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Strategies to Keep Students Motivated All Year Long

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Strategies to Keep Students Motivated All Year Long

Students have to deal with many emotions all year around. Academics, competitions and friendships constitute many ups and downs which could affect the motivational levels of students leading to disappointing grades. GIIS School Dubai realises it is their teachers who need to remember that students often can’t see their own progress. They often have unrealistic notions of what their growth should look like and need guidance in realising their dreams. 

The Mentors

Teachers who interact with the students are a key differentiator within any schooling system. Therefore, Global Indian International School teachers have a unique philosophy, and all candidates undergo a rigorous recruitment process which factors in not only academic qualifications and experience but also attitude. Our staff members have the desire to teach, but they also have the desire to learn - not only from other adults but from the students, too.

The Environment

It’s easy to overlook the most important step in any teaching strategy: build a positive class culture. At GIIS School Dubai, meticulous care is taken to ensure the best possible environment for your child's growth. The award winning "9 Gems" curriculum model creates carefully constructed syllabus. Special care is given to a range of enrichment opportunities, including self-learning, peer-learning and group learning to further engage students. 

The environment students dwell in helps them in becoming emotionally secure and allows them to process a lot of information happening around them. When regularly exposed to a judicial mix of scholastic and co-scholastic life-enriching activities, coming to school every day becomes an exciting journey for children to start and gain wisdom.

The Goal

According to Dörnyei, motivation for learning is partly informed by two potential future versions of yourself — the ideal self of your future, and the self that you feel you ought to become. Refer back to themselves throughout the year to have students track their own progress. In the process, breaking down long-term motivational goals into shorter ones. This is especially necessary for younger learners who often have trouble visualizing life after school. It’s also important to allow students the ability to think about what they can do if they're not meeting their benchmarks. Reinforcing the idea that it is never too late to get back on track can help prevent students from feeling they've set unattainable goals for themselves.

Happiness means knowing, believing in and loving what you’re doing. No matter how relevant the curriculum might be, students need to be happy to engage and learn. While happiness may be both relative and subjective, it’s not unquantifiable. GIIS School Dubai strives to ensure optimal happiness across their international campuses, which is measured as per the following factors:

  • A questionnaire through which the happiness index is computed
  • Feedback from students
  • Testimonials from parents
  • Regular attendance
  • Positive referrals and sibling admissions
  • High academic performance
  • High level of participation in school activities

 

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