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Last Friday we engaged in our mental health well-being day at Northbridge International School Cambodia, when students across the school dressed in green or purchased a green ribbon and thought about what mental health meant to them and ways in which we could help each other feel good about themselves. This was an initiative organised by the Secondary Stuco in conjunction with Secondary action teams.

Six months is a long time without practical PHE at Northbridge International School Cambodia. The lockdown affected our subject more than most and we are so happy that lessons are back and our students are active.

This year I have the wonderful opportunity to support the development of mathematics in the Primary school at Northbridge International School Cambodia. I am following on from Bissy Groom and Miri Koliada who have supported the school to implement an inquiry-based approach. I wanted to share with the community what I have discovered and understood from this strong beginning in our school and a mathematician I turn to for a lot of my inspiration: Dr Jo Boaler (Professor of Mathematics Education, Stanford University).

Last weekend saw the passing of one of the great influences of modern education - including here at Northbridge International School Cambodia - Sir Ken Robinson. I first came across his work, as many people did, through viewing his TED talk on how education is killing creativity in schools.

With the whole world living in extraordinary times there were a few moments where we thought we may not make it here. Thanks to the dedication of the team here at Northbridge International School Cambodia, the journey was smooth and trouble free and arrival was a huge relief after the hustle of packing, saying goodbyes and organising everything.

As the year comes to an end, I have been reflecting on how much all of us at Northbridge International School Cambodia have grown over the last few months. Our students, teachers and parents have all risen to the different challenges, and we have all learned new skills, developed stronger resilience and found different ways to learn and engage with new information. This year has shown us that all of us are able to be life-long learners!

Usually, Grade 5 students at Northbridge International School Cambodia mark the end of their time in the PYP with the Exhibition. However, as most things in life have changed in the past few months, so too, has the Exhibition.

During this time of remote learning during the Northbridge International School Cambodia Virtual School Experience, we have had to upend accepted norms around screen time for children.

When faced with the challenge of moving to remote learning in EL3 at Northbridge International School Cambodia, we wanted to ensure that we could still provide the children and their families with a sense of continuity and structure to their school day. We have done so by continuing to offer all children with daily play-based, purposeful and practical learning experiences to complete at home.

Even with having our music classes virtually, music has still been remarkably good at bringing us together and being a creative outlet for students. There are certainly challenges, however it is beautiful to see Northbridge International School Cambodia students (and parents, and even pets sometimes!) enjoying music at home. Read on to see the unique ways that our students are still singing, composing, and playing instruments.

Although meeting face to face on our Northbridge International School Cambodia campus is a far more ideal learning environment, our students have met current challenges with a positive attitude and adapted well to a virtual learning environment. They have utilised resources at home and their surrounding environment to explore visual arts.

We know that Northbridge International School Cambodia students and families are very busy keeping up with their regular classwork, but we also know that many of our Makers, Coders, Scientists and Engineers are really missing their time in the Makerspace!

The Grade 5 PYP Exhibition was launched this week at Northbridge International School Cambodia. The launch looks a little different to how we have worked in previous years as students have not been on campus. Our Grade 5 students will still need to work collaboratively, research and problem-solve, but this time it may all take place in an online environment.