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This semester, Ms Andrea and Mr Will’s Grade 6 English classes at Northbridge International School Cambodia are reading a novel called The Breadwinner. This story is about an 11 year old girl living in Kabul, Afghanistan, during the Taliban era of the 1990s, when extreme restrictions were placed on women, including banning school for all girls.
By Ms Andrea Bernoth, Mr William Lynch and Grade 6 English classes
The first activity of the unit was to research and give presentations on aspects of life in Afghanistan. Students were asked to reflect on what they thought was the most interesting thing they learned, and whether or not they identified any similarities between Afghanistan and Cambodia.
Many students commented on the inequality and the poor treatment of women:
A number of students also recognised commonalities between the Taliban regime and Cambodia’s history with the Khmer Rouge:
Students also compared daily life between the two countries:
During one lesson last week, students brought in scarves or kramas from home, which they wore during class in a style similar to the hijab to develop a sense of empathy for Afghan girls. Some students even kept wearing them after English class as well. Wearing a headscarf in the warm Cambodian climate was a challenge, even more so for Mr Will’s class, where the air conditioning was not working that lesson!
The Breadwinner is also listed as part of the Nord Anglia Global Campus library this year, so when we have finished reading the book, students will have the opportunity to share their ideas and understandings with their peers from across the world.
Teenagers, including at Northbridge International School Cambodia, are at a crucial stage in their lives as they try to navigate the complexities of growing up. They are faced with the challenge of balancing academic demands, peer pressure, and family expectations, all while trying to discover their own identity and purpose in life.
After becoming a father for the second time on NYE 2022, I was able to re-evaluate my lifestyle and reflect on how to improve myself for my family, my community, including at Northbridge International School Cambodia, and the planet.
For school year 2022-2023, Northbridge International School Cambodia installed some updates in the Secondary Science Laboratory Classrooms that the NISC Health and Safety Audit Committee has been working on from the previous school year based on the Nord Anglia Regional Manager on Health and Safety suggestions.
For the last several months grade 10 students at Northbridge International School Cambodia have been thinking about their futures and the pathways they intend to take both next year in the DP and subsequently after.
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