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If you are a parent who desires to have their children in a smaller school environment where individual attention can be paid to all children and where daily communications with parents are a common practice, then you should seriously consider QSI. Our educational model is successful because we go to the achievement level of the child. Teachers then teach small groups of students with a high level of interaction with the students.
QSI International School of Hanoi is located in a quiet residential area of Hanoi, a convenient location for international families. The preschool through upper elementary program is supported by a well-maintained facility. The school has a modern automated library, lunch facility, physical education area, and classrooms integrated with up-to-date technology.
Quality Schools International (QSI) is a non-profit organization operating 36 international schools in Europe, Central Asia, the Far East, South America, and the Middle East. QSI International School of Hanoi benefits from the unique opportunities afforded by this organization with nearly four decades of proven performance.
From the Director's Desk
Creating a Home which Fosters Multiple Intelligences
(This is an excerpt from our weekly newsletter. For more weekly school information, download the .pdf file at the end of this blog entry.)
School is not the only place where children's multiple intelligences need to be nurtured and expanded. Equally vital is the kind of education and brain building that a child receives at home. Parents can do much to create a home environment that helps their child to develop his or her very special intelligences. How can a parent do this? We will take a look at some measures a parent can take to foster optimal development of their child’s multiple intelligences at home.
The Theory of Multiple Intelligences was developed by Howard Gardner. He initially formulated a list of seven intelligences and then later added two more. Human beings possess a unique blend of intelligences.
Here is a list of the Multiple Intelligences with tips on how they can be developed at home:
Linguistic Intelligence (Word Smart).This child enjoys reading, has an extensive vocabulary, prefers English or Social Studies over math and science, learns a foreign language with ease, is a good speller and writer, likes rhymes and puns, and communicates his thoughts well. Tip: Encourage him to discuss books he has read with you, play word or board games or prepare speeches.
Logical-Mathematical Intelligence (Number/Reasoning Smart). This child is curious about how things work, loves numbers and math, enjoys strategy games like chess, checkers, brain teasers or logic puzzles, likes experiments, is interested in natural history museums, and likes computers. Tip: Encourage her to solve various kinds of puzzles, provide her with games like checkers, chess or backgammon, let her figure things out and encourage her to ask questions.
Interpersonal Intelligence (People Smart).This child enjoys socializing with friends, is a natural leader, is caring, helps friends solve problems, is street-smart and understands feelings from facial expressions, gestures and voice. Tip: Encourage collaborative activities with friends inside and outside of school, expose her to multi-cultural books and experiences, encourage dramatic activities and role playing, help her learn to negotiate and share.
Feed Your Children So They Excel at School
(This is an excerpt from our weekly newsletter. For more weekly school information, download the .pdf file at the end of this blog entry.)
It is very important to provide children with the nutrients they need to have the energy to get through a long school day and be alert and ready to do homework and participate in extracurricular activities.
Breakfast is important!
Research studies indicate that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. The nourishment and energy from healthy food sources in your child's breakfast will rev-up her metabolism and spark her cognitive function enormously. A study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that skipping the first meal of the day can hinder academic performance and interfere with cognition and learning among school children.
Foods and nutrients that build brain function
Below are specific foods and nutrients that can enhance your child's diet and increase brain development and function. Consider giving them to your child on a regular basis and providing them for school and after school snacks.
1. Choline is good for the memory
This nutrient is found in eggs and nuts. It augments brain and memory development. Start the day with some eggs.
Brain Gym® Exercises for Children
(This is an excerpt from our weekly newsletter. For more weekly school information, download the .pdf file at the end of this blog entry.)
Are you searching for ways to help your child become more successful at learning at home? Most children will have some type of homework assigned by their school teacher daily, or assigned by you the parent or a tutor. How can your child get the most out of this learning time? There is a new technique called “Brain Gym Exercises” which have been found to be very effective in helping children.
Brain Gym exercises are bodily movements designed to improve the ability to retain knowledge by using the integral relationship between body and mind. Our bodies are very much a part of all our learning, and learning is not an isolated "brain" function. Every nerve and cell is a network contributing to our intelligence and our learning capability. The Brain Gym approach came from the teachings of Paul E. Dennison, Ph.D., and Gail E. Dennison, who concluded that learning takes place within every area of the body. They went on to affirm that any person could improve his intellectual standing, to some degree, by moving in ways that caused neuropathways in different areas of the brain to connect. Brain Gym training is thought to be especially beneficial to young children.
Many parents and educators have found Brain Gym exercises quite helpful in improving overall concentration ability. Introduced here, you will find four basic Brain Gym exercises which can be implemented quickly and easily.
Below is a series of movements called PACE. They are surprisingly simple, but very effective! These activities will help your child become Positive, Active, Clear and Energetic for learning.
How Video Games are Like Cocaine
(This is an excerpt from our weekly newsletter. For more weekly school information, download the .pdf file at the end of this blog entry.)
If you are like I am, you worry about how much time a child should be allowed to play video games and if the games are even good for a child’s brain development. I recently found the article below. Read it and see what you think.
Video games are a threat to the brain’s pleasure centers. Brain imaging has shown that video games work in the same area of the brain as cocaine and methamphetamine.
Video games increase the amount of dopamine being released in the brain, so when kids play video games, they really like it! And when you try to take those games away from them, they get really upset. In fact, some even go through withdrawal symptoms when they aren’t allowed to play.
The problem with video games is that they release so much dopamine that there isn’t enough of the chemical available for the little things in life. Other activities and relationships that would normally make your children happy leave them feeling nothing at all.
Developing Your Child's Communication Skills
(This is an excerpt from our weekly newsletter. For more weekly school information, download the .pdf file at the end of this blog entry.)
Good communication skills will help your child develop better relationships with you and others. Communication is the building block of all relationships. It is through expressing themselves that children reveal their thoughts, feelings, and connect to others.
Communication is what we say and how we say it
Like adults, children communicate with looks (frowns or smiles), with actions (hugs or punches), with silence (warm or cold), as well as with words (kind or unkind). Good communication involves paying attention to all of these types of expressions.
Good communication skills consist of:
· Sending a clear message.
· Giving your full attention to the person sending the message.
· Paying attention to all the ways the message is being sent.
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Phone: (84-4) 3718 6418
Email: maynard-yutzy [at] qsi [dot] org
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Tay Ho District Hanoi, Vietnam
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