Staying the Course: How iCademy Middle East weathered the storm
Graduates of this online school are accepted in some of the top universities in the US The Coronavirus pandemic has affected 1.6 billion students in 190 countries across the globe Image Credit: Supplied
On March 8, 2020, 2.75 million UAE children and their parents were informed that schools would be closing due to the global Covid-19 virus. The initial period of closure would be four weeks. As parents scrambled to adjust their schedules, teachers rushed to familiarise themselves with technology and strategies to teach from home. It was a time of tremendous uncertainty and trepidation. Eventually, the pandemic affected 1.6 billion students in 190 countries across the globe.
MAHE Dubai is offering an early bird offer to encourage students to register in advance MAHE Dubai Image Credit: Supplied
Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Dubai Campus, has announced that it is open to accept registrations for its undergraduate programmes based on the predicted grades, internal assessments, or pre-board results of the students. The decision was taken to support the prospective students in these times of uncertainty.
Dr Jason Fitzsimmons, Academic President, MAHE Dubai, said, “We understand that there is a sense of uncertainty among the students with regards to their higher studies due to the difficult times. However, we assure students that we are there with them at every step to help them take an informed decision. We have also made the application process flexible to suit the students. Students can visit us on campus or connect with us virtually and register with us to block their seats based on their predicted grade
Dubai: Students in Dubai are getting more sleep, having breakfast more regularly, and enjoying closer relationships with their teachers, the results of the fourth Dubai Student Wellbeing Census have revealed.
Nearly 60 per cent of students in Grades six to nine and 41.5 per cent of students in Grades 10 to 12 said they got a good night’s sleep at least 5 times a week, compared with 54.2 per cent and 37.1 per cent respectively the previous year. Three out of four students also reported waking up later in the day.
Similarly, nearly 78 per cent of students in Grades six to nine and 69 per cent of students in Grades 10 to 12 said they ate breakfast five times a week, up from 69.7 per cent and 61.5 per cent respectively from the year before.