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Moving to Doha from Abu Dhabi

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EW EXPLORER
Latest post on 19 January 2011 - 08:11

Hi everyone, I'm sure these are questions that have been asked a million times, but would appreciate your patience! My DH is looking at moving us to Doha from AD and I'm just doing some fact finding.
Schools - my kids are currently doing British Curriculum and I would like them to stay with it - are there good BC schools, primary and senior? Can you give me their names and recommendations? I'll then look them up online.
Dogs - we have a dog who'd come with us - what's the attitude to dogs like over there? Are there places you can walk dogs (and off-lead preferably) or do you have to drive out into the desert to give your dog a run?
Houses - Are all the expat houses in compounds or are they freestanding? Do you get houses with decent size gardens?
Sports clubs - my kids currently do ballet, athletics, rugby, football and tennis - are there clubs for these or are they offered by the school?
Libraries - are there public libraries? English ones?
I'm not too worried about supermarkets etc as one can pretty much go with the flow - basically, it's the kids stuff that I need to make sure we don't compromise!
Thanks so much for your help with these queries!

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EW EXPLORER
Latest post on 19 January 2011 - 12:03
Hi, thanks for replying. Yes, I was trying to scroll through the posts but was coming up with a lot of stuff I didn't need (yet!) and was hoping for a shortcut. Sigh, guess it'll be the old fashioned slog method for me. Yes, when is Expatwoman going to fix their search function so that one can search by area - it is a continual problem. Think I'll drop them a line...
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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 19 January 2011 - 11:45
Hi..some schools doing brit curriculum..DESS, Doha College, Doha British Montessori, Compass, Sherbourne.....possibly others...sure someone else can help...search through qatar site, just by going backwards as search throws up dubai etc results...there is loads of previous discussions on these...school places at a premium..not easy to get...so be fast! Dogs....only seen them in compounds, but know people who go to desert to walk them off lead. Houses....mixture of free standing, compounds, high rises. Not sure about sports clubs...look up Aspire and see what they offer, sure there are more options. No public libraries that I know of.... Again, best to just go through the posts on this site.