Al Majd Expressions Volume 3 Issue 1

THE AL MAJD EXPRESSIONS
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Volume 3, Issue 1
Greetings from Al Majd International School!!
In the current educational scenario, as students
grow more autonomous, their pursuit of
development and excellence becomes more
interactive through a system comprising the
learners and their chosen courses, their teachers,
their peers and the environment. We at Al Majd
strive to empower our learners to become
engaged, responsible, productive adults sensitive
to the rights and needs of others. Our school is
filled with enthusiastic students willing to learn,
supportive parents interested in their children's
education, and a dedicated professional staff
committed to providing quality education to our
students. We are empowered by the unwavering
trust that parents have in this institution, and in
this knowledge lies our strength and inspiration.
Together we are looking forward to meeting and
working with you to improve our school and the
positive educational
experience.
Mrs. Parveen Ali
Principal
We, the representatives of the Student Council
have already begun working on establishing a
proper system through which students can easily
voice their concerns. We are also trying to come
up with new ideas where school life would be
enjoyable and beneficial to all members of the
student body. I would be very grateful for your
ideas, and would really appreciate your patience as
we, the Council, work to creating interesting
opportunities to showcase our interests and talents.
As Ash Mcqueen once said, “I see a change looming on the horizon; it’s only a
matter of time." I look forward to
having a good year with all of
you.
Saad Sohail
President
Student Council
First Issue: 2015—2016
To be honest I never expected myself to be elected
as the school Captain. Initially I was reluctant to
run for the post, for little did I know that all the
magic happens outside our comfort zone.
Do you ever get this feeling when you see
something wrong and you think "why isn't
somebody doing something about it?" And then
you realize you're somebody. Well that's exactly
the reason I signed up for presidency. If you want
a change then be part of it.
I am trying my best to live up to the position and
to leave a good influence on the school.
To quote Leonardo da Vinci: “I have been
impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is
not enough; we must apply. Being willing is not
enough; we must do"
I figured this year that my
sense of worth is directly
proportionate to what I
learn and contribute to the
school. We should know
that we are the essence of
what we do.
Nadine Al Qarawi
School Captain
Interactive Counseling Session
An interactive counseling session - ’Secrets to Success’
was presented by Mr. Reji Jacob, Counselor and Executive Director of AFFERM Foundation, on
30th November 2015, for students of Grades VIII to
A’Levels. It was both an interesting and inspiring session
where Mr. Reji Jacob discussed with students the importance of developing a positive attitude, accepting failures,
enhancing social skills to build better relationships and also
the importance of communication and discussing their
problems with their teachers / parents. A session was also
held for teachers on building and strengthening relationships and the use of effective communication both at home
and work.
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AL MAJD
University Counselling
For all of us high school
students , the search for
universities has commenced. An everlasting
question raised by majority
of us : “WHERE do I go?” or
in other words : “What
next?”.
As IGCSE students , the
possibilities are countless ,
making it even tougher to
decide on the institute to
join. So to aid us in setting
a clear path for our future,
our school recently welcomed university representatives from the United
Kingdom , in collaboration
with the British Council to
encourage students to
study abroad.
We were honoured by the
presence of representatives from the following
universities and colleges:
City London University
Birmingham City University
Alpha Omega College
The counselling session
was attended by students
from 10th, 11th and 12th
grades, who were very
excited to get the opportunity to learn more about
studying abroad.
Indeed, the day was a
grand success. The different undergraduate, PhD
and masters courses
offered by each university
and college were presented to the students
and the admission requirements, scholarships
and bursaries were explained as well. Finally the
interactive session left us
with a much clearer
picture of what it would be
like to study abroad.
Wishing you a bright
future!!
Sara Maher
A1-A
World Food Day
The world food day is celebrated on the 10th of October every year, worldwide. At AMIS it was celebrated on the 16th of October. The world food day, is
an opportunity for the Majd community to unite in an
effort to help raise awareness on the global problems
of hunger. On the special day, the teachers and students of the Kindergarten sections got together to
prepare a variety of cuisines ranging from cup cakes
to snowball candies. The tiny chefs in the making,
looked extremely adorable whilst imitating their
teachers in getting their goodies ready. The icing on
the cake, was the presence of our Principal, Mrs.
Parveen Ali who encouraged both the children and
teachers on efforts taken.
Past forward
International Day
Up coming Events:
First Term Exam
20th Dec 2015
Half Yearly Holidays
10th -16th Jan 2016
‘Variety is the spice of Life’ was the theme
on International Day that was celebrated by
our Kindergarten in the month of November
2015. Our tiny tots from diverse nationalities
and culture came dressed in their national
costumes. The day was celebrated at school
together beginning with a special assembly
where the students’ spoke about their countries. Students were actively involved in various activities like flag making, drawing and
coloring throughout the day. A few of the
students’ brought their national food which
was shared among them adding, ‘spice and
flavor’ to the International Day celebrations.
I graduated in 2014. I was privileged to be a
part of AMIS for 15 years. I am grateful to my
school and my teachers for the opportunities
given to me to nurture my skills. The arts and
craft competition helped me to develop an
interest in arts which eventually led me to
The School Of Art Design and Architecture at
NUST in I slamabad. I am really happy
where I am and
I wish everyone to
believe in what they
want to do and strive
to make their dreams
into realities.
Syed Saad Shahid