RENOWNED TENNIS PLAYER HADY HABIB VISITS FIRST ASSALAM SCHOOL
During the visit, Habib shared insights from his professional journey
The First Assalam School delivers the British curriculum and integrates specialised, non-traditional
Habib's engagement reflects the school’s commitment to exposing students to positive role models
DOHA, QATAR, February 18, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Lebanese-American tennis star Hady Habib inspired students and educators during a special visit to First Assalam School, an initiative of Education Above All (EAA) Foundation and the Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MOEHE).
Launched in 2019, the First Assalam School supports non-Arab children aged 7 to 12 who face financial and structural barriers to accessing quality education. To date, the school has enrolled more than 5300 students, providing inclusive learning opportunities and structured academic pathways that enable students to reintegrate into formal education systems.
During the visit, Habib shared insights from his professional journey, underscoring the importance of perseverance, discipline, and ambition in achieving success at the highest levels of international sport. His engagement reflects the school’s commitment to exposing students to positive role models who demonstrate how resilience and hard work can unlock opportunity, both inside and outside the classroom.
As part of the programme, Habib toured the school library, engaged learners through a health and wellness session, a rapid-fire game, and led an interactive sports session with students and educators, reinforcing the role of sport as a powerful tool for building confidence and holistic development.
Speaking on the visit, Al Jazi Hasan Darwish, Director of Communications and Engagement at Education Above All Foundation, said: “At Education Above All Foundation, we believe education is not only about academic attainment, but about nurturing confidence, resilience, and aspiration. Welcoming an athlete of Hady Habib’s calibre offers our students a living example of what determination and self-belief can achieve. These moments help children see beyond their immediate circumstances and imagine futures shaped by opportunity, purpose, and possibility.”
The First Assalam School delivers the British curriculum and integrates specialised, non-traditional programmes such as accelerated learning and homeschooling to bridge learning gaps, address foundational deficits, and support students in excelling academically. The school plays a critical role in assisting children whose education has been disrupted, ensuring they are not left behind.
Founded with a mission to ensure inclusive and equitable access to quality education globally, Education Above All Foundation works across fragile and disadvantaged contexts to expand learning opportunities for children and youth. Through its global initiatives, the Foundation has reached 18, 5 million children and youth across 77 countries, advancing education, empowerment, and sustainable development.
For more information, please visit www.educationaboveall.org.
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The Education Above All (EAA) Foundation is a global foundation established in 2012 by Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser. EAA Foundation aims to transform lives through education. We believe that education is the single most effective means of reducing poverty, creating peaceful and just societies, unlocking the full potential of every child and youth, and creating the right conditions to achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Through our multi-sectoral approach, unique financing models, focus on innovation as a tool for social good, and partnerships, we aim to bring hope and real opportunities to the lives of impoverished and marginalised children. EAA Foundation comprises the following programmes: Educate A Child (EAC), Al Fakhoora, Reach Out To All (ROTA), Silatech, Protect Education in Insecurity and Conflict (PEIC), Innovation Development (ID), and the Together project.
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