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The students and teachers of Northbridge International School Cambodia have been involved in opportunities during the year to reaffirm the importance of 'play' in our everyday lives.

In the Primary Years Programme (PYP), including at Northbridge International School Cambodia, 'action' is considered to be both an application of learning and an opportunity for students to engage in a form of contribution or service.

When we look back on our own childhood, like the ones children at Northbridge International School Cambodia are currently enjoying, what are the experiences that we remember most fondly?

With more than 40 different nationalities and 20 languages represented on campus, Northbridge International School Cambodia welcomes and values all linguistic and cultural backgrounds brought by the students, the parents and the school community. Our mission is to inspire dynamic, respectful and compassionate global citizens, and we believe that our multilingual school environment helps accomplish it.

At Northbridge International School Cambodia, our skills for English learning start early when we listen to our families and teachers speak in English.  We hear the sounds (phonetics) that culminate in the English language – words, sentences, and types of texts where we put sentences together for different purposes.

Many events have occurred this year at Northbridge International School Cambodia that have been missing for a few years, parents in classrooms for meetings, packed audiences for our Secondary production, International Day, numerous sports events, overseas cultural trips and countless local field trips. All these events have one thing in common, an opportunity for new experiences.

In today’s ever changing world of education, including at Northbridge International School Cambodia, we hear a lot about the importance of STEM or STEAM activties. But what are these and why are they deemed to be so important?

Take a visit to our early learning spaces at Northbridge International School Cambodia, both inside and out, and you will observe a wealth of play activities happening. Students are interacting in playing on their own (solo play), playing with the same thing or in the same space (mirrored play) or sharing together (collaborative play).

Every day, for both students and staff at Northbridge International School Cambodia, the media and social networks bombard our brains with thousands of advertisements. We are promised magic formulas to make easy money, achieve a slim body without exercising, or learn a language in 7 days.

Studies show that a family's engagement has a direct positive impact on a child's learning success at any school, including Northbridge International School Cambodia.

There are some essential skills students must learn in their academics at Northbridge International School Cambodia. Among these, writing is undoubtedly one of the most important skills all successful students must acquire. However, writing is considered the most difficult skill to be taught and learned, as it requires hard work and constant practice on a regular basis.

Digital math platforms, sometimes known as math apps, have become increasingly common in recent years, including at Northbridge International School Cambodia. These platforms, which offer an online space for children to learn and practice mathematical concepts and skills, became ubiquitous in education due to the period of global school closures brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Reading is not only a fundamental literacy skill but a life skill. It allows us all, including students at Northbridge International School Cambodia, to access learning and connects us to a world of information and ideas.

When we say that "children are the future", we assume that childhood is the most critical moment in the development of any human being. For this reason, when it comes to investing in their training as active and dynamic beings in the task of building a better world, the Early Learning section at Northbridge International School Cambodia becomes the ideal place, the most fertile ground to cultivate not only skills and knowledge but also dreams and interests that will ultimately define the lives of our students.

Our first Unit of Inquiry in Grade One at Northbridge International School Cambodia has been a time of connecting and feeling belonging as we get to know ourselves and each other.

Currently in the Grade 5 classrooms at Northbridge International School Cambodia, the students and the teachers are on a bit of a journey exploring how to be a successful learner.