On Tuesday, 8th of November, SEK International School Qatar had its first participation on the Qatar Private Primary Schools Sports Association (QPPSSA). This sports league programme is designed to implement, and promote sports events between schools with primary years education. Together with Ms. Dalila Rodrigues and Mr. Diego Encinas, a team of grade 4 and 5’s pupils travelled to the International School of London Qatar (ISLQ) to compete on the QPPSSA Grade 5 Girls’ Football tournament. Despite the lack of experience, and little practice, the team kept a very enthusiastic and cheerful mood throughout the tournament.

QPPSSA G4 & G5 Girls’ Football
Grade 5
Pool A: Doha College West Bay, Dukhan English School, Nord Anglia International School Al Khor
Pool B: Qatar International School (QIS), SEK International School Qatar, International School of London Qatar (ISLQ), Al Khor International School (AKIS).
Grade 4
Doha College West Bay, Nord Anglia International School Al Khor (NAIS AK), International School of London Qatar, Qatar International School.

Each match was played up to 10 minutes. On Game 1, SEK faced QIS, losing 4-1. Marta Abella scored the goal for SEK Qatar. The team then watched Game 2 ISLQ vs AKIS, and Game 3 QIS vs ISLQ. On Game 4, AKIS and SEK opposed each other on a close game which, resulted on a win for AKIS 1-0. Game 5, and last on Pool B saw ISLQ vs SEK. ISLQ played a very good game, and won it with six goals to nil. After conclusion of the Pool B matches, SEK Qatar and NAIS AK played a friendly match before heading back to Al Farouq Street. Well done to all the girls who showed great sportsmanship.

Squad: Al Maha Al Dehaimi (Grade 4B), Essma Nechi (Grade 4B), Julia Ramírez (Grade 4B), Lucia Fernández (Grade 4A, captain), Lujayne Bouaoud (Grade 5A), Mahrya Arif (Grade 4A), Marta Abella (Grade 5A), Naia Manjón (Grade 5B), Paula Manjón (Grade 5A).

A big thank you to ISLQ for organising and hosting the competition.

On Tuesday, 11th of October, the U16 Girls’ Volleyball squad travelled to Al Khor International School (AKIS) to compete on the QUESS tournament. The tournament had the participation of eight teams. Pool A and B had four teams each competing a round-robin, first set to 25 points (win by two or, first to 30 points). Winner of Pool A played runner-up of Pool B, and winner of Pool B played runner-up of Pool A. In Pool A competed: Al Khor International School, Sherborne Qatar team B, Qatar Academy Doha, Doha College. In Pool B competed: Doha British School (DBS), Park House English School (PH), SEK Qatar, Sherborne Qatar team A. Here are the results of our SEK team:

DBS 25-13 SEK

PH 25-21 SEK

Sher. A 19-25 SEK

Doha College won the U16 Girls’ Volleyball tournament, and Qatar Academy Doha were runners-up.

There were some great performances from all teams. It was fantastic to watch! Well done, Girls! Thank you to AKIS P.E. team for organising, and hosting the tournament.

Squad: Claudia Montalvo, Gabriela de la Cuesta, Emilia Montalvo, Katerina Darby, Rafaella Becerra, Victoria Pérez, Tsunami Ceballos.

On Tuesday, 4th of October, the U19 Girls’ Volleyball squad competed on the QUESS tournament organised and hosted by Qatar Academy Doha. The young squad did well, and much enjoyed competing. Despite losing all 4 matches, the girls showed improvement as they recovered from the initial anxiety of the first match. The tournament was played as a round-robin, first set to 25 points (win by two or, first to 30 points). Here are the results:

Doha College v SEK Qatar 25-5

SEK Qatar v Al Khor International School 26-28

SEK Qatar v Qatar Academy Doha 14-25

SEK Qatar v Park House 13-25

Congratulations to runner-up Park House English School, and to Doha College for the first place. Well done to all!

Squad: Adriana Abella, Isabel Pérez, Isabella A. Jiménez, Claudia Montalvo, Gabriela de la Cuesta, Salma El-Bechouti, Emilia Montalvo, Katerina Darby, Rafaella Becerra, Victoria Pérez.

The Physical Education team would like to welcome all to the Academic Year 2016-2017. Ms. Dalila Rodrigues is now joined by Mr. Jack Hatch, and Ms. Jessie Anderson. We would like to wish all a wonderful academic year.

As we end the third academic year, from the opening of SEK International School Qatar, the Physical Education Team would like to cheer for yet another successful year. There were some great accomplishments within the curriculum, in the interdisciplinary collaborations, and achievements in the extra-curricular sports participations. We would like to wish all pupils a great Summer break. Keep practicing sports, while you are not watching the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. Best wishes!

On Tuesday 10th, SEK Qatar hosted another QUESS U13 Boys’ Basketball match against Compass International School Doha. SEK Qatar’s squad was superior throughout the whole game, with a score of 14-0 after the first 20 minutes, and ending the match with 37-14. The man of the match was Ryota Yamazki-Wolff, who had a fantastic performance.

Squad: Adrián García, Alejandro Tebar, Alessandro Benini, Carlos Heredia, Majd Saed, Mario Salvador, Nicolas Montesinos, Oriol Cano Palau, Ryota Yamazki-Wolff, Samuel.

Coach: Mr. Muhammad Mc Intee-Masud.

Some information on playing statistics of the various girls and boys leagues that SEK Qatar is currently competing on. Click on the pictures to check current positions on Basketball, Football, and Volleyball.

On Tuesday, 22nd of March, ten pupils, accompanied by Ms. Paula Rego, participated on a U10 boys’ football tournament organised and hosted by Aspire Academy. This was the second year running that SEK Qatar was invited to participate on this youth tournament. Pupils had lots of fun, and showed great fair-play throughout.

Last weekend, 18th and 19th of March, SEK International School Qatar Junior Masters Champions of Qatar travelled to the city of Dubai to compete in the Volkswagen Junior Masters Middles East Final. Accompanied by Physical Education Teachers Ms. Paula Rego and Mr. Eduardo Cary, the squad did well winning some matches, losing some other.

Please, visit the following link for the full list of matches’ results: http://vwjuniormasters-me-rsportz.com/volkswagen-middle-east-finals-fixtures-and-results/

Squad: Adrián García, Alejandro Tebar, Daniel García, Ignacio Montesinos, Jaime Pombo, John Elsonbaty, Majd Saed, Mario Salvador, Nicolas Montesinos, Oriol Cano, Riordan Jewell-MacGregor.

Well done, team! Great effort, and great achievement!

On Monday 14th of March the U13 Girls’ Football squad travelled to Al Jazeera Academy (AJA) for another match in the QUESS league. This was an important game for the girls as a win would give SEK Qatar a chance to take the lead on the league table. However, SEK Qatar drew the game against AJA. Good luck on the next fixtures!