Mastering the Art of Follow Up - Introvert Whisperer

Introvert Whisperer / Mastering the Art of Follow Up - Introvert Whisperer Mastering the Art of Follow Up “I’ll follow up with you tomorrow.”  Only that follow up never happens.  How does that make you feel?  It makes no difference what the follow up was going to be. It can be a call back from a job interview all the way to your work associate following up to tell you if they can be in a meeting.  Besides being unprofessional, a failed follow up doesn’t make you feel good; it makes you feel forgotten and unimportant.    Hopefully, those are feelings you don’t create with others.       The follow up is especially important because it is one thing that demonstrates your integrity.  Follow up is also important for several other reasons: It helps to keep business moving forward.  We can all work with some delay in our various business processes as long as we know that the person we need something from will follow up with whatever is needed from them. It keeps people accountable.  When you follow up with someone on a commitment they made, it will keep them more focused on the deliverable and staying accountable. It is about integrity and trust.  If you’ve failed to follow up on something enough times, you’ve trained those people to not trust that you will ever do what you say. Some jobs require it.  If you are in certain jobs, you have to be the one to make the phone call or drop into some one’s office to follow up.  This happens because of the role you and the other person play.  If you don’t do the follow-up, the business won’t move forward, nor will your career. It can be a tool for your job.  Follow up is an important tool to my job as a coach, just as it was when I was a manager.  Sometimes people rely on your ability to follow up to keep things moving or to help them through a process.  It’s critical to many jobs. If you happen to be a person who lacks good follow up skills, don’t worry; here are five things you can do to go from bad to great: List your follow ups.  Many people have a running ‘to-do’ list. This trick is just like that only it falls in the category of following up.  List the required follow-up, put the date it needs to be done and check it off after you’ve done it.  People will think you are a rock star. Put it on your calendar.  Most people have some type of calendar and calendar reminder system on their phone.  When you have something to follow up on, don’t try to remember it; simply put it in your calendar to ping you at the appropriate time. Use your files.  If you keep a file for a project or person, make a sticky note and put it in the file to remind you to follow up on a specific thing related to that file. This will only work if you refer to the file somewhat frequently. Don’t get sticky note crazy.  Some people will generate hundreds of sticky notes and put them all over the place to help them remember to follow up on things.  When you do this, it loses the impact of the sticky note as a reminder.  The eye gets used to the clutter of sticky notes and can now easily ignore them. Don’t rely on your memory.  Most people can only juggle a limited amount of things in their memory at any given time.  Unless you are one of those rare people who remember everything, skip trying to remember your follow ups.  It can’t be relied upon.  Instead of trying to remember to get into the habit of using one of the simple tips mentioned above. Follow up is a professional tool used in all jobs from restaurant servers to CEOs.    If you are good at it, you will be branded as a trust-worthy peer and professional with whom other people will want to work. CAREER ACCELERATION Do you know what your next career step is? Many people don’t. I want to help you accelerate your career by connecting you with your Free Instant Access to my eBook on how to construct your Career SMART Goals â€" that will help you put together your actions and keep you accountable. Get your copy now and start your action plan today: CLICK HERE!

Inspirational Poems to Encourage Reading

Inspirational Poems to Encourage Reading Motivational Poems are a Great Method of Teaching Reading ChaptersHow Can Poetry Move You?The Powerful Poetry of WarUplifting PoemsAnonymous but Positive PoemsThe English Oxford Living Dictionaries define the noun ‘poetry’ as a “literary work in which the expression of feelings and ideas is given intensity by the use of distinctive style and rhythm” and additionally suggests that the term, when used to encompass poems collectively, describes a genre of literature.Unlike prose, poetry is designed to convey emotion in a very condensed package, using a variety of language tools to take the reader on an emotional journey. The way that this works is that poets creatively produce rhythm or sounds which are intended to strike feelings, with the use of repetition, assonance and incantatory effects to make the words seamlessly flow off the tongue like a piece of music.Being a style of writing  which emphasises linguistic features to tell a story rather than relies solely on creating meaning with words, poetry is almost impossible to translat e into another language. This, to me, makes it all the more sacred and special as a form of art. As such, a poem can be described as truly unique.Have you discovered the benefits of being a reader? 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And don’t be fooled into thinking that all poetry rhymes or is only about heartache and romance!Poetry over the years has covered an enormous range of topics from accounts of war to losing a loved one, to missing a dear friend. Nevertheless, poets have the freedom to write about ordinarily unemotional situations too like cleaning a car or putting the washing out, however these subjects are unlikely to evoke much feeling in anybody!Reading poetry was once associated with groups of creative minds reading works by others with the same special powers of expression. Yet, this does not have to mean that you need to be a lyricist yourself to enjoy a piece of this genre of literature (remember, also, that not all poems rhyme!).Find an English tutor GCSE here.Rudyard Kipling's 'If' is a motivational poem that was written as a kind of personal philosophy for the poet. Photo via VisualHuntStudents studying English Literature at A Level (whether with AQA, OCR, Edexcel or another examination board) will no doubt be required to study poems by established poets like Carol Ann Duffy, Christina Rossetti, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, John Clare, Seamus Heaney and William Blake, am many o thers.Although great examples of poetry from different times and cultures, these texts may not inspire all. At least, not without the help of a passionate teacher. Being taught ways to creatively read and interpret poems is vital in helping learners to approach the texts receptively.You can teach your young readers to enjoy poetry! Why not start teaching where you live. Become an English tutor London or Manchester based.Being inspired by poetry is not always a direct correlation with the content presented, it is about how we interpret the given story and apply it to our own understanding of the world. Everyone can relate to poetry in some way because they are written by humans like ourselves and about themes that are ever-present in today’s world like romance, friendship, deceit and many more.The Powerful Poetry of WarMany Britons will only have heard about war by watching the news, reading books or from hearing stories told by relatives who may have fought in the war or whose par ents may have been deployed. However, some may have experienced war zone first hand and can understand the range of emotions that a soldier might feel. In addition, they might even have had the opportunity to communicate with locals in towns under fire to get a sense of how they would have been feeling.War poetry has a very significant place in the poetry genre. Although fiction and non-fiction prose can powerfully present war, poetry takes this narration to new levels and invites the reader to actually feel what they would have been feeling inside.Reading such poetry in conjunction with classic literature can give you a unique perspective of that time period!One of the best known poets who wrote on this topic is Siegfried Sassoon, an English poet and soldier. Reporting on the First World War, he was commended for his bravery. He was so brave, in fact, on the front line that he was known as 'Mad Jack'.War poets offer a valuable insight into the minds of soldiers, particularly during WW1 and WW2. Photo via VisualHunt.comWho better to share their insight into the front line of WWI than a recognised war hero? Sassoon's poem ‘Attack’, published in 1918, expresses horror for the unraveling events and sympathy for those soldiers who were a part of it. The poem then concludes quite dramatically, just like the end of a war, with a huge sense of despair coming from the military writer.Along with Sassoon, Wilfred Owen is yet another war poet who successfully portrayed the terror of war in his works. Also a soldier during the First World War, you may have heard of Owen and fellow war poet and friend Sassoon as a result of studying their works at GCSE level.The AQA English Literature syllabus consists of a section named War and Conflict in which poems by these two inspiring poets are taught. Owen’s most renowned poem is ‘Dulce Et Decorum Est’, published posthumously in 1920. Naturally, these poems are taught to pupils across the country because of their importan ce to our nation.Such works and others serve to encourage and motivate our students to read!Uplifting PoemsRudyard Kipling was an English poet active in his field during the late 1800s and early 1900s. ‘If’, one of the writer’s most inspirational poems, presents a powerful message about overcoming challenges and obstacles in life, which he himself had experience of.His early life as well as his later years were sadly filled with trials and tribulations as well as deep sorrow, which makes his words all the more motivational to those reading them now. knowing that Kipling has been through his own battles shows the reader that his words have substance and sincerity.‘If’ is a poem full to the brim with mottos and rules related to adulthood, many of which Kipling wrote as a personal philosophy to himself. The words consequently have such meaning to our nation that a line from this poem appears above the players’ entrance to Wimbledon’s Centre Court as motivation. It reads: “If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster, and treat those two imposters just the same”...Also an extremely inspirational poet, Maya Angelou’s works celebrate courage and power in the face of racial inequality in the early to mid 1900s. Angelou was born in America in 1928 and became  a confidant of Martin Luther King Jr thanks to her devotion to raising awareness of the African American experience.Her famous poem ‘And Still I Rise’ embodies this tenacity and addresses those who mistreated black people. The theme is one of hopeful determination and her powerful words successfully draw on the readers’ emotions. This poem, along with many others, are the incredible woman's legacy.Did you know that daily reading has amazing benefits? Get a private teacher to give you English tuition and get more comfortable reading Shakespeare's language.Anonymous but Positive PoemsAnonymous poetry needs to be mentioned, I feel. The fact that these inspiring words have been penned by someb ody who does not want to be, or could not be, identified as the owner is just astounding.They seek no fame, no recognition even. All that they want is to see their words touching others. In some ways, reading poems by anonymous authors can be even more engaging as there are no preconceptions, nor any background information to consider, so the words can be taken exactly as they are.Studying anonymously written poetry, on the other hand, can be quite the challenge as there are no facts to back up evidence or theories, so the interpretation really is left up to the individual reading the poem.Anonymous poets are fascinating beings with a talent to move people using only the power of their words. Photo via Visualhunt.comA poem I read recently (and found charming and heartwarming) is called ‘A Smile’, published by an anonymous author, and is a collection of words that, on the surface, seems straightforward. Describing a smiling epidemic, thus poem's purpose seems to inject a sense of gaiety and hope into our otherwise serious lives.The poet implores its readers to remember to be happy, and highlights how our own behaviours can impact on those around us. In this instance, a smile is caught “like the flu” and infects all of those in its path. As we cannot relate this poem to its creator’s life, we can but apply it to our own.As an example, in today’s society, one might interpret this poem as accentuating how complicated life in the 21st century has become as a result of advancing technology and the value we place on money. As such, it could be gently reminding us to think about the bigger picture and our existence.What is there in life if we don’t have happiness? Does the world not revolve around feeling content â€" finding jobs in which we are satisfied, finding love, doing activities that please us… ? When you think about it, it seems like everything we do is centred around trying to feel this emotion.Smiling, and even more so laughing, is infectiou s but what the author is saying, in my opinion, is that forcing yourself to smile even when you feel down can make your troubles seem smaller.With any luck, some of the poems mentioned above will have left you feeling inspired and wanting to explore this genre of literature more!Just think of the worlds you could explore if only you could read faster!

A Day in the Life at Stanford University

A Day in the Life at Stanford University The tutors behind Varsity Tutors are not just here to teach theyre sharing their college experiences as well. Kenneth is a New York City tutor specializing in Calculus tutoring, Algebra tutoring, Geometry tutoring, and more. He is a graduate of Stanford University with a Bachelors degree in Physics. See what he had to say about his alma mater: VT: Describe the campus setting and transportation options.How urban or safe is the campus?Are there buses or do you need a car/bike? Kenneth: The campus is absolutely beautiful, and between the Spanish architecture and the immaculately maintained gardens and other green spaces, any walk from place to place is sure to be an enjoyable one. And if you're not in the mood to hoof it, Stanford maintains a free shuttle bus service called the Marguerite, which makes transportation fairly convenient. The school itself is fairly sprawling and the surrounding towns are quite suburban, so the atmosphere on campus is quiet and very safe and San Francisco is just an hour and change north on the Caltrain, if you've got some free time and an itch for some city excitement. VT: How available are the professors, academic advisers, and teaching assistants? Kenneth: The teaching community on campus is in general very engaging, available and supportive. My advisor would actually check in with me on his own more frequently than I reached out to him during my first two years, and nearly every professor and TA I had would personally invest themselves in their students' success. VT: How would you describe the dorm life rooms, dining options, location, socialization opportunities with other students? Kenneth: The dorms at Stanford are all very well maintained, with generally spacious rooms (as dorm rooms go), plenty of options in the dining halls, and homey common spaces, which more often than not are equipped with a piano and big screen TV. The dorm common areas were often the sites of little get-togethers whenever a few dorm-mates felt they needed a respite from coursework. VT: Which majors/programs are best represented and supported?What did you study and why? Did the university do a good job supporting your particular area of study? Kenneth: Stanford puts quite a bit of effort into making every program world class in its respective subject area, and the school offers a wide range of opportunities for students to design their own program of study. I did a double major in Physics and Philosophy, really just because I was the contemplative type and wanted to ponder the big questions. Both programs are very well supported, and in fact, Stanford is consistently rated as one of the best schools in the country to study either subject. VT: How easy or difficult was it for you to meet people and make friends as a freshman? Does Greek life play a significant role in the campus social life? Kenneth: The school goes out of its way to cultivate a fun, social atmosphere for undergrads (especially freshmen), operating under the philosophy that the people you meet there will both be lifelong friends and valuable professional networking assets in the future. And the results are pretty undeniable, I must say. I was always very (VERY) introverted when I was younger, but my initial sheepishness as a freshman was shortly swept aside amidst the flurry of activities, social gatherings, etc., available to students, and years later, many of the people I met in my first year at Stanford are still some of my best friends. Although the Greek community drives a lot of the social activity on campus, there was always a pretty wide world of social events and what have you going on outside of the fraternities. VT: How helpful is the Career Centerand other student support services?Do many reputable companies recruit on campus? Kenneth: The career services offered by Stanford, through a variety of avenues, were invaluable as a student and even for a couple of years after graduating. Furthermore, every quarter, there is a job fair that invariably attracts many big name corporations and non-profits. The school invests very heavily in making sure students are well prepared to put what they've learned to work after graduation. VT: How are the various study areas such aslibraries, the student union, and dorm lounges? Are they over-crowded, easily available, spacious? Kenneth: There are many subject-specific libraries, lounges, and other study spaces available all over campus, and as a result, most of them are rarely crowded. Around finals season, the main computer center in Tressider Student Union, and in the two biggest libraries, Greene and Meyer, can tend to get a bit stuffed. But for the most part, there are plenty of options for quiet, comfortable spaces to hunker down and labor through a problem set or reading assignment. VT: Describe the surrounding town. What kinds of outside establishments / things to do are there that make it fun, boring, or somewhere in between?To what extent do students go to the downtown area of the city versus staying near campus? Kenneth: The adjacent town is Palo Alto, which is a pretty suburban, though quite affluent, town. There are a number of shops and restaurants in downtown Palo Alto, which is easily accessible from campus, and which offers the occasional easy distraction if you just want to take a brief breather from campus life. But If you'd like to check out something more exciting than the restaurants on University Avenue, I'd say a trip up to San Francisco is what's called for, which from most dorms takes around two hours total. Freshmen tend to stick more to the campus, but as upperclassmen, my friends and I became regulars at our few favorite spots in Palo Alto, and as often as we could, we'd make time to head up to SF to find something more fun to occupy ourselves with. VT: How big or small is the student body? Were you generally pleased or displeased with the typical class sizes? Kenneth: The student body is quite large, but due to the range of programs and courses offered, I had very few large classes, which seemed to be most people's experience as well. Of course, this will depend on what area of study you go into Psychology and Economics lectures tend to be pretty huge, for instance but in most majors, the student-teacher ratio is very desirable. VT: Describe one memorable experience with a professor and/or class. Perhaps one you loved the most or one youregretthe most. Kenneth: Before I decided to tack on the Philosophy major, and I was just a simple budding physicist, a friend of mine leaned on me to take a course on Existentialism with him, which was taught by Professor Lanier Anderson. Professor Anderson was widely acknowledged even outside the Philosophy Department as a brilliant and inspiring lecturer, and he lived up to his reputation. He gave incredibly rousing lectures on the works of Kierkegaard, Nietsche, and Sartre, and connected their ideas with present day examples of what it means to lead a passionate and authentic life, often drawing upon the experiences of an old departed friend of his as an exemplar. The final lecture of the course was so gripping and emotionally vivid, it elicited a standing ovation. I added the Philosophy major the following quarter. Check out Kenneths tutoring profile. The views expressed in this article do not necessarily represent the views of Varsity Tutors.

Diagram of Male Reproductive System Online Biology Tutors Tutorpace

Diagram of Male Reproductive System Online Biology Tutors Tutorpace Human male reproductive system consists of a pair of testes, vasa efferentia, a pair of epididymis, a pair of vasa differentia, a pair of seminal vesicles, urino genital tract, prostate gland, a pair of Cowpers gland and penis. Testes: They are the male gonads responsible for the production of sperm and testosterone. Each testis is found inside a muscular bag called scrotum to maintain the temperature 1 to 3 degrees lower than the normal human body temperature s. The inside of the testes is divided into small compartments called lobules. Each lobule contains a section of seminiferous tubule lined with epithelial cells. The sperms are formed by spermatogenesis. Epididymis: Each testes opens into a long coiled tubule of 4-6 m length through12-14 fine tubules called vasa efferentia. The long tubule is called epididymis. It stores and nourishes the sperms. Vasa Differentia: Epididymis opens into a thick muscular tube called vas deferens which is 30-35 cm long.They receives the duct from seminal vesicle to form the ejaculatory duct. They join the urethra to produce urino genital duct which receives the secretion of prostate and Cowpers gland and then enter into the penis. Seminal vesicle: A pair of lobulated glands that produce 60-70% of semen plasma for nourishing and stimulating sperms. Prostate gland: Single large pyramidal gland which contains chemicals essential for motility of sperms. Cowpers gland: A pair of small glands which secrete a fluid which lubricates urino genital duct and neutralizes its acidity. Penis: Male copulatory organ

The Queen of Code - English Listening Exercise

The Queen of Code - English Listening Exercise Im actually a little embarrassed that I didnt know who Grace Hopper was a week ago. She is perhaps  one of the most important people in the history of computers as we know them, but shes not nearly as well known as Steve Jobs or Bill Gates.These days, technology, and especially coding,  seems to be a mans world, with one prominent programmer going so far as to (ridiculously) suggest that men are better evolved to be programmers. The story of Grace Hopper shows us how involved women have been in technology.Interested in Grace? Watch the video below, then see if you can answer the listening questions. The questions are from the first 3 minutes of the video, but if you have time try to watch the whole thing, its worth it.1. What does she compare women in computer science to? Why?2. Grace Hopper is ___ __ one of the most _____ characters in computer science.3. She was _____ long before that was an accepted expression.4. In Cedar Falls, Iowa, they celebrate by ____ ___ for nearby farms.5. What were the women in the above sentence doing?6. Theyd ____ the problem ____, and then two our three days later youd come back and youd have the problem solved.7. Why did she have problems joining the Navy?8. What did commander Aiken say when she went to her first job with the Navy?9.  Id always loved a good ____, and Im afraid that ____ ___ ____ when I first saw Mark I, my first thought was, gee thats the prettiest ____ I ever __.10. Why do you think the audience laughs at the statement above? She uses a word that would be considered a mistake in written English, which one is it?

GCSE Biology What are Genes

GCSE Biology What are Genes As part of National Science Engineering Week, one of  Tutorfair’s top Biology tutors, Frank I, explains how to get to grips with the GCSE Biology topic: genetic engineering. As Frank has a PhD in this specialism and has previously worked in the lab for Cancer Research, he certainly knows his stuff! His first blog post in this series on genetic engineering explains what genes actually are; not your standard Levi’s! Genetic engineering. Thanks to decades of film and TV, it’s a term that conjures images of extreme deformity like Godzilla and Spiderman. Though the reality isn’t quite as crazy, the current and future impact of genetic engineering on each of us and and especially our children is, and will be, HUGEâ€"Godzilla huge. As a species, human beings have been practising genetic engineering for thousands of years, though for most of that time we didn’t know it. From the moment the first tribe of hunter-gatherers settled down and realized that breeding the best wheat plants or the best cows together gave them even better wheat and better cows, human study into genetic engineering began. Today, we don’t just breed our crops and animals to get what we want, we pick genes from one species and pop them into anotherâ€"the ‘Frankenstein’ experiments we’ve all heard about. Let’s back up. Before we can explain what genetic engineering is, I suppose we should get clear on just what a gene is. Genes, DNA, chromosomes, the nucleusâ€"we lump them all together in our heads and that’s fine, because they are just different ways of looking at the same thing.  Chromosomes are just separate chunks of DNA, living in a bag inside the cell, called the nucleus.  If we read along each chromosome, we can divide it up into segments called genes, and there are thousands of them in each and every cell! So what is this DNA stuff that makes up our genes? Well, if you asked someone off the street they would probably say that DNA controls the cell and is responsible for our physical characteristics like eye colour or height.  And they’d be right!  But how exactly does DNA do this?  DNA holds the instructions for what a cell should be doing. For example: the cells of a baby growing in a pregnant mother are instructed to divide rapidly; a muscle cell is instructed to contract; and a nerve cell is told to send an electrical impulse to the brain. Think of DNA as the boss of a busy factory (the cell) sitting high in an office shouting orders down to thousands of workers busy building and assembling a car.  DNA doesn’t actually do any of the workâ€"the workers do!  And each worker is different from all the other workers.  Each worker is specialized to build one and only one part of the whole car, but each does its job very well.  In our cell, those workers are proteins. Proteins come in many different shapes and sizes: long and thin, spherical, ball-and-chain, and loads more.  Like snowflakes, no two are identical.  No two protein shapes are alike and no two jobs for our workers to do are alike.  And each of us can make about 30,000 different shapes, each with a different job!  Like our workers in the car factory where one is great at making the transmission while another is fantastic at making the steering wheelâ€"one protein (insulin) helps us control our blood sugar while another uses a blast of energy to spring forward and contract our muscles.  Different cells like brain cells or heart cells use a different mix of protein workers to do their jobs. Not only does the lazy DNA not do any of the actual work, DNA doesn’t even MAKE the workers.  Little protein-making machines far, far from the nucleus do that job.  DNA simply holds the information for HOW to make the proteins. So how does this all actually work?  Well, I’m all typed out.  Shall we meet back here later for part 2? If you have found this blog post helpful, you might also find Frank’s previous blog post explaining photosynthesis useful. If you or your child needs help with Biology  or  you fancy private tuition  then please  view Frank’s personal profile on the Tutorfair website to  book a lesson.

Daohe Education

Daohe Education Daohe Education In 1996, Daohe Academy started in Taiwan, where it is regarded as one of the top experimental schools. Its first Mainland China branch will open its doors in September 2018. The schools curriculum is based around the 24 solar terms of the Lunar Calendar and an adapted mixture of the Six Ancient Arts: Rites/Etiquette (?), Music (?), Archery (?), Charioteering (?), Calligraphy (?) Mathematics (?) and the later Four Arts of zither playing, the Game of Go, calligraphy, and painting. Experiential education and the natural world will be the focus of this cosmopolitan school located in one of Guangzhous prime neighborhoods. A multi-generational program that serves not only students of age 0-6, but also their parents and grandparents, is the part of our school that we call The Three-Generation Academy. The Three Generation Academy is a home away from home combining education, culture, arts and crafts into a daily life aesthetic. It provides a spiritual space where all three generations of the family can live, learn, and enjoy the beauty of life together. It also offers a place for the entire family to cultivate themselves, so as to learn how to better care for their own households. At Daohe Academy, filial piety is regarded as the foundation of benevolence and righteousness. Once established, this foundation gives rise to a way of life by which we can experience and confirm the richness and sufficiency to be found in living harmoniously with all life. As Mencius said, A gentleman first shows affection for his kin, then benevolence toward other people and finally care for all things. In such a society, things are received in a timely manner and used in an economical fashion, and when all things are in order, interpersonal harmony can be achieved. In such a truthful environment, we h onor the elderly as we would our aged parents, and care for children as if they were our own. We establish ourselves and help others to do the same. We achieve expertise, while helping others to excel. We do not do to others what we would not want them to do unto us. Daohe Academy Kindergarten in Guangzhou cultivates a family atmosphere and is looking for strong professionals, who love being with small children and will treat them as they would their own. We want our students to be knocking at the door to get in and reluctant to leave when the sun goes down. Only the happy student learns well. Our unique philosophy envisions an activity-based education where there is balanced development of mind, body, and spirit. Stress on using the five senses and bodily-kinesthetic learning to experience and do, rather than be told or sit and listen, is central to our daily program. We eschew the focus on memorization, rote activity, and performance that has come to dominate modern education. Or multivariate educational and cultural space and resources expose children and their families to creative industry and imagination, right down to the design of our school as a village replete with a garden. The curriculum covers a wide range of subjects, including art, health, games, music, work, languages, agriculture, and nature. In particular, we stress the ethics of integrity, virtue, and wisdom. Love, nature, and beauty are our core values. Students learn a work ethic, patience, and gratitude by sowing seeds; Daohe has two decades of experience sowing the seeds of mirth and wonder in our youth. Whether making mooncakes for Mid-Autumn Festival or zongzi for Dragon Boat Festival, our students engage in constant celebration of the rhythms of weather, seasons, and culture. At Daohe teaching materials must be realia taken from nature, not bought at the store; we dont use flash cards. We subscribe to a no tangible rewards system (e.g., no food or stickers, but smiles, hugs, and verbal reinforcement encouraged). Papermaking, natural dyeing, pottery, ceramics, singing, and painting workshops, among much else, will be offered to students, staff, and families.

Teach Away International School

Teach Away International School Teach Away International School Welcome to Teach Away International School. We havediverse student, faculty, and parent communities. Regardless of what continent, nationality, or cultural background one comes from, our goal is to provide an educational experience that meets the academic, social, physical and emotional needs of every student. This goal provides our focus as we develop our curriculum, plan our instruction, and develop our co-curricular activities. We students with a comprehensive university preparatory education utilising best practices in education. Our school is a partnership of excellent staff, committed parents, and dedicated students. Our students are challenged to reach their maximum potential through academic growth, becoming socially responsible and active global citizens. The International Baccalaureate programme gives our students a programme of study recognized around the world for its excellence. Webelieve it is the close relationships between students, faculty, and parents that makes us unique from other schools. The size of our school and the size of our classes allow students and teachers to form close relationships where it is possible for every student to be known and nurtured. In addition, we are able to have close ties with our parent community so that parents, teachers, and students are all closely involved in the education of each child.