November 04, 2022

On Wednesday, November 2, counselors addressed senior students in an assembly focused on the university application process. Students were reminded to:

• Create a Common Application(CA) account and link it to Unifrog .

• Select one university on their Common Application so that they may complete the FERPA waiver. This is an important step as teachers cannot upload letters of recommendation unless students have completed the waiver.

• Enter all the universities they are applying to and enter the application deadline for each university. Their list will automatically appear on unifrog if the accounts are linked.

• Communicate with their teachers with respect to letters of recommendation. They were urged to give teachers adequate notice and time to write the letters.

• Keep their counselor informed of their registration of EMSAT and email the results once received.

• Fill in the counselor brag sheet.

• Schedule a meeting with their counselor if they have not done so already.

Counselors are hoping that parents will partner with them by reinforcing this message at home.

• University of Toronto - November 10, 2022 at 10:00

• Tio Business School ( Netherlands) - November 21, 2022 from 12:00 - 13:30

• Free virtual Financial Parenting 101 workshop for GEMS parents on Wednesday, November 9th at 10am, and Sunday, November 13th at 11am (scroll down for more details)

Parents are encouraged to contact their child’s counselor if they have any questions or concerns.

Unifrog believes that destinations - where students end up after school - are even more important than their academic performance. They officially partner with GEMS For Life to support every GEMS student to progress into the best opportunity for them. Unifrog does this by providing a one-stop-shop where students can explore their interests, then find and successfully apply for their best next step after school.

This session is open to all parents to gain a better understanding of the comprehensive Unifrog tools made available to them and their students – free of charge – through their unique partnership with GEMS Education

The session will be held via Zoom – Link for the Zoom

Verity is offering a free virtual Financial Parenting 101 workshop. Where parents can find ways to support their children to better understand the value of money and finances. The Financial Parenting 101 workshop by Verity is available for FREE to all GEMS parents, no matter how old their children are.

The session is 60 minutes long, and covers:

• An introduction to financial literacy

• Financial literacy in the context of children

• An understanding of our own relationship with money as adults

• When you can start teaching it to kids and how

• Allowances, budgets, and chores

The workshops are available on Wednesday, November 9th at 10 am, and Sunday, November 13th at 11 am.

You can register for free using these links:

• November 9 @ 10am: https://form.typeform.com/to/u7tMeSP4

• November 13 @ 11am: https://form.typeform.com/to/ZyRZUAWn

More About Verity:

Verity is a family banking and financial literacy app that offers families and children ages 8 – 18 with a money management app and a prepaid card to teach them how to manage their money. Through the app, parents can digitize allowances, send instant money transfers, pay children for household and behavioral chores, teach them how to save and give through Saving and Giving goals, and create a safe and controlled environment where children can learn and make mistakes if need be. Kids and teens also learn how to manage their own money through these tools and by using their own physical and virtual prepaid VISA debit cards. The app will also have fun gamified and educational content to teach children basic money concepts in an age-appropriate way.

About the presenter:

Dina Shoman is an international banking veteran of over 10 years and has been working in the children and youth financial education space for almost 8 years. Her first company created an experiential and play-based learning curriculum alongside educators, child development experts, and game designers in the US, and her second in Jordan created customized programs for banks and non-profits in Jordan.