A poem by Ghida Al-Lehyani

Here is a poem written by a student of mine ;)

Ghaida Al-Lehyani 

Try to reach your dreams...
I wonder, why do you cry?
Don't be shy..
It seems that you never succeed,
But that would be wrong indeed!
It's not too hard to achieve your dream, dear
just open your mind and think clear 

Live your day 
free from sorrow
and see what will happen tomorrow
hopes and dreams will come true 
you just work hard to find a clue

~*~*~*~*~*~  

Thank you Ghida for sharing this with us here ;)

A Special Thank You-Post ;)

During the first semester of this year 1433/34 ( 2012/2013), I had both the pleasure and -honestly-the displeasure of teaching lots of subjects and many groups.In this post I will not dwell on the disappointments I had  but rather I'd focus on the positive aspects.
 
It was a pleasure to teach the subject: Writing III for group2. They turned out to be such wonderful group of smart, creative, hard-working students. And here I'm happy to share some of the creative projects that they presented during the term.

1- Collage story (I've learned this technique in the creative workshop that I attended at college. It was given by Dr.Afraa)

Procedure:

Students were asked to bring to class: 10 pictures + 10 small items + coloring pencils + markers + scissors & glue.

When I came, I divided them to groups then gave each group a large paper sheet and asked them to use their items to create a collage story that they have to write into a paragraph.

The following are photos of their produce collage stories:

Our Home

 

 A summer Vacation

Open the window ;)

A Fashion Princess 

2- Your dream business project
This project was a surprise. The idea was actually improvised and students loved it the moment I suggested it.
In groups, they had to create a business plan for a project that they dream of establishing. The time limit was a week but then they asked to be given another week so they'd prepare themselves better. A one more week was given with the condition that they have to impress me with their presentations and work. And impress me they did!
It was wonderful to sit and watch these creative smart ladies present their projects and explain their business strategies and plans. Some of my colleagues attended that class with me and loved what my students did.

Here are some photos of some of the projects that they presented.

1- A project of a huge fun fair land similar to that of Disney's but it includes facilities such as hospitals, saloons and spas. They choose a Hello Kitty theme for their presentation demonstrating that the theme of their proposed project would change each year. It would be such a versatile attractive project that visitors would like to visit each year.

2-A cafe that would combine our old and almost forgotten heritage with today's unto date tastes.

H-Cafe

3- A female city in which only women would be allowed to enter.

4-An online based accessories business

5- A photography studio and institution that trains amateurs  to become professionals in the field of photography.


All in all, many thanks for the ladies of this special group (Group2-writingIII) for their positive smart sparks and creativity. I enjoyed teaching you pretty ladies.


Your Instructor, 
Nisreen Y.

"What a wonderful World"-A student's lovely poem

When we plant the flower

and the whole world smile within an hour

When we water the tree

 and you are as you want to be

When Palestine be free

and everybody clap for me

Yeah!! That's my wonderful world

When hearts become white and

We walk without any fear at night

When there is no more fraud or theft

and my teacher advise me as a gift

Yeah!! That's my wonderful world

Written by:

Nura Talal

(7/10/2011)

*Nura is a freshman at Umm Al-Qura medical colleges, Group 7.She is our in-house poet. She has wonderfully surprised me and her classmates with this poem when asked to write about the wonderful things in life.

((Thank you Nura for sharing this lovely poem with us :)

-The famous “What a wonderful world” poem & song is given as a part of unit 11 in the elementary level of the book New Headway Plus. It is a part, which students seem to enjoy again and again. And I won’t deny enjoying it myself ;)