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At the heart of any science class at Northbridge International School Cambodia is experiential learning. As Albert Einstein once stated, “I never teach my pupils, I only provide conditions in which they can learn”.

It’s been another turbulent semester at Northbridge International School Cambodia, in which engaging in service activities have been impacted by Covid. However, through the Nord Anglia Education Share a Dream program, there have been some amazing results.

Since the beginning of this academic year, our Northbridge International School Cambodia Grade 10 students have been working tirelessly on the MYP Personal Project.

Theory of Knowledge (TOK) is a class at Northbridge International School Cambodia that challenges the students to explore the intellectual strength of the foundation underlying their own knowledge. For many this is a challenging task as their education up to this point has been based on receiving knowledge from their teachers in school, their family and through their own experiences outside of school.

Due to the current pandemic, almost every conference platform has been transformed into a virtual format. Northbridge International School Cambodia has taken an important decision in organizing an online NISC MUN 2021. Proudly speaking, we were the first and only school in Cambodia conducting the conference virtually and internationally.

Action Learning Camps (ALC) are an annual event at Northbridge International School Cambodia. Secondary students have the opportunity to step outside of the classroom and develop a wide range of skills, trying new activities and forging deeper bonds with their peers and teachers.

It has been a busy few months in Individuals & Societies at Northbridge International School Cambodia and here we are to share some of the highlights with you all.

Today, with the rise of auto-translators and the domination of the English language online, one might be tempted to think that learning another language at Northbridge International School Cambodia is an unnecessary endeavour or a tiring chore. However, in our globalised world, the ability to converse in more than one language and to appreciate other cultures remains more relevant than ever.

One of the well documented challenges that our Northbridge International School Cambodia students have faced over the last 12-months is the near-complete absence of organised sport opportunities.

In many international schools, English is the medium of instruction, and with English becoming extremely popular with children and teenagers in many parts of the world, and quite evidently at Northbridge International School Cambodia, our Cambodian, Chinese, Korean, Russian, French, Spanish and Japanese students have become accustomed to speak their thoughts in English. Do they think in English, too? Do they analyse in English, too? Do they reflect in English, too? Do they express their feelings in English, too?

As the Grade 12 students at Northbridge International School Cambodia approach their mock exams their stress levels and anxiety will increase. Whatever the root causes of the stress it can have a big impact on the well being and mental health of the students.

A new year is traditionally celebrated around the world, and has been the case for thousands of years. However, ringing in 2021 meant the familiar celebrations of parties, food and fireworks were likely tempered for Northbridge International School Cambodia families.

Northbridge International School Cambodia’s Arts Council presented Creativity Night virtually for the second year in a row, due to restrictions. Creativity Night is a student-led event that is beloved by the community; this year, our students and staff were able to express their creativity through the performing arts.

This semester, our Northbridge International School Cambodia Grade 9 students in the Startup Studio set out on their journey of entrepreneurship, aimed at equipping themselves with the mindset and skills critical to success in today’s marketplace.

By the time this post is published, most students at Northbridge International School Cambodia will have finished their Semester 1 summative assessment tasks and will possibly have some results and feedback already.

At Northbridge International School Cambodia we have the privilege of being able to offer our students an insight into the design world through our MYP Curriculum.

This year the Grade 11 Economics students at Northbridge International School Cambodia are studying the new version of the DP Economics course, which has a greater focus on student investigation of real world case studies. During this week’s classes, students are starting to investigate how the decisions of producers and consumers can affect society, and how governments can intervene to either encourage this activity if it is positive, or discourage it if those effects are negative.