Stress Management Workshop

in Events, Events, Parents

On Thursday 25th April our Coffee Morning session looked at Stress Management. The workshop was ably led by Jaime Wilde and Simone Courso, taking a packed house through problem resolution, time management and relaxation techniques. The slides are available here (keynote 23MB) (pdf) and the spoken work relaxation soundtrack is available on Itunes.

Presentation on Australian Universities

by robertaldridge March 20, 2013

On Tuesday the 19th March 2013 we were visited by IDP – a part governmental organisation that supports students applying to all Australian Universities. Although the Guidance Team generally advise against using any agent when considering applying to universities we recognize that IDP represents all universities in Australia and thus may be a useful source of unbiased information. To see a [...]

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SAT Prep – resources and thoughts

by robertaldridge February 25, 2013

During a well attended session on the 20th Feb the Guidance Team introduced strategies and ideas surrounding SAT prep. Lead by Rob Herald and Lauren Randle, our USA experts, parents were introduced to Prep Me: an excellent  online SAT test prep resource and they also discussed the best times to take the SAT. The slides [...]

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Talk on Study in London – with UCL, KCL, SOAS and Imperial College London

by robertaldridge January 22, 2013

On the 22nd January 2013 CDNIS hosted a visit by University College London, the School of Oriental and African Studies, King’s College London and Imperial College London. Time was, unfortunately, short for this return visit and the presentation that follows lasts just 30 minutes. Another visit is planned for the fall. See the slides (PDF)

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Creating a compelling resumé

by robertaldridge January 18, 2013

In December of 2012 and January of 2013 the Upper School Guidance Team ran a session on “How to Create A Compelling Student Resumé”. The sessions were a huge success with well over 150 parents attending. The slides are now available here in PDF format. The slideshow is available here as a PDF document The introductory video [...]

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