During Covid-19, school counselors provided virtual counseling sessions for all grade levels that covered several topics: Organizational skills, identifying emotions, Coping skills and time management, Growth Mindset, and emotional intelligence.
Because we believe about peer to peer empowerment, we launched a series of webinars where Makassed alumni shared their personal university experience with our current cycle 4 students and were able to give them a glimpse of life in university and the Expectations VS. Reality of majors. The sessions were followed by a Q&A where […]
SAWA Counseling Unit, in coordination with LI Beirut-Unesco , organized Psychosocial sessions to support parents during these difficult times. These sessions aimed at providing parents with simple tools for self-care; moreover, it guided parents on how to build constructive coping strategies, manage stress, promote well-being , understand the emotional needs of their children , and […]
As is the practice each year, SAWA Counseling Unit, in coordination with Kaplan, organizes the SAT preparatory course for secondary students wishing to enroll in order to enhance students’ cognitive capabilities and obtain university scholarships.
SAWA team conducts a number of workshops to schools ‘ staff and teachers. The aim of these workshops is to promote wellbeing, improve mental health, and reduce stress. Some topics that were covered: – Psychosocial Support – Maintaining positive mindset during Covid 19 Pandemic – Mindfulness and stress reduction – Stress Management, professional burnout and […]
A series of training sessions for two groups of students of grades 10 & 11 were implemented at Makassed schools by EY Ripples, a global organization that works on developing outstanding leaders to build a better working world. Students were trained on the following 3 topics: – Workforce Readiness – Entrepreneurship – Practical Purchasing
To create a safe and supportive learning environment and a classroom culture of positivity, inclusiveness and respect, SAWA unit launched the “Blue up” campaign at all Makassed Schools where students, parents and staff members wore blue on October 11th. During October, all members of the Makassed community were involved in activities such as: Speeches, Movies, […]
