The Texas A&M alumni association is willing to visit schools in the Muscat area
to present information. Texas A&M is a large, public university in College
Station, Texas, USA (www.tamu.edu). For information, contact Toby Hoffman at
TJHoffman@....

Hi Muscat School Counselor Group Members!

Thank you for attending the Muscat School Counselor Group Meeting on Monday,
November 16. Thank you also to the Indian School Darsait for hosting the event
and to Claire filling in for me in my absence. I heard that the presentation
from the community members was very useful and I am sorry that I had to miss due
to illness.

Our next meeting will be held on January 18 at the Sultans School. For the
presentation, we would like the theme to be "Crisis Plans". Each school will
have 5-10 minutes to share their crisis plans. For example, what
policies/procedures do you follow in the event of a student
illness/death/accident, teacher illness/death/accident, natural disaster, etc.
Who is the crisis team? Who addresses the faculty and student body? Who composes
the statement regarding the situation? Are outside resources brought in to
assist with the situation? We realize that some schools will have formal plans
while others have a general set of guidelines.

The minutes from the meeting are below. They have also been uploaded to the File
section of the YahooGroup website.

Minutes from the Muscat School Counselors Group meeting on Monday 16th November,
2009, from 9:00-10:30 am at the Indian School, Darsait.

Mission Statement: The purpose of the Muscat School counselor Group is to help
each other network, share resources, knowledge, information and experience and
promote professional development with a confidential setting.

In attendance: Ryan Haynes, Andrea Callaway, Dan Everett, Preshob
Valapilaleandy, Benny Varghese, Claire Anthony, Gill Jack, Brenna Creamer, Noora
Al Mamari, Bubbly Vinoy, Steven Renuar, Shalikla KP, Mary Mohen Kuruvilla

Absent: Marcie Frederickson, Zakia Banu, Sindhu Madhavan, Adnan Fzea

Guests: Claire Al Turihi and Renate Delilikhan from Al Harub Medical Centre;
Jinean Whitley-Cheng, Speech-Language Pathologist; Massrat Shaikh and Kate
Clarke from Al Ahlam Educational Psychological Services.

*The principal of ISD greeted the members.
*Members introduced themselves and new members were welcomed.
*The minutes from October 5th, 2009 meeting were shared.
*Claire, on Marcie's behalf, mentioned the university visits during the past
month.
*Information was given regarding the Council of International Schools US
university tour in Oman. ABA will host this open fair and Al Sawha, Indian
School Ghubra and BSM had previously expressed interest in attending this fair.
Individuals were asked to contact Marcie to obtain more information and confirm
attendance.
* The guest speakers gave their presentations and answered questions from the
group. Contact information and a comprehensive list of the services offered by
each organization were made available.
* Other business, Preshob put forward a suggestion that the group investigate
the possibility of collating statistics on expat students with special learning
needs.
*Benny suggested that we share and give details of our particular areas of
expertise with the MSG in a future meeting.
*The interview and career resources swap was postponed until the next meeting.
*The venue for the next meeting on Monday, January 18th is the Sultan's School
with The National Hospitality Institute the venue for the meeting in March.

Dear Muscat School Counselor Group Members,

Please note that the next meeting will be held on Monday, November 16 from 9am –
10:30am at Indian School Darsait. Directions and agenda to follow.

We have invited four community members to present at the meeting. They are
Jinean Whitley-Cheng, Speech Language Pathologist, Claire Al-Turihi,
Psychotherapist/Counselor/Life Coach, Renate Delilkhan, Educational
Psychologist/Counselor and Massrat Shaikh, Educational Psychologist.

Also, I've heard that Jamella from Muscat Private no longer works there. Does
anyone have the contact on the new counselor?

See you soon!

Marcie

Educational Consultants of India Limited (EdCIL) in association with Embassy of
India, Muscat is organizing an education fair of Indian universities and
educational institutes on 25th and 26th October 2009 at SUR hall of Hotel Muscat
Holiday Al Quwair. Timings on both days will be from 10am to 1pm and 2pm to 9pm.

Ed Bustos from Rollins College and George daPonte from The University of Tampa
will be visiting Muscat, Oman on Monday,  November 9, 2009. They are interested
in visiting several schools in the Muscat area. If you are interested in hosting
them, please email George daPonte at gdaponte@....

Dear Muscat School Counselor Group Members:

It was nice seeing everyone last Monday.  Thanks to Gill for hosting us and
providing such a wonderful presentation on UK universities!

The meeting minutes are below. If you have any additions, please let me know.

For the Chedi dinner with Bentley and Lawrence Technical University on October
17, the following have confirmed attendance: Gill, Bejoy, Ryan and Marcie.
Please RSVP to me by Wednesday if you would like to attend.

The updated list of members is attached. Please inform me if corrections are
needed.

NHI has requested a copy of the Muscat School Counselor Group members. If you do
not want your information shared, please tell me.

The next meeting will be held at either Indian School Darsait or the Sultans
School on Monday, November 16. We are tentatively planning on having community
members join us to present the services they can provide our students.

Thanks everyone for your continued support and contribution.

Marcie


Minutes from the Muscat School Counselors Group meeting
on October 5, 2009 from 9:00-10:30 am at the British School Muscat

Mission Statement:  The purpose of the Muscat School Counselor Group is to help
each other network, share resources, knowledge, information and experience and
promote professional development within a confidential setting.

In attendance:  Ryan Haynes, Andrea Callaway, Dan Everett, Bejoy Kurian, Preshob
Valapilaleandy, Benny Varghese, Adnan Fzea, Claire Anthony, Gill Jack, Marcie
Frederickson

Absent:  Brenna Creamer, Zakia Banu, Shakila KP, Mary Mohen Kuruvilla, Sindhu
Madhavan, Stephen Renuar

Guests:  Robert McLean and Jenne Snook from National Hospitality Institute

*The principal of BSM greeted the members.

*New members were introduced.

*The minutes from the April 28, 2009 meeting were shared.

*Marcie distributed flyers for the UK university fair on Oct 24, 2009, the
Linden US university fair on Oct 16, and the new speech language therapist in
Oman. A reminder that the Qatar Foundation was coming in Oct was also given.

*Marcie reminded the group that one counselor per school from the Muscat School
Counselor Group has been invited to dinner at the Chedi on October 17 hosted by
Bentley University and Lawrence Technical University.  If you would like to
attend, email Marcie.

*Gill presented "Applying to UK Universities" while the elementary and middle
school counselors met separately.

*The National Hospitality Institute gave updated information regarding their
programs and distributed information.

*Marcie briefly mentioned the Council of International Schools' offer to meet
with the counselors group in April 2010 for a counselors workshop hosted by CIS.
CIS is also interested in holding a mini-fair at ABA for students from the
Muscat School Counselor Group schools. This will need to be discussed further
next meeting.

*The interview and career resource swap will be postponed until the next
meeting.

*The next meeting will be held at either Indian School Darsait or the Sultans
School on Monday, November 16. We are tentatively planning on having community
members join us to present the services they can provide our students.

Hi everyone!

I hope this email finds you well.  I wanted to update you on a few items in
regards to the Muscat School Counselor Group.

•The next Muscat School Counselor Group meeting will be held on Monday, October
5, not September 28 due the NYU-Abu Dhabi counselor fly-in program scheduled for
Sept 28. The October 5 meeting will be hosted by the British School Muscat from
9am to 10:30am.  The agenda has been uploaded to the files.  Please RSVP to Gill
at 99244681 or email: jackg@....

•On October 17, several US universities will be in Oman on the Linden tour. 
They will be holding a fair at the Crowne Plaza from 1pm – 4 pm.  Please see
flyer in the files.

•On October 17, Bentley University and Lawrence Technological University will
visit some schools in Muscat.  They have invited one person from each member of
the Muscat School Counselor Group to join them for dinner at the Chedi at 7 pm. 
If you would like to join, please email me at mfrederickson@....

•On October 19, the Qatar Education City will hold a university fair at the
Hyatt from 6-9 pm.  The six universities include:  Virginia Commonwealth
University (fashion, interior, and graphic design), Weill Cornell Medical
College (pre-med and medical programs), Texas A&M University (chemical,
electrical, mechanical and petroleum engineering), Carnegie Mellon University
(business, computer science, and computer systems), Georgetown University School
of Foreign Service (international politics), and Northwestern University
(journalism).

•Gregory Smith, an admissions representative from Northeastern University
(www.northeastern.edu) in Boston, Mass, USA will be in Oman the week of October
20 – 23.  He is interested in visiting several schools in Muscat. If you are
interested in having him, please contact him at Gr.Smith@....

•We are excited to introduce a new Speech Language Pathologist from Canada to
Muscat, Jinean Whitley-Cheng, MSc.(A) S-LP (C).  Her office is located on the
ABA campus but her services are available to everyone in the community.  Please
see speech language flyer in the files.

I look forward to seeing everyone on Monday, October 5 at the British School
Muscat!

Sincerely,


Marcie Frederickson

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Hellow friends,
Hope all is going well with you all.
This is to nform you that we are insearch of a student cunsellor who will be
willing to take up the job immediately at Indian school Al ghubra.

If you kow any candidate plaese ask them to meet our Principal Mrs Papri Ghosh
with tier CV .
She will be available on all wee days between7.00 am to 1.00pmand 4.00 - 6.00 pm
in the evening.

The requirement or the psot os An masters in psychology and some working
experience in the area of counselling.

Thanks,
Wih Regard,
ZakiaBanu,
ISG










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wrote:
>
> Hi everyone!
>
> I hope you are all well.  Gregory Smith, an admissions representative from
Northeastern University (www.northeastern.edu)in Boston, Mass, USA asked me to
pass on his contact details.  He will be visiting Oman the week of October 20 -
23 and is interested in visiting several schools in Muscat.  If you are
interested in having him, please contact him at Gr.Smith@...
>
> I look forward to seeing everyone at the end of this month!
>
> Best regards,
>
> Marcie Frederickson
>

Hi everyone!

I hope you are all well.  Gregory Smith, an admissions representative from
Northeastern University (www.northeastern.edu)in Boston, Mass, USA asked me to
pass on his contact details.  He will be visiting Oman the week of October 20 -
23 and is interested in visiting several schools in Muscat.  If you are
interested in having him, please contact him at Gr.Smith@....

I look forward to seeing everyone at the end of this month!

Best regards,

Marcie Frederickson

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Minutes from the Muscat School Counselor Group on April 28, 2009 at Indian
School Muscat

In attendance: Sindhu Madhavan, Zakia Banu, Ellen Bagnato, Ryan
Haynes, Gill Jack, Marcie Frederickson, Claire Anthony, Mary Mohen, Dr. Benny
Varghose, Shakila K.P., V. Preshob, Stephen Renuar (please let me know if this
is incorrect)

Absent: Jameela Qadhi, Becky Grappo, Adnan Fzea, Brenna Creamer, Rich Modica,
Hazel Dias

*The meeting started with lighting the lamp, prayer and Indian songs.

*Mr. Mathew Abraham, educational advisor, addressed the MSCG.

*Mr. Achuthan Madhav, ISM Principal, addressed the MSCG.

*The group had refreshments and networked with each other.

*A copy of the March meeting minutes were shared.

*A copy of the compiled referral list was shared.  If anyone has additions of
services available in Muscat or Dubai, the contact information should be sent to
Marcie. The document has been uploaded to Yahoo Groups.

*The Council of International Schools met with Marcie during their visit and are
interested in collaborating with the MSCG next year.  Possible ideas include
admission counselor training sessions with the MSCG members, evening parent
meetings, and a combined university fair in April.

*It was confirmed that all members have access to Yahoo Groups.  Members can
upload and view links, documents and messages from the group site.

*Both ISD and BSM were interested in hosting upcoming meetings.  (The next
meeting will be held at the British School Muscat on September 28).

*V. Preshob reviewed his Powerpoint regarding Higher Educational Opportunities
in Oman.  The presentation has been uploaded to Yahoo Groups.

*Study Skill Resource Swap
-Virginia Tech Study Skills site has been uploaded to Yahoo Group.
-Dartmouth Uni academic center site has been uploaded.
-A copy of the Forgetting Curve was shared with the group.
-ISM's Study Skill resources have been uploaded.
-Claire shared the following resources:
How to Manage Your Study Time by Roger Lewis
Graphic Organizers...helping children think visually by Kris Flynn
Study Skills:  A pupil's survival guide by Christine Ostler

(Please send any other information regarding study skills to Marcie and it will
be uploaded to Yahoo Groups).

*The visiting members were shown to the ISM guidance office where a brief Yahoo
Group demonstration was given.

*A tour of ISM was offered to the members.

**The next meeting will be held at the British School Muscat in MQ on September
28.

Dear Group Members,

I express my sincere gratitude to all of you who took time and joined us at ISM
today for the 3rd Meet.  I hope you enjoyed the time you were here and got
enriched professionally and personally.

I am enclosing a copy of the presentation along with some study skills
documents.

Wish you all every best in your endeavors and hope to continue this co-operation
for our mutual benefit.

Best regards
V.Preshob
Student Counsellor
Indian School Muscat
Phone:+968 24702567-Ext:132
GSM: +968- 92702897
email:drpreshob@...
website: www.indianschoolmuscat.com

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Al Sahwa School in Muscat, Oman is seeking applicants for a school counselor
(preferably bilingual in Arabic and English). Please contact Stephen Pienaar at
fandia7@... for more information. Feel free to forward to others who may
be interested.