The TWII Foundation Reflects on the pilot Gap Year Program: Through the remedial program, we learned that a central issue was not only providing girls with the resources necessary for the test and to be confident in a subject area, we also needed to teach them how to study in general. In addition, girls who had access to the internet and wifi/computers reported more confidence in their ability to go over difficult homework problems, while those who didn't professed their desire to have more time in small groups outside of class to go over work problems. Many girls commended the long period of time provided to prep for an exam as it made them feel they had time to prepare, however for thos
A REFLECTION ESSAY ON MY HARVARD CROSSROADS SUMMER PROGRAMME: MY HARVARD-DUBAI EXPERIENCE With much anxiety, excitement and suspense, I set off for the Harvard Crossroads Summer program on 9 th August, 2017, and arrived after a long flight on 10 th August, 2017. I arrived at the Rove Hotel at a little past 9pm. I missed the welcome reception that was held for participating students, but was warmly welcomed by the Club Administrator, Anne, checked in, ate, freshened up, and rested for the next day’s activities. DAY 1 Next morning, after having breakfast and meeting with the rest of the students, we were driven to the Dubai International Finance Center (DIFC) Academy where we had all our
