Maryam Kafoud

• Competed in the 2024 World Schools Debating Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia - in which Team Qatar ended our run as world semi-finalists & 3rd best team in the world
• Competed in the 2024 Prague Debate Spring held in Prague, Czech Republic
• Competed in international online tournaments throughout the year to develop our exposure to various national teams of different skill levels
• Secured countless tournament victories through diligent research and comprehensive evidence preparation.
• Improved personal debating skill sets by attending regular practice sessions and providing constructive feedback.

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• Inspired discussion surrounding chronic illness awareness within the audience by sharing personal experiences as a Type One Diabetic
• Improved my public-speaking skills as I was speaking on a very vulnerable topic close to my heart

• Highly competitive week-long competition in Paris, France whereby we were given 48 hours to plan, shoot, and edit an entire film with a given prop and genre
• Navigated through many collobarative challenges and technical obstacle that arose in an extremely time-sensitive environment
• Developed and refined my PremierPro editing software skills to edit our short film within a few hours
• Organized footage and audio files during production

- Hosted weekly Art Workshops for club members

- Collaborated with High School productions to allow club members to aid in set-design painting

- Held weekly club-executive meetings

- Organized minutes for leadership's executive meetings with teacher advisor

- Held weekly drama workshops for club members

- Organized usher volunteers for High School, Middle School and Elementary School productions

- Organized annual Halloween Haunted House actors and faculty

- Met with adminstration and Parents' Associations to sponsor a thespian-dedicated common space within the school

• Led team workouts (including warm-ups and cool-downs)
• Maintained high-team morale throughout the season
• Organized social outings for team-bonding experiences
• Led the ISKL team in the Bangkok IASAS competition