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The University of Auckland, the top university in New Zealand, has just released a comprehensive list of brand-new scholarships for students from South-East Asia, offering students financial aid of up to NZD10,000. The University of Auckland ASEAN High Achievers Scholarship was established to attract South-East Asian students back to campus now that the borders are completely open. Both undergraduate and graduate students may apply for the award beginning on October 10. Ainslie Moore, the interim director of international at the University of Auckland, said the scholarships will be given out twice a year to full-time students pursuing a variety of…
Health Education is a very important topic in today’s world not only for general students but also for students with special needs. Health education not only contains physical health but also Mental health which in today’s time is of utmost importance. Health education develops the awareness, skills, and positive attitudes of students towards health. Health education teaches physical, mental, emotional, and social health. It helps students to improve and preserve their health, avoid illness, and reduce risky behaviours. Health education curricula and training help students learn skills so that they can make healthier decisions in their lives. It is important…
The Fostering Learning and Awareness on Student Housing (FLASH) survey, the largest statistical investigation ever made into the living circumstances of Canada’s student population, provides a dismal picture of the housing circumstances of the 1.5 million renters in that nation. The FLASH polled 18,000 students nationwide and was carried out by the Unité de travail pour l’implantation de logement étudiant (UTILE), a non-profit organisation from Quebec that specialises on cheap student housing. According to the data, the average student rent in Canada in 2021 was $1250, which was 25% more expensive than the average price of all rental properties in…
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday exhorted teachers to teach stories from the “Panchatantra”, the book of ancient Indian collection of interrelated animal fables, to school students. “Doing so will help the children become more decisive and distinguish between right and wrong,” he said after inaugurating AM Naik School in Powai. Mr Shah said the National Educational Policy (NEP) 2020 does not look at education merely as a means to land a job, but the policy is rooted in Indian ethos which looks at creating better citizens. He said the education policy launched during the pandemic is exactly similar…
Quality health education is the foundation of well-being. It not only means physical health, but also social and mental wellness. The link between education and health needs to be strengthened in a way that we give importance to every factor that constitutes a perfectly good mind. The 37th edition of Education Today will have its focus themed on “Health Education” and we will be analyzing the quality of health education. Check out our cover story Food Adulteration, Safety and Laws, articles Reproductive Health of Women Among the Rural Population in India, Youth Vulnerable to Cardiac Arrests by Megha Elza John…
“By education, I mean an all-round drawing of the best in a child and man in body, mind, and spirit” these are very famous words of Mahatma Gandhi. Today’s children are tomorrow’s citizens. Every good citizen will make a healthier society. In order to create a healthy society, it is essential to give children proper health education right from their school levels. By providing children with effective health education, schools can significantly decrease their health risks. Students spend most of their time in school. So, the teachers play a vital role in developing healthy behaviour in students. Elementary, middle, and…
“There is no sincere love than the love of food” is the famous words of George Bernard Shaw. How true! But when this love turns into addiction, it becomes a disorder! Eating disorders are considered by many to be lifestyle choices. But it is much more than that. Eating disorders is one of the psychological disorders which are caused by serious disturbances of eating behaviour. It can have life-threatening consequences on humans. These are serious conditions related to persistent eating behaviours that negatively impact your health, your emotions, and your ability to function in important areas of life. The most…
Exercise and physical activity are vital for everyone. All ages of people, including kids, teenagers, and adults, need frequent physical activity. Physical fitness through exercise is one of the most common pieces of advice offered by medics across the world, with many benefits if done properly. Importance of Exercise Exercise is used to improve health, and maintain fitness and is important as a means of physical rehabilitation. Exercising the body is one way of keeping it healthy. If we do not exercise then our muscles become weaker and may lead to us being less able to do things properly. Also,…
Amman Academy in Jordan has joined Nord Anglia Education’s family of schools, which includes other prestigious international schools and is the largest supplier of the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program in the world. Amman Academy, established in 1991, is Nord Anglia’s first institution in Jordan and sixth institution overall in the Middle East. Currently, Nord Anglia runs 81 schools internationally in 32 nations. One of the best international schools in Jordan in the entire world, Amman Academy was designated an IB World School in 2006. It is a private IB Pre-K through Grade 12 day school that teaches students from the…
According to long-term trend (LTT) assessment results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) released today by the National Center for Education Statistics, 9-year-old students’ reading and arithmetic skills decreased between 2020 and 2022. (NCES). Acting NCES Associate Commissioner Daniel McGrath stated, “These are some of the greatest declines we have recorded in a single assessment cycle in 50 years of the NAEP programme.” The performance of students in 2022 is at a level last seen 20 years ago. The new findings are the first study to compare student achievement before and after the epidemic using a nationally representative…