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We are proud to announce that Nord Anglia Education will allocate $US100million over the next 10 years to establish a charitable foundation and a global campaign centre aimed at empowering students to create impactful, sustainable solutions for change.

This semester we have 55 different Learning Enrichment Activities Program (LEAP) classes that are running and being led by our teachers and other professional partners.

On Friday 5th October, the mid semester 1 reports will be published on Managebac. The Approaches to Learning or ATL’s for short (see download below) are the scaffolding for every IB learner across the world.

Not everyone is interested in sports but for those students that are, Northbridge is a great place to develop as an athlete.

This weekend the Nagas swim team went to ISPP to compete in the year's second ISSAPP swim meet. As always the Nagas impressed us with many new personal bests as well as bringing home some medal finishes.

Next week we are hosting Nord Anglia’s first ever regional STEAM Festival in which 10 Nord Anglia schools from the Southeast Asia region will be participating. Over 100 students from Grade 6-9 are being sent to join this event, and we believe that it has the potential to grow and include Primary students in the following years.

Thank you to all parents who joined us for our monthly coffee morning and workshops, it was great to share the morning with you.

Here at Northbridge, we believe that learning a new language opens up a world of opportunities for our students. Speaking a second language gives a boost to the brain.

Research in education has provided evidence that mindset can affect student achievement in mathematics. Carol Dweck, one of the leading experts in the field of motivation, summarizes the importance of mindset in education.

I can imagine that you’ve all heard the quote “You are what you eat!” but have you ever thought that “You are what you watch!”?

On Tuesday afternoon this week we had a short visit from Mr Andy Puttock, Education Director, Nord Anglia Education. It was his first visit to Cambodia and to Northbridge and is part of his tour of the 56 Nord Anglia schools around the world!

In the world of education, tests scores and academic reports often dominate the focus of students, parents, and educators. Too often we ignore the important aspects of learning that are not easily measured using quantitative data.

At Northbridge, we want all of our children to be strong, independent and compassionate people who demonstrate our ‘caring hearts, ambitious minds’ philosophy. Sometimes in daily life, problems and conflicts arise, and we want our children to be equipped to deal with these situations fairly and peacefully.

We have our wonderful new books and they are all out on display to see. New books are denoted with a yellow circle sticker on the spine so you can easily tell.

This past weekend the Northbridge Nagas were honored to host the first ISSAPP (International Schools Sports Association of Phnom Penh) swim meet. There were 186 swimmers competing in 51 different events ranging in ages from 6 to 18. It was an amazing day with great energy from all the fans and athletes.