Abaarso Tech
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Abaarso Tech is an advanced educational institute with its main campus located in Abaarso, Somaliland
, west of its capital city of Hargeisa
. As of 2011, it consists of a secondary boarding school, undergraduate and graduate programs, tutoring program and vocational English training program.
Students at AT endure a rigorous 34 hour per week schedule focused on mathematics, English, and logical thinking. The curriculum is a hybrid of the British and American systems, but is tailored to bring the students up to speed with their most competitive peers around the world. Other subjects, like Arabic and Islamic studies, also constitute a considerable part of classwork.
The teaching staff comprises highly educated teachers from all over the world, most native English speakers. Students benefit from extended access to teachers, receiving extra lessons and tutoring beyond the classroom.
Students also enjoy a host of extracurricular clubs and sports facilities, that include soccer, basketball, volleyball and tennis courts, as well as a running track.
. The school also provides internships to its best students.
. This is an MBA program aimed at executives and aspiring business-people of the country, as it only includes part-time classwork, a series of seminars and an individual research project. It has already attracted the top minds from the leading companies of Somaliland
, United Kingdom
and Canada
.
As an additional community service, Abaarso Tech students also tutor the children in Hargeisa Orphanage, as well as teach at the primary school of the Abaarso village.
Somaliland
Somaliland is an unrecognised self-declared sovereign state that is internationally recognised as an autonomous region of Somalia. The government of Somaliland regards itself as the successor state to the British Somaliland protectorate, which was independent for a few days in 1960 as the State of...
, west of its capital city of Hargeisa
Hargeisa
Hargeisa is a city in the northwestern Woqooyi Galbeed region of Somalia. With a population of approximately 2 million residents, it is the second largest city in the country. Hargeisa is the capital of Somaliland, a self-declared republic that is internationally recognized as an autonomous region...
. As of 2011, it consists of a secondary boarding school, undergraduate and graduate programs, tutoring program and vocational English training program.
Secondary School
Abaarso Tech Secondary School takes the best students from across the country, regardless of their ability to pay, and provides them with four years of practical and culturally relevant education, taught entirely in English. It is a 4-year boarding school (grades 9-12) for boys and girls, which uses a selective admissions process and a rigorous curriculum, and holds its students to extremely high standards of academics and behavior.Students at AT endure a rigorous 34 hour per week schedule focused on mathematics, English, and logical thinking. The curriculum is a hybrid of the British and American systems, but is tailored to bring the students up to speed with their most competitive peers around the world. Other subjects, like Arabic and Islamic studies, also constitute a considerable part of classwork.
The teaching staff comprises highly educated teachers from all over the world, most native English speakers. Students benefit from extended access to teachers, receiving extra lessons and tutoring beyond the classroom.
Students also enjoy a host of extracurricular clubs and sports facilities, that include soccer, basketball, volleyball and tennis courts, as well as a running track.
University
At the level of higher education, Abaarso Tech offers both undergraduate and graduate level programs.Undergraduate
Undergraduate programs include Accounting & Finance, which will be joined by Software Engineering and Science programs starting in the academic year 2011/2012. Undergraduate School of Finance courses include English, math, accounting, finance, and business, with its curriculum designed by renowned professors in the field from the United StatesUnited States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The school also provides internships to its best students.
Graduate
In addition, Abaarso Tech was the first educational institution to offer a graduate-level program in SomalilandSomaliland
Somaliland is an unrecognised self-declared sovereign state that is internationally recognised as an autonomous region of Somalia. The government of Somaliland regards itself as the successor state to the British Somaliland protectorate, which was independent for a few days in 1960 as the State of...
. This is an MBA program aimed at executives and aspiring business-people of the country, as it only includes part-time classwork, a series of seminars and an individual research project. It has already attracted the top minds from the leading companies of Somaliland
Somaliland
Somaliland is an unrecognised self-declared sovereign state that is internationally recognised as an autonomous region of Somalia. The government of Somaliland regards itself as the successor state to the British Somaliland protectorate, which was independent for a few days in 1960 as the State of...
Adult English
Abaarso Tech Adult English program is a vocational training program designed to enhance students’ English reading, writing, listening, and speaking abilities. It is taught exclusively by experienced native speakers from the United StatesUnited States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
and Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
.
Tutoring
Twice a week tutors from both AT and ATU provide a series of math and English classes designed to augment the courses offered by local schools. Curriculum is focused on English and math, with students (from Kindergarten through 8th grade) divided into groups according to their skills in both.As an additional community service, Abaarso Tech students also tutor the children in Hargeisa Orphanage, as well as teach at the primary school of the Abaarso village.