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The SAIL ASPIRE Leadership and Life Skills Program

The SAIL ASPIRE leadership and life skills program is an Academy-wide program involving all departments It:
  • Promotes respect for diversity and inclusion among all Academy student-athletes and staff
  • Encourages the development of character, integrity and leadership skills
  • Engages student-athletes in service to the Academy and the Doha community
The program is guided by a Leadership and Life Skills Committee, which is a standing committee of the Academy, reporting directly to the Director General and consisting of the following members:
  • The Director General
  • The Head of Student Care, who serves as the Administrative Chairperson of the Committee and is responsible for the daily administration of the program
  • Director-Sport
  • Director-Sport Science
  • Director-Education and Student Care
  • An expert student development consultant, appointed by the Director General, who serves as a full voting member
The Leadership and Life Skills Committee is responsible for designing and implementing a program characterized by the following elements:

  • Cognitive, effective and behavioral components reflecting everyday life issues encountered by student-athletes

  • An Academy-wide core commitment to treat each other with dignity and respect and act in ways that are fully aligned with the stated vision and values of ASPIRE

  • ‘Character development’ and ‘leadership’ should be constant points of emphasis with components that teach, advocate, educate and model the core ethical principles and values - trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring and citizenship - that everyone can agree upon regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, nationality or any other classification

  • Co-curricular 'sports culture' components delivered through the Library/Resource Center

  • Advancement of individual and social responsibility of student-athletes through the adoption of an Honor Code and Peer Review Honor Committee that permits students to practice self-governance and discipline, guided by social justice values

  • A “leadership/personal development” section of the student-athlete’s regular academic and sports Report Card that evaluates specifically defined behavioral student development criteria

  • Community service

  • Purposeful installation of additional “ASPIRE Culture” mechanisms, such as meaningful graduation and awards ceremonies, the identification, acquisition and display of ASPIRE student-athlete historical records and artefacts, and maintenance of the founder’s vision and story of the establishment of ASPIRE

    All ASPIRE staff whose duties and responsibilities involve direct interface with student-athletes receive extensive training and their employment standards reflect the importance and expectations of their key student-athlete influencer positions. Such personnel also receive training in helping students with good decision-making, study skills and learning strategies, as they are the primary supervisors during campus school hours and off-campus training camps and team trips.

    The Leadership and Life Skills Committee is also required to produce an annual report to the Director General, encompassing all aspects of the program.

     


    Leadership and Life Development