The June 2022 Night Sky
Welcome to the June night sky. This is the month of the summer solstice when our sun will pass at its highest point in the daytime sky in the northern
UNESCO specialist ranks Portugal’s education “among Rolls Royce of the world”
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Being a good parent in the 21st century
Recently, it has been much discussed by researchers, educationalists and parents’ groups that the challenges of being a parent in the 21st century are far reaching and certainly not those
Captain Fernando Salgueiro Maia, the Hero of the Carnation Revolution
A recent newspaper report suggests that if the Carnation Revolution had been a revolution in America, or perhaps in any other Western country, the world would already be full of
Top tips for water and beach safety
With some great weather recently and more to come, there will be more people heading off to the beaches. Portugal has an abundance of lovely beaches from the north to
Selecting an international school
As the Head of an international school and having worked in international schools for more than 20 years, past experience tells me that April is the time of year when
The May 2022 Night Sky
Welcome to the May night sky. This month, all the bright planets are only visible in the pre-dawn sky. These planets are Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn. The brightest of
Virtual autism and its growth in younger children
In the last month, the UK press has made much of the fact that autism is on the rise in children under four and has resulted in the need for
112 – The European Emergency Call Number
Recently I was privileged to visit one of the four 112 Emergency call centres in Portugal. The one I visited was in Lisbon serving the mainland south of Santarém, Leiria
How best to cope with bad news
COMMENT “No news is good news,” as the old saying goes. Sadly, the opposite is true nowadays. Almost all the headline news is bad news, very bad news. We’re constantly