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On Monday The British College of Brazil (BCB) hosted a teenage mental health workshop with over 30 families attending hosted by Sandra Baldacci in order to raise awareness of mental well being among our pupils and how the school home partnership can function to look after them.

I hope we all had a wonderful long weekend last week and managed to find time just to be, to be playful and to enjoy a slower pace for a few days. I was fortunate enough to spend time in the countryside and to begin my exploration of this amazing country. I really took advantage of the peace and tranquility that being in nature can bring and I was reminded of a wonderful poem by William Martin*

The highlight of the week in Secondary School was undoubtedly the bake sale organised by Ms. Mendes and the Social Events Committee!

Teaching and Learning at BCB!

Why We All Need Time to be Playful

Why Music education is so important? Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, and life to everything… Without music, life would be an error. (Plato)

The importance of vocabulary

The week in Secondary started with a superhero pose by all our Secondary Students as Ms Albanese had us all stand in a superhero stance for 5 minutes in assembly, which according to research makes for a successful day! Ms Albanese then spoke with the students about having a growth mindset and shared a funny story about her journey to finally passing her driving test.

On Tuesday we hosted our year 8 parents information evening. The purpose of the event was to welcome parents and share the vision for secondary for this academic year.

We have completed our first week back, full of energy, new faces and new challenges.

What a wonderful place schools are at the beginning of a new academic year with a sense of expectation and excitement. Laughter and smiles have filled our week here, as the children have been catching up with old friends and making new ones.

Premium international schools group Nord Anglia Education offers a transformational education to students, which focuses not only on ensuring academic success but also on inspiring students to positively impact their individual communities and the world at large. As part of Nord Anglia Education’s collaboration with UNICEF, students across the globe have been raising awareness of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through projects at their schools. The SDGs are a collection of 17 goals set by the United Nations regarding social and economic development issues. Each year, the capstone event with UNICEF is when students from Years 10-12 visit New York for the NAE-UNICEF Student Summit.

Students worked with their minds and hands to solve a variety of problems, transforming their understanding and perception of STEAM in a week-long series of workshops, lectures and activities.

Nord Anglia International School Manila has developed a voter’s education programme for school students that has the potential to impact the country’s youth

David Sheehan, head of pastoral care at Nord Anglia International School Hong Kong, shares why he loves his job and why teaching students core values in the classroom is just as important as developing key skills.

Nearing the end of his first year of University, Nord Anglia International School Shanghai, Pudong graduate Eric Chen shares his thoughts on how the rigour and well-rounded approach to academic study in his senior years at school prepared him well for his degree.

A powerful online tool is spurring students into building more robust charity and social service programmes designed to create a greater, positive impact in their local communities.

Exposing younger students to the complexities of global issues will not only enable them to thrive in an inter-connected and multi-cultural society in the future but empower them to want to make greater positive change in the world.

NAIS Dublin’s head of primary Lisa Cannell shares how it’s a daily privilege to watch a child learn and why it’s important for young people to have an education that enriches both the mind and soul