Posted by Sarah on June 5, 2011 – 5:45 pm
Summer is back and once again everyone is wondering how to make the most of their holiday. If summer school is on your list of things to do, here are some great reasons for you to go ahead and sign up:
- The brain is a muscle and it needs exercise. The more you learn, the more powerful you brain becomes. Don’t get out of the healthy habit of learning!
- According to researchers, you can forget up to 30% of what you have been taught during the academic year, if you don’t engage in any mental activity during the summer holiday.
- This break from school gives you the opportunity to brush up and improve on your existing academic knowledge. Getting a step ahead during the holiday might be a little sneaky, but it is not cheating!
- Should you decide to concentrate on English this summer, you will be amazed at how much confidence it generates. This could be the key ingredient to making that academic breakthrough.
- Learning is an enjoyable experience! Most institutes have smaller class sizes so you get more chance to interact with your teacher and classmates, and practice skills taught. Make the most of it!
- You will make brand new friends from all over the country. This is an opportunity to broaden your horizons and interact with fabulous, interesting and exciting people your age.
- When you return to school, college or university, you will be amazed at how much you have advanced in one or two short courses.
Let summer be a time that you reward yourself for the hard work you put in all year, by making sure that you stay ahead of the game. It is up to you….
Remember “A child educated only at school is an uneducated child” (George Santayana).
Modern Gulf Institute has opened registrations early this year due to the popular demand of their Summer School. Numbers are increasing by the day and classes are filling up.
2011 SUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAMMES
The Young Learners
6yrs to 12yrs
DATES: 11/06/2011 - 3/08/2011
TIMES: 8am – 10am
English, Arithmetic, Swimming
Young Adults
13yrs to 18yrs
DATES: 11/6 /2011 – 6/7/2011 and/or 9/7 /2011 – 3/8/2011
TIMES: 10am – 2pm
General English and IELST preparation.
Register now or miss out on all the fun…
We all too often get tangled up in our consumer driven day to day lives that we forget about the bigger picture. Sadly, for a very long time, people have looked around and noticed only the differences between themselves and others. They pay attention to the varied shades of skin, ways of praying, languages spoken and mealtime traditions. What humanity has forgotten is that we have one magnificent thing in common, without which, none of us would be around… Her name is Mother Earth.
We have been warned time and time again about the detrimental effects of our wasteful ways and lack of concern for our planet. Save water! Don’t litter! Use less power! Turn off the lights! Use less gas! So, where is it exactly that we all plan to live when our time runs out? The joke is on us fellow polluters. We might be late out of the starting block, but that doesn’t mean that we can’t finish the race.
Modern Gulf Institute is proudly taking part in Earth Hour 2011. Earth Hour is held on the last Saturday of March every year, and all it involves is switching off your power for one hour, between 8:30 and 9:30pm. It is estimated that over 130 countries will be taking part, and we are pleased to add Oman to that number. Let us show the world that we are paying attention to this beautiful world and that we too intend to do our part to save the planet.
Posted by Sarah on February 15, 2011 – 1:59 pm
CONGRATULATIONS to the following three winners of the puzzle competition held at the Human Resources Development Expo February 2011, Oman:
- Mohammed Al Busaidi
- Rayya Saif alrahbi
- Rashid Saif Rashid Al Muqbali
Contestants were asked to write their contact information behind a puzzle piece and pin the puzzle piece onto the puzzle board. Three names were then drawn by an employee from the Ministry of the Civil Service.
Visit our competition page and stand a chance to win a course for yourself and a friend. http://www.moderngulf.com/competition.php
Winners of the January free course draw were:
Husna Zahran Al Mamari nominated by Sanaa Zahran Al Mamari (tel number xxxx6250)
and
Saleh Ali Al Mamari nominated by Taleb Hamood Al Balushi (tel number xxxx9078)
Well done to the winners!
You too can win a free course at MGI by logging on to our website and nomitating two friends. If either of your friends win, you will automatically also win a free course.
Enter now for the February draw. You have go to be in it to win it.
Manage your Destiny
Life takes us on journeys full of bumps, turns and winding paths, some of which we can control and the rest… let’s call them fate or destiny. Upon reaching our mile stone destinations, we realize that we don’t always end up where we thought we would. The good news is that the majority of the reward is found in the journey itself. When travelling with awareness and an eagerness to learn, the world becomes a fountain of endless possibility.
It is with this philosophy in mind that we should approach the new academic year. We should keep our eye on the goal, but not lose focus on what we are able to gain at every step on the way to that goal. Hundreds of school leavers are not doing what they would like to be doing right now. Perhaps they were unable get into the course that most interests them, or they are forced into doing an unwanted foundation year, or they haven’t managed to get into their first choice university. Whatever the case may be, this is no time to wallow in defeat. Dust yourself off, open your eyes, remember your dream, and now find a way to get closer to it.
“How?” I hear you thinking. There are many ways to Rome as I’m sure you’ve heard. It is up to you to find an alternative route, or perhaps you need to substitute your mode of transport. If you are already at university or college, ask the student advisors to help you expand and understand your options. If you are still hoping to join an institute of higher education, don’t waste your time sitting at home doing nothing. Enroll in short courses, English courses or IT courses at your local institute. These certificates will stand you in good stead when applying to study. Now take hold of your life and start securing a better academic future for yourself and your family. You will not be disappointed!
Thousands of students graduate from secondary school every year and are not able to go to university or college. Their chances of getting a job are slim at best, because they don’t have the skills to enter the workplace. Modern Gulf Institute is now offering a course that will prepare unemployed Omani nationals for work in the administrative field.
As skills development will be focused on job related requirements, and a general course outline is as follows:
- English; General English, Business English
- Information Technology: Keyboarding, Computers and Computing, Word Processing, Powerpoint, Excel, Internet Explorer
- Soft Skills: Customer Service, Telephone Answering Skills, Sales and Marketing, Office Management
The programme will last nine months and be divided into six sessions of five weeks each. At the end of each session students will be required to write examinations based on the work covered. Students who complete each session will be required to pass an English examination at the appropriate level, and will be awarded a locally approved Ministry of Manpower certificate.
Don’t get left behind this summer. In a society of fast pace living, it is absolutely vital to keep up. This is why Modern Gulf Institute is offering a unique 4 week intensive English course. Let us help you, by ensuring that your English language skills are up to standard for a new year of school, university or work.
Our programme is facilitated by native English speakers, who are determined to see the youth of Oman succeed. Up to date material and resources allow for exciting activity based lessons, which will result in fun and effective learning. We address all the language skills so that progress will be made in all areas.
The course will be held from 14 August to 8 September 2010, from 9am to 1pm, Saturday to Wednesday. Don’t miss out!
Posted by admin on June 20, 2010 – 12:20 pm
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