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Mar Qardakh wishes you a merry Christmas!

Mar Qardakh wishes you a very merry Christmas! Before starting break and celebrating Christmas with their families, Mar Qardakh students celebrated Christmas together with the faculty at MQIS. The event was organized and led by Ms. Rawa (MYP Math) and Mr. Mushriq (PYP Music); every MQIS student, from Kindergarten through ...

2023-12-22T17:13:37+00:00December 22, 2023|Events, News|0 Comments

Another Chess Tournament for MQIS Students

Two students from myp2 compete against each other over the chess board. Over the course of this semester, Mr. Mike (our Economics teacher) and Ms. Rosie (our Literature and Language teacher) ran a chess tournament for over 70 of our MQIS students. Participants ranged from our youngest MYP ...

2023-12-22T17:11:55+00:00December 10, 2023|Events, News|0 Comments

PYP1 Enjoys a Picnic

This past Saturday (October 21st), Miss Tara (our PYP co-ordinator) and Miss Maryana (our PYP PE teacher) organized several games and an outdoor picnic for PYP1. All the PYP teachers attended and helped oversee various activities that both students and parents were invited to work on together. There were arts ...

2023-10-24T19:43:20+00:00October 24, 2023|Events, News|0 Comments

Field days at MQIS

This October saw community-building and outdoor fun for our students and teachers during our first field days of the 2023-24 academic year. Students from EY, PYP, MYP, and HS all had fun in the sun during their respective field days. PYP5 did an amazing job at helping run field ...

2023-10-24T19:20:54+00:00October 24, 2023|Events, News|0 Comments

Sports begin at Mar Qardarkh!

  Our new team logo designed by our MYP4 student, Meron. For the first time in Mar Qardakh history, we have sports! Mar Qardakh now has both men's and women's football, basketball, and volleyball teams for MYP1 through Highschool. Football will be coached by Mr. Sanar and Ms.Lizzie; ...

2023-10-24T18:20:07+00:00October 24, 2023|News|0 Comments

MYP4 & MYP5 Visit Parliament

Members of Parliament for a day! MYP4 and 5 explored the Kurdistan Parliament here in Erbil, including the main chamber and parliament library. Discussion during the trip focused on the nature of government in Kurdistan especially the roles a member of parliament takes on.

2023-04-19T09:46:37+00:00April 19, 2023|Events, News|0 Comments

MQIS Celebrates Accreditation to ASIC

After an evaluation earlier in the semester, Mar Qardakh International School is proud to announce our accreditation through the Accreditation Service for International Schools, Colleges and Universities (ASIC). Mar Qardakh International School holds International Accreditation from ASIC (Accreditation Service for International Schools, Colleges, and Universities) with Premier Status for its commendable ...

2024-07-07T09:58:08+00:00April 19, 2023|News|0 Comments

Field Trip To the Pepsi Factory

Both our MYP2 and PYP5 classes recently received the opportunity to visit the Al-Hayat Pepsi factory, located here in Erbil. While there, students listened to a lecture about the company history and the process of making different products, learning more about the standards Pepsi holds for their work. Wrapping up ...

2023-03-30T05:04:55+00:00March 30, 2023|Events, News|0 Comments

Traditional Kurdish Clothing Day

This past Thursday, MQIS participated in a tradition shared by students around Kurdistan by wearing traditional attire to school. During morning assembly, students presented some of their learnings from Kurdish class, then celebrated the occasion during the last hour of the school day. Everyone had so much fun joining in ...

2023-03-13T07:50:01+00:00March 13, 2023|Events, News|0 Comments