UAE: ‘Flower’ supermoon tonight, how to watch it
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The first lunar eclipse of the year is special as the moon is going to be closest to the Earth s surface
Mark your calendars for the next big lunar event that will happen on Wednesday, May 26 when the UAE skies will be adorned with a supermoon that is perhaps the largest-looking one of the year.
This supermoon is the closest full moon of the year and may look unusually large to people in some countries, while people in other parts of the world will see a ‘blood moon’ due to the reddish hue from the sunlight filtering through the Earth s atmosphere.
Watch the UAE skies for supermoon on May 26
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Dubai: The winners of the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature’s competitions for schools were recently honoured at several awards ceremonies at the Mohammad Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences (MBRU).
The competitions the Oxford University Press (OUP) Story Writing Competition, The Chevron Readers’ Cup and the Montegrappa Letter Writing Competition allowed young people to show off their skills in story writing and letter composition.
Ahlam Bolooki, festival director of the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature, said: “Schoolchildren have faced so many uncertainties this year, and I know the return of these competitions has been a welcome boost to morale. The competitions have become an annual highlight in the school calendar.”
Covid: Dubai students sleep better due to online classes
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The Covid-19-induced lockdown restrictions last year appear to have improved the sleep patterns of pupils.
The ongoing online classes allowed pupils to catch up that additional hour of sleep in the morning, which was earlier spent on travelling from their homes to schools, according to a survey.
A survey of 538 pupils from Year IX to XIII at Dubai College revealed that remote learning has significantly led to improved wellness quotient among young minds.
“They online classes led to three times more positive affect, twice less negative affect and 4.45 times greater hedonic, emotional well-being,” the findings said.