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For many, spirituality and education go hand in hand. Ramadan, a spiritual month for Muslims around the world, is an excellent time for people to embrace the spirit of learning. Read on to explore some of ideas one can take from the month of Ramadan.
What we think is unachievable is within our reach
Throughout the year we often chalk up our successes and failures to external factors. We complain about being busy, being wronged by others, not having enough time and too many responsibilities. Through this month, we are reminded by all those that fast during the day, keeping hunger and thirst bay, that anything is within our reach if we try hard enough. People overcome the initial pangs of hunger and drowsiness and within a few days, those feelings are replaced with renewed focus and determination.
Despite changes, life continues
While the month can be difficult, we aim to instill certain values in children. During Ramadan, children learn how people challenge their body, spirit and mind and come out on top. They see the embrace of the month’s difficulties and despite those, people can adopt a strategic approach to success. The shorter school days are geared to encourage the students to learn in shorter, more intense spurts. And the extra hours in the day also provide more time for the students to prepare for the exams that are to follow shortly after Ramadan.
Learning to reflect
Ramadan is also an important time to reflect on their actions. With more time in the day to reflect, students have more time to absorb material. It is also a welcome opportunity to reflect on how we go about our daily lives, including our diets. For both students and teachers fasting, the best way to stay alert and focus throughout the month is by focusing more on nutritious meals than large meals that are unhealthy and oily.
After Eid, the schools will resume and exams will follow shortly. We wish all our students the best of luck and a blessed month ahead.
BEAM Launches the World’s First “Promethean Innovation Hub” across its 5 schools
Bukhatir Education Advancement and Management (BEAM), in partnership with educational technology provider Promethean, launched the world’s first Promethean Hub in all Creative Science Schools across the UAE to enhance the learning experience for students by advancing educational standards and creating new best practices.
Cementing the position of Beam Creative Science Schools’ as leading and globally recognized education organizations who champion innovative and transformative pedagogy through this new technology; the schools’ prestigious status as Promethean Innovation Hubs will bring great advantages to BEAM students and faculty alike, providing tools to empower teachers and motivate students to learn.
The intention of the Promethean Innovation Hub partnership is to explore and develop new approaches to teaching with technology in the classroom, and to allow the BEAM Schools to help road test and provide feedback during the beta development stage of new methodologies and technologies in Education while offering students and faculty, unmatched pioneering technology to support learning in partnership with Promethean.
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