n Umniyah Mirza English teacher Thamer International School, Jeddah Summer schools can be the perfect opportunity for students to gain experience. This could be the chance to explore their interests, learn some new skills, or move ahead towards completing some important tasks for their future college plans. Decide your most rewarding summer activity for this year. It could be anything productive where you can later on feel felicitous in experiencing it. An exciting summer school experience can help you to discover something new about yourself and the world around you. Volunteering by pitching in at any local offices, malls or hospitals is a great way for students to learn about life and themselves. Read articles on volunteer opportunities to discover how to help others and develop key leadership skills. n Sufiyan Ismail Bashoeb Grade 12 student International Indian School, Jeddah Summer vacations are almost here! For almost three months. Plan something new, productive, joyful and happy. Summers are the best time to learn new skills. Students can develop their abilities and talents by joining summer schools. One can even join Islamic classes, memorize the Holy Qur'an, and even learn Qirat. n Zuhra Syed Language teacher Al-Firdous Model School, Jeddah Summer is the perfect time to have fun. And summer schools can really help students in developing their personality. Learn some yoga or meditation techniques that suit your personality. Girls can join cooking or baking classes or go for courses in fashion designing and painting. A crash course on enhancing communication skills can also be fantastic, or it could be something more tangible like a short-term JAVA course. Something that builds up your technical skills is always useful. n Daud Arif Grade 12 student, International Indian School, Jeddah Summer vacation is a time to get refreshed and even add to your skills by doing some short term courses. Summer schools can help students enhance their skills and talents. A short term computer course, like learning new computer skills can add to your IT knowledge. Learning to skate and joining a health club can also be joyable and entertaining. One can also gain a bit of experience in the field of various social service campaigns, either by joining or starting one. n Mohammad Faisal Grade 11 student International Indian School, Jeddah When the vacations start, we enjoy a lot but after a few days, we start feeling bored again. Teenagers usually feel like going back to school and enjoying with their friends. That's part of our nature. Joining summer schools can make vacations more productive and enjoyable. Students can join personality development classes and even can go for learning different languages especially at English institutes. It's a great time to also learn Arabic. This way, they can develop extra skills apart from the regular academic studies. – Compiled by Munawarunnisa Nazneen __
