The President of Somaliland, Muse Bihi, paid an unexpected visit to Abaarso. Our new Head of School, Trudy Hall, former Head of School James Linville and Farhan Elmi, an alumnus and current Physics teacher at Abaarso, all gave the President a tour around the academic buildings on campus. The president met with school administrators, where
Largest 7th Grade Entrance Exam Turnout The demand for education from Abaarso continues to grow in Somaliland. In the spring of 2019, we had the largest number of applicants for admission to our school in our history. We administered our entrance exam to over 1,800 students around Somaliland. This admissions cycle we were able to
Thirty-six Abaarso students have earned opportunities to continue their education abroad this fall, in over a dozen countries across the world. This group marks another strong year for Abaarso’s admissions results, with the full list below.Abdiaziz Sulub Jamac, American University of Beirut, LebanonAbdibasid Qaalif Mohamoud, Marist College, USAAbdihalim Ahmed Ali, The Loomis Chaffee School, USAAbdikani Mohamed Ahmed,
Abaarso Tenth Graders Inspire Students to Engage with Somaliland’s Challenges Three Abaarso students have created an ongoing school competition that aims to get their peers thinking about the biggest challenges in their country. The competition, called Somaliland Social Service Project, was the idea of Yahye Hassan, Abdifatah Abdilahi and Mohamed Eid Ismail, all in the tenth
Abaarso Alum Mustafe Elmi Begins Masters Degree at Cambridge Among Abaarso’s biggest achievements over the last few years is the return of its first classes of alums to Somaliland, including several as teachers at Abaarso. One of these alums, Mustafe Elmi, shown above with Somaliland Foreign Minister Dr Sacad Ali Shire, is now headed on from
Introducing Abaarso’s 2018-19 Faculty As Abaarso begins its 10th year, the school welcomes one of the strongest faculty groups that it has seen. 16 of the 25 members of the faculty are returning from last year, by far the largest number in the school’s history. Nearly the full administration is also returning. The photo above shows
