Power Tutoring would like to wish everyone Eid Mubarak! We hope you all have a wonderful break and we would love to hear about your trips or celebrations!
Monday, August 29, 2011
Saturday, August 27, 2011
Scuba Diving for Kids
If you’re looking to keep active and cool over the next few months, then diving is one of the few outdoorsy pursuits left to enjoy. Once the sole (geddit!) domain of adrenaline junkies, more and more youngsters are now taking up the sport and, says Paul Sant, Master Instructor at Divers Down in Fujairah, it’s a hobby that will last a lifetime.
http://www.timeoutdubai.com/kids/features/24969-scuba-diving-for-kids
http://www.timeoutdubai.com/kids/features/24969-scuba-diving-for-kids
School Regeneration - USA
This summer, work has begun on transforming a 10-storey, 20,000 sq m former industrial building, adjacent to the High Line park in Manhattan, into the first flagship for Avenues – a school company that over the next decade will open 20 or more locations globally.
Taken from the September 2011 issue of Monocle Magazine (Issue 46, Volume 05)
Taken from the September 2011 issue of Monocle Magazine (Issue 46, Volume 05)
Best in Class
While some countries struggle to adopt an enlightened policy to school design, innovative architects around the globe are demonstrating that a healthy learning environment with plenty of light and natural materials means happier children and long-term economic benefits.
http://www.monocle.com/sections/culture/Magazine-Articles/Best-in-Class---Global/
http://www.monocle.com/sections/culture/Magazine-Articles/Best-in-Class---Global/
Thursday, August 25, 2011
New Term dates
Power Tutoring will begin the new academic year on the 11th September 2011. We will be offering free assessments for prospective students from the 4th September 2011.
Please contact us for more information on 04 364 3080
Please contact us for more information on 04 364 3080
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Education is the best asset to invest in
You would not trust your health to a doctor who is not qualified, so why should you trust your wealth to someone without proper professional training? Trust is paramount in any investment relationship but it has taken a battering lately.
In a recent survey of investment professionals undertaken by CFA (chartered financial analyst) Societies around the GCC and Middle East, over half of respondents believe that trust in the investment industry has diminished since the recent financial crisis. Perhaps not surprisingly, in response to that erosion of trust, the demand for professional qualifications has risen from both employers and their employees.
If this reflects an attempt to regain trust by the investment community, then it is a welcome trend.
In a recent survey of investment professionals undertaken by CFA (chartered financial analyst) Societies around the GCC and Middle East, over half of respondents believe that trust in the investment industry has diminished since the recent financial crisis. Perhaps not surprisingly, in response to that erosion of trust, the demand for professional qualifications has risen from both employers and their employees.
If this reflects an attempt to regain trust by the investment community, then it is a welcome trend.
To read more, click on this link: http://www.arabianbusiness.com/education-is-best-asset-invest-in-389235.html
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Dubai Autism Center
After the issuance of the decree on the 18th of November 2001, from the late Ruler of Dubai, H.H. Sheikh Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Dubai Autism Center has begun the creation of its various services targeted towards encouraging a better understanding of Autism and providing specialist services for people with Autism and those who care for them.
http://www.dubaiautismcenter.ae/
http://www.dubaiautismcenter.ae/
Top marks for behaviour programme
SHARJAH // A programme that aims to prevent bad behaviour in schools such as smoking, truancy, fighting and dropping out is being expanded.
Sharjah Police and the Sharjah Education Council yesterday agreed to increase the number of schools participating in their security culture programme from 21 last year to 50 this year.
"The number of students benefiting from this security programme would also go up from 9,000 students last year to 25,000 this year," said Brig Gen Humaid Mohammed Al Hudaidi, the director general of Sharjah Police. "We intend to expand this programme to almost every child in the emirate."
He said the programme would create a generation capable of co-operation to achieve community goals such as fewer accidents and crimes.
Dr Abdullah Saleh Al Suweih, the director of the Education Council, said that police last year held 166 lectures in schools on 41 topics.
"What was done last year was mostly a success," he said. "We want to focus on prevention rather than cure," he said.
Sharjah Police and the Sharjah Education Council yesterday agreed to increase the number of schools participating in their security culture programme from 21 last year to 50 this year.
"The number of students benefiting from this security programme would also go up from 9,000 students last year to 25,000 this year," said Brig Gen Humaid Mohammed Al Hudaidi, the director general of Sharjah Police. "We intend to expand this programme to almost every child in the emirate."
He said the programme would create a generation capable of co-operation to achieve community goals such as fewer accidents and crimes.
Dr Abdullah Saleh Al Suweih, the director of the Education Council, said that police last year held 166 lectures in schools on 41 topics.
"What was done last year was mostly a success," he said. "We want to focus on prevention rather than cure," he said.
Monday, August 22, 2011
University to offer first business PhD in UAE
DUBAI // The popularity of business courses provides many of Dubai's universities with a problem: nowhere in the UAE offers PhD programmes to develop lecturers.
The University of Dubai hopes to change that and has submitted a proposal to the Ministry of Higher Education to offer business PhDs.
About 10,000 students - most of them Emirati - have graduated from the university since it was set up in 1997 by the Dubai Chamber of Commerce. It now offers dozens of MBA and undergraduate degrees.
But as the institution has expanded it has felt an increasing need for home-grown academics, especially, says the university's president, in the areas of finance and accounting.
The University of Dubai hopes to change that and has submitted a proposal to the Ministry of Higher Education to offer business PhDs.
About 10,000 students - most of them Emirati - have graduated from the university since it was set up in 1997 by the Dubai Chamber of Commerce. It now offers dozens of MBA and undergraduate degrees.
But as the institution has expanded it has felt an increasing need for home-grown academics, especially, says the university's president, in the areas of finance and accounting.
Welcome to the Power Tutoring blog!
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Welcome to the Power Tutoring blog! We will be updating the blog daily with news and interesting educational facts.
Based out of the academic heartland of Knowledge Village, Power Tutoring has been the premier tutoring company in Dubai since it opened in 2006. Whether your child needs extra support to excel, or you are looking for an after-school activity that is academic and fun at the same time, we have both.
Power Tutoring is run by a team of individuals who understand what it takes to successfully educate a child. We aspire to challenge and stretch children's imagination to realise their goals and improve their confidence by improving standard school grades and nurturing their individual potential.
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Welcome to the Power Tutoring blog! We will be updating the blog daily with news and interesting educational facts.
Based out of the academic heartland of Knowledge Village, Power Tutoring has been the premier tutoring company in Dubai since it opened in 2006. Whether your child needs extra support to excel, or you are looking for an after-school activity that is academic and fun at the same time, we have both.
Power Tutoring is run by a team of individuals who understand what it takes to successfully educate a child. We aspire to challenge and stretch children's imagination to realise their goals and improve their confidence by improving standard school grades and nurturing their individual potential.
Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/powertutoring
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Girls' Education Campaign 2011- Dubai
An educated girl is more likely to be healthy and earn a higher income, benefiting herself, her family and her community. However, 42 million girls around the world do not go to school. Your donation can help educate a girl and change her life.
If you want to read more, go to this link: http://www.dubaicares.ae/en/seasonalcampaign/campaigns-events/2011-activities-1/girls-education.html
If you want to read more, go to this link: http://www.dubaicares.ae/en/seasonalcampaign/campaigns-events/2011-activities-1/girls-education.html
Sunday, August 21, 2011
Kasra's Surprise Birthday Party: 18th August 2011
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