After School Activities
At GAAQ, there are a plethora of afterschool activities (ASAs) for our scholars to engage in.
Lower School
Teacher-led afterschool activities provide more opportunities for our students to bond with our educators as well as participate in fun extracurricular experiences. Please note that these ASAs start at KG2 and students can choose to participate up to two days a week in these programs.
| LOWER SCHOOL ASAs | |
| KG2 - Grade 2 Activities | Grade 3 - Grade 5 Activities |
| Multi-Sport Athletics: Frisbee | Singing Club |
| Multi-Sport Athletics: Basketball / Pickleball | Drama |
| Cosmic Yoga | STEM Activities |
| Arts and Crafts | Eco-Green Club |
| Winter Day Crafts | Math Support |
| Sketching and Cartooning | Multi-Sport Athletics: Frisbee |
| Reader's Theater | Gymnastics |
| Playdoh | Arabic Support |
| Math Games | Fun and Games |
| Out of Eden | Retro Games |
| Kids Dance | Reading Club |
| Handwriting | Computer Programming |
| Reading Club | Recycling |
| Spirit Team | Percussion and Singing |
| Mindful Coloring | Dances Around the World |
| Step-by-Step Drawing | |
Upper School
In Grades 6 –12, students have diverse opportunities to participate in ASAs. Participation is encouraged and to open to all Upper School students (depending on the criteria of the program):
| UPPER SCHOOL ASAs | |
| Middle School ASAs | High School ASAs |
| MS Student Council (Grade-Level Reps) | HS Student Council |
| Dance Club | Yearbook Club |
| French | Dance Club |
| Math Olympiad | Model United Nations (MUN) |
| Qur'an Reading | Math Help |
| Magic the Gathering | Robotics |
| Robotics | Coding Club |
| Film Club | Toastmasters |
| Gavel Club | Newspaper Club |
| College and Career Exploration | Guitar for Beginners |
| Newspaper Club | Eco Club |
| Arabic Writing Competition | Photography Club |
| Chess Club | Choir |
| Cooking Club | Lunchtime Football League |
| Photography Club | |
| Ukelele | |
Related Pages
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Upper School Orientation
This Upper School handbook is designed for new Upper School students (Grades 6 – 12), including GAAQ students transitioning from Grade 5, to answer common questions, provide critical information for new parents and students and serve as a refresher for existing GAAQ families.
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Student Leadership
GAAQ provides opportunities for an active, dynamic student leadership culture for our Middle School and High School students..
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Athletics
GAAQ’s athletics program offers both interscholastic and afterschool sports for upper-elementary, middle and high school students.
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Arts
We encourage creative expression and support our students to create, design, direct or perform, wherever their passions may lie..
