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Researching UK university courses and entry requirements.

Researching UK university courses and entry requirements.

Discover Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) from great universities. Most offer "certificates" or "statements of completion," though typically not university credit."

Lera Boroditsky once did a simple experiment: She asked people to close their eyes and point southeast. A room of distinguished professors in the U.S. pointed in almost every possible direction, whereas 5-year-old Australian aboriginal girls always got it right. She says the difference lies in language. Boroditsky, an associate professor of cognitive science at the University of California, San Diego, says the Australian aboriginal language doesn't use words like left or right. It uses compass points, so they say things like "that girl to the east of you is my sister." If you want to learn another language and become fluent, you may have to change the way you behave in small but sometimes significant ways, specifically how you sort things into categories and what you notice.

The Counselling Department at the International School of Dusseldorf offers many different kinds of support for students and parents. From matters of a personal nature to career exploration and university admissions, our team of school counsellors provides students and parents with comprehensive support at all grade levels. In addition, our Life Skills teachers are dedicated to providing students in grades 6-10 with a guidance curriculum that focusses on the developmental needs of adolescents and their social, emotional and personal growth.