Mastery Learning

Arslah Waqar is the current Middle School Student Council Liaison for the PSG. She helps coordinate between middle school and PSG by listening to the students and reporting back to PSG to discuss how they can help. She was inspired to join the Parent Support Group because she wanted to give back to her community. 

 

However, her story starts in Lahore, Pakistan, where she grew an affinity for science and her country’s traditional food. Originally, Ms. Arslah wanted to become a physician, but due to the strict rules in her country, she found another path in pharmaceuticals. Since then, she has traveled to Angola, Italy, and now Kazakhstan with her two sons and husband. She is fluent in Urdu and English, but also knows some Italian and Portuguese. While traveling abroad, she feels that she has grown as a person. “I am more accepting now of other cultures and religions,” she told us. Living overseas has had its many benefits, but there are definitely aspects of her home country that she misses. When we asked her about what she missed, she said without hesitation, “Food.” 

 

She was drawn to the warmth of QSI’s community when she first arrived during the pandemic. The openness and kindness of the community made her love our school. Ever since she arrived, she has grown to love Astana for its safety, cleanliness, and its cold weather. The winters of Astana were a nice change since she grew up in the sweltering heat of northeast Pakistan. 

 

QSI is grateful to have a person as lovely and helpful as Arslah Waqar. She is there for the middle schoolers when they need her and she is a wonderful addition to the community. We are thankful to have her with us!