WOMEN’S DAY Its that time of the year again when suddenly everyone’s social media profiles are filled with the pictures of their respected mothers and wives. Where everyone is talking about the different roles played by a women: Women leaders, entrepreneurs, social activities etc . Time to praise her for all that she does every single day but is thought of only once a year. Do we need a day to celebrate womanhood? Or Do we need only…
The Boy in the Basement All of us have struggled in one way or another, some being harder to deal with comparatively, or some being easier—though of course, no less valid. They can be sharp bursts of pain or the dull ache of a forgotten wound and some fester like a long-neglected infection. Nevertheless, pain is difficult, but a part of life. But in the obsession with the understanding of pain and suffering, we often neglect the value of…
Aren’t we constantly worrying about things? We are anxious about unpredictable things, not necessarily thinking about the future but wanting to control it When will this pandemic end? When will I be able to travel again? When will I be able to meet my dear one’s? As quoted by Jodi Picoult, “Anxiety is like a rocking chair. It gives you something to do, but it doesn’t get you very far” We just need to unplug ourselves from these…
“EVERYTHING WILL BE OK IN THE END. IF IT’S NOT OK, then it’s not the end” – John Lennon It has been a year since we are living in constant fear, anxiousness, stress and uncertainty. We are definitely not used to the “new normal” of physical distancing, wearing mask, isolation and quarantine but we have surely learnt to take care of our self – our body, mind and soul. We now value family relationships, our significant others and the…
Do you ever get the feeling that everyone around you is just better? Better students, better friends, better artists, cooks, writers, people — Everyone’s better. And then, there you are: small, fragile, invisible. We waste a great deal of time and energy by putting other people’s lives under a microscope, examining the details, analyzing, making connections, comparing, and asking ourselves: “What’s missing in my life?” What’s missing is our focus. Sometimes we get so ingrained in the external that…
At this bleak time of uncertainty, triggered by a vicious pandemic, a large number of school events such as Drama Club activities and National Day celebrations were, disappointingly, forced to put on hold. However, this paved way for a novel idea of putting up a virtual show which we hope will evoke the same frisson of excitement and anticipation just like the other events. The MIS Student Council plans to create a comfortable platform for effortless communication where students…
MIS Robotics Club has introduced 10 new premium Robots to the collection. BIOLOID The BIOLOID platform consists of components and small, modular servomechanisms called the AX-12A Dynamixels, which can be used in a daisy-chained fashion to construct robots of various configurations, such as wheeled, legged, or humanoid robots. The Robot is programmed with RoboPlus – C language based software solution.
At our ROBOTICS Club, we are profoundly passionate about technology. It is a force that is driven and inspired us always. So we also want to gift our MIS students an amazing creativity learning experience. To encourage creative thinking in kids. To improve their ability for solving challenging problems. To bring their imagination to life. To inspire them to create new things and technology. We have added to our collection, 10 new Aisoy1 V5s, magical and emotional robots. Improve…
We are proud to announce our partnership with the British Council to administer the IELTS Programme. Merryland students and staff who wish to take the IELTS now have an in-house testing option and access to preparatory resources and support. Based on parental responses to a survey and our own calendar, a test date of 21 March has been selected. So far, twelve students have confirmed their interest and the British Council is willing to accommodate around twenty…
Saturday, 16 January 2021 Dear Parents, After careful consideration of the health scenario where more stringent measures are needed to combat the evolving COVID-19 virus, The Abu Dhabi National Crisis Committee has taken the difficult decision to continue with distance learning for all students for 3 more weeks starting 17 January 2021. Along with ADEK, we appreciate your efforts to meet the requirements in order for your children to return to school physically. However, this resolution has been taken…
