Learning

How many hours of sleep students need and why

sleepy Neurologist, Dr. Judy Willis, M.D., M.Ed. explains the best schedule to maximize children’s health and brainpower. During sleep, the higher thinking regions of the brain are less active because information enters the brain during sleep. This is when the brain can devote a greater portion of its energy (metabolism) to organization and filing the information learned during the day. This brain state is just what is needed to allow recently learned material to be stored in long-term memory.

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Dr. Karen Mapp on Home Reading

Want your children to go far in life? Then encourage strong reading skills. A student who enjoys reading and reads to learn will be a lifelong learner. Dr. Karen Mapp explores what ALL parents, regardless of language, background or experience, can do to encourage a love of reading. Click here to watch the video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivx8aK0_rt4

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Dr. Karen Mapp on Student Success

Parents have a powerful – almost magical, influence on their children. When parents take an active interest in their students learning, they raise the value of education in the home and provide the motivation for their sons and daughters to succeed. In this video, Dr. Karen Mapp addresses the role of parents in student success.

Click here to watch: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3sZquFe9Ug

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Mr. Fawzi Recommends …

Looking for great applications or Websites to explore with your kids?
Mr. Fawzi, teacher at Al Khaleej National School, sends us his top 20 apps and sites every month. We’d love to hear your feedback or suggestions.

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Parenting

Here’s one point of view… What’s yours?

Parents should slow down and simplify their children’s lives, author advises Family counsellor and author, Kim John Payne believes children are getting too much, too fast,

Learning

Parental influence and access to books at home linked to high literacy rates among children

Making a strong case for parents and caregivers to encourage reading at home, the Irish Times recently highlighted the country’s results in the “PIRLS International Result

About Parental Engagement

GEMS Education believes passionately in helping all of our students reach their full potential. We see parents and care givers as central to that aspiration, and seek to give them the information, tools and resources necessary to help their children be their best.

Global research proves that parents who are consistently and positively engaged in their son or daughter’s learning can have a significant impact on their achievement. GEMS is committed to supporting parents in this endeavor, for the benefit of all our students.