members are always accessible to parents and oversee the attendance and safety of all student-athletes.

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The ASPIRE Resource Center is a vibrant educational programming resource for the entire Academy community. It is a library, a study area, a learning technology center, a career resource center, and a learning and resource center for the ASPIRE community as a whole. The Resource Center is also responsible for:

• Producing special educational programs, such as a guest speaker series featuring athlete heroes, noted coaches and sports scientists
• Conducting co-curricular sports culture classes that every student-athlete is required to attend once per week
• Scheduling “information interviews” with prominent Qatari civic leaders that expand the student-athlete’s career possibilities
• Sports science staff delivering sports science information on tests they administer or general information of interest to athletes and coaches

In the case of intense training programs, like those at ASPIRE, which focus on the development of elite athletes, the inclusion of a required strong educational program is both "future career insurance" and fulfils a "higher promise." Parents realize that a solid education is required to earn a good and comfortable living, and that riches derived from sport will accrue only to the very few. The Academy's recruiting efforts depend on the promise of educational insurance and a university future, in return for allowing a boy to try to excel in sport. There is also the possibility that a serious injury can end a student-athlete's career in a millisecond, and his education is therefore his insurance that he can pursue excellence in another field. Even today's professional athlete needs the sophistication of a solid education in order to prevent being exploited by unscrupulous agents. These are only some of the reasons why we want every student-athlete to graduate from ASPIRE with the qualifications to enter a university. ASPIRE is proud of its career counseling and university scholarship programs. ASPIRE has produced two graduating classes. Find out where ASPIRE graduates are...!

Throughout his ASPIRE experience, a student-athlete is embraced by a dedicated and caring team of staff members who are responsible for his academic performance, sports training, competition experiences and developmental growth. His assigned Student Care Team is responsible for supporting, mentoring, nurturing, and enhancing his academic, sporting and leadership success through early identification of his needs and challenges, and initiating actions to meet these needs. The Student Care Team is also responsible for communicating regularly with the student-athlete’s parents, to keep them informed of his progress and needs. In addition, ASPIRE is proud of its Social Affairs Services and Leadership and Life Development program.