Page 3 - FP Newsletter January 2020

EVENTS & NEWS

FOUNDATION PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS UPCOMING EVENTS

TEACHER'S DAY
February

2 February

Start of Spring Semester
for Colleges
March

10 March
End of FP Term 2

22 March
Al-Isra'a Wal Miraj
The Recreation Committee organized International Teachers Day for FP
(tentative)
teachers. The program included a welcome speech, games and the sharing of
23 March
teaching experiences (even the Director shared one of his anecdotes!). Snacks
Start of FP Term 3
and cake were served at the end. A small gift was given to the luckiest person
31 March - 2 April
of the day and teachers picked an inspiring quote to encourage them.
Cultural Week
CAMBRIDGE CLASSROOM TRAINING April

31 March - 2 April
David Williams led faculty through the
Cultural Week
Cambridge material on some of the
reasons why and how to use the
May
mobile phone app in class. Along with
24 - 27 May
presenting material from the screen,
Eid al Fitr (tentative)
there were printed screenshots of
June
various app screens which faculty
analyzed and discussed in groups.
25 June
RISK AWARENESS LECTURE End of Academic Year
July - August

This term, the Risk Management
Summer Break
Committee conducted a risk
September
awareness session for teachers on
1 September
23 October in the multipurpose
room. It was conducted by Start of FP Term 1
Thangadurai K. After the session,
teachers discussed in groups and
noted down some of the potential
risks in the Foundation Program.

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