The advantages of small international schools

Students of Merrick Preparatory School, PRODIREKT Academic Advising

With the thousands of international schools available around the world, it can be overwhelming trying to make the best decision for your child’s education. Some parents go for the glitz and glamour of the large schools with an abundance of facilities, but often forget youth need attention, and it is often difficult to get that special attention when your child is in a large class.

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The importance of role models in choosing our career or life path

The importance of role models in choosing our career, PRODIREKT

The power of role models and their influence on us cannot be underestimated. This is particularly true for young people.

Whether they are a parent, an athlete, a musician, an actor, or someone else, young people are going to latch onto someone and their accompanying philosophy. They will be influenced by that person’s words, because at their young age they lack the experience and wisdom to know otherwise.

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Educators and agents speak their mind about how they see the education industry in the months ahead

educators and agents speak their mind about how they see the education industry in the months ahead icef verbalists

Educators, agents, and service providers are planning for a number of scenarios into 2021, but ICEF wanted to take a closer look at how everyone is preparing for the upcoming student intakes between now and September. For example, when and how will visa services be restored for major study destinations? What about travel restrictions? Can we expect international flight schedules to pick up as restrictions ease off?

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The new challenges for schools and online learning

Online language learning challenges for foreign language schools, PRODIREKT Academic Advising

When language schools were forced to suspend in-person classes earlier this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic many switched immediately to online delivery in order to continue teaching currently enrolled students.

Students and agents now face a myriad of online learning programs, many of them with questionable pricing and quality. Should online language learning courses be just a simple Zoom or Skype teaching, or should they be developed into true E-learning systems taught by trained teachers? READ MORE