Think Holistic!

Sunita Teckchand of the NEW Holistic Institute www.theholisticintitute.org, 04-450-3525, joined me to talk the world of holistic medicine and beyond.

Dr. Chris Reynolds

Dr. Reynolds takes us on the road to the education we need and now.

The question is can the GEM's and TAALEEM's of the UAE get on the train of change or... not.

http://www.british-ild.com/learning-development-institute-overview.html

Sheena Reynolds British Institute for Learning Development

Sheena Reynolds is yelling that the current education process is failing to meet the needs of many students and our teachers are simply not aware becasue their own education has failed!

• IN 2002 Dr Christopher Reynolds and Sheena Reynolds established a learning development programme in the UAE that was to become the British Institute for Learning Development.
• The British Institute is unique for its philosophy of learning development as the basis for education and is the first and only schooling programme of its kind in the Middle East.
• As a Talented Children Development Centre, the British Institute is able to develop children's 'talents' by increasing their cognitive development to increase their learning capacity and intelligence.
• The British Institute asserts that learning is implicitly a neurological function and the capacity to learn is dependent upon neurological efficiency.
• The British Institute's Sensational Learning Programme is based on the belief that children's learning capabilities and performance can improve where children receive personal coaching to first develop the foundation sensory systems of the mind and body.
• The British Institute's two year study from 2006-08 of the neuro-physiological development of children showed that sensory integration therapy can increase learning capacity and intelligence.
• The British Institute represents St Andrews College International in the UAE and offer both a school programme as well as an after-school programme for children from other schools.

	St. Andrews International
	The St Andrews College International is the school management company for the British Institute to manage the education programme. The St Andrews International school is a registered international school with FES, and uses the International Primary Curriculum (IPC) from the UK. The IPC has been developed by Fieldwork Education Services (FES), the education management company for the Royal Dutch Shell schools across the world. There are some 500 schools using this curriculum including 200 schools in England, and, the Emirates International School in Dubai. The IPC is based on an understanding of how the brain learns, and allows us to motivate and move the children toward achieving academic skills and their personal goals. It also allows us to develop their ‘talents’ so the children can increase their ability for intellectual reasoning. The great thing about the IPC is that the children think that learning is fun.

Tea and your mood!

Dr. Georgie Russell of the Unilever Sensation, Perception and Behaviour department joins us for a conversation about her research for the Lipton Institute of Tea about mood and the beverage.

The Lipton Tea Institute

I was joined on the phone by Dr. Jane Rycroft of the Lipton Tea Institute for a conversation about tea research!

http://www.lipton.com/en_en/Lipton_Institute_of_Tea-1,10.aspx

The power of TEA

Dr. Khalid Al Madani was at the 3rd Tea Science Symposium hosted by the Lipton Institute of Tea and he shares what he learned.

All Those Left Behind

Volvo Cars Middle East, Emirates Driving Institute and Memac Ogilvy have teamed up to create a CSR campaign like no other when it comes to road safety!

http://www.godubai.com/citylife/press_release_page.asp?pr=29262

The initiative's first step will be gathering stories from the general public. Volvo has launched a site for this purpose: www.allthoseleftbehind.com. By sharing their stories, people will be empowered to promote responsible driving in their community, while cherishing the memory of a loved one. Moreover, the site will provide comfort to those who have experienced this kind of loss.

In October, 2009, these heartfelt stories will be published on a dedicated site, and will spread across all medium. The campaign will spread the message nation-wide: Drive Safely.

Volvo plans to reach out to drivers even further with a series of safety activities for the public with the help of partners such as EDI (Emirates Driving Institute) and MENARSP; the Middle East and North Africa Road Safety Partnership is a collaboration of governments, businesses, and civil society organizations that supports projects that reduce the burden of road traffic crashes.

Roula Beiruty, Marketing Manager for Volvo Cars Middle East said: “According to Abu Dhabi Police, in 2008, 2957 accidents took place in Abu Dhabi alone, resulting in 376 deaths and the injury of 4603 people. Thefore as one of the leaders in road safety, Volvo Cars Middle East has undertaken a major investment in this campaign in order to reach people's hearts and minds to achieve pro-active and positive change while creating safer roads.”

Beiruty adds, “This is not just another road safety campaign with facts and figures. This is as much an emotional initiative as it is rational and that reflects the strong family values of our community”.

With public concern growing daily about road safety, “All Those Left Behind” campaign comes at the perfect time.

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