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As education develops over the years, certain trends take on importance at different times due to contextual and historical demands as well as what we learn about brain development and the way in which children learn. Sir Ken Robinson, a leading voice in education, has given various lectures on what he believes is currently needed in education, and I encourage anyone with an interest in education to view this as it is very thought provoking.

One of the advantages of Northbridge being part of the Nord Anglia family of schools is the opportunity it allows us to connect with students around the world. This year, through Global Campus, Nord Anglia Education is holding a worldwide creative writing contest to develop our students’ international awareness centered on the UNESCO Sustainable Development World Goal 4: Quality Education through shared learning experiences.

Real world experience in the design process along with current technology are opportunities we strive to deliver to our students in Design.

Next Friday we will have a wonderful time together as a community celebrating the rich cultural diversity we have in our school.

This past weekend the Northbridge Nagas Senior Volleyball team competed at the local ISSAPP Finals at ISPP.

If you want your child to excel academically, socially and personally, can studying the performing arts be a key to success? Laura Rea, Music Teacher and Southeast Asia Regional Lead for the Juilliard-Nord Anglia Performing Arts Programme at the British International School, Hanoi (BIS Hanoi) says studying the performing arts can help students gain key skills and qualities to prepare them for their future.

Known for inventing boots for astronauts to walk on Mars, Professor Leia Stirling at MIT’s Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics wants students to explore the world of wearable technology in the Epic Identity challenge and discover how gadgets are used to measure and enhance or help human performance.

Whether it’s about teaching children to find the magic all around them or telling of courageous young heroes who overcame profound hardships, the Global Library features inspiring titles that every Nord Anglia Education student will love to read this year. Read on to learn more out the three recommended books in the 2018/19 reading list.

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.