On Monday 22 April, Ms Karen Geating, Northbridge International School Cambodia Learning Support Coordinator and PYP SEN Teacher, and Ms Lana Lautamus, Northbridge MYP SEN Teacher and International Life Skills Coordinator, organized a Student Support professional development morning.
Involving educators from more than 10 different international schools around Phnom Penh, this was a unique opportunity for teachers and administrators working in the roles of Learning Support, Special Education Needs, Reading Intervention, and English as an Additional Language (EAL) to come together for a day of collaboration.
Topics discussed included 'Increasing Parent Engagement', 'Supporting Students with ADHD, Autism and Executive Functioning Disabilities', 'Dyslexia', 'ABA (Applied Behavior Analysis)', 'Push-in Strategies in the Secondary Classroom' and 'Reading Support in a Pull-Out Setting'.
They also discussed establishing a Cambodian chapter of SENIA (Special Education Network & Inclusion Association), which advocates for resources and support for differently abled students, and are looking forward to their next collaborative meet up scheduled for May.
Northbridge International School Cambodia (NISC) is excited by the coming launch of its new adventure playground in October 2025. This nature-inspired space, set among the trees, invites students to climb, explore, and imagine, blending adventure with a connection to the natural environment.
Neurodiversity refers to the natural differences in how our brains and nervous systems function, highlighting the diversity in how we all think, learn, and interact with the world. Hence, it encompasses conditions or traits that differ from what is typically considered "neurotypical."
The other week I was in Bangkok at the ASAC Basketball Tournament that is open for Grade 6 – 8 students from 9 competing schools across South East Asia. It gave me some time to reflect on the benefits and opportunities that our Northbridge students can access that will develop them holistically and physically.
