This year’s IB Group 4 Project challenged students to think creatively and collaboratively as they tackled climate-related issues. Over two days, students from Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Computer Science, and Design Technology worked in interdisciplinary teams to develop innovative solutions by focusing on changing, removing, reusing, or repurposing byproducts.
With guidance from MIT, students explored a range of approaches, from research-driven proposals to hands-on prototyping. Some groups developed physical or digital models, 3D CAD designs, coded simulations, and animations, while others created scientific posters, infographics, and videos to communicate their ideas.
Technology played a key role throughout, with teams integrating AI and machine learning to identify resources, using CAD software to model solutions, and applying data analysis to refine their concepts. This emphasis on digital tools allowed students to explore innovative ways of addressing climate challenges with scientific and technological precision.
Throughout the project, students demonstrated excellent teamwork and scientific inquiry, key elements of the IB philosophy. Each team presented their findings, documenting their process through a scientific poster and video reflections and shared with the MIT team via global campus, we look forward to see if MIT professor Ariel Furst - has any feedback for our students
All Year 12 students have submitted their 2-minute videos explaining their ideas to repurpose waste. Here are three standout submissions, selected for their team work, innovation, feasibility, and potential impact.
St. Andrews ran this project as part of Group 4, with student videos submitted to Global Campus for review by the MIT team. Some may also be reviewed and discussed by Prof. Ariel First.
We wish our STA students the best of luck!
Special mention to these teams: Los Pollos, Tech UNAES, Re-stitchuation, Nut’s & Bolts, The Premz Project, BioChar, and Team 3 with Tree. Some really interesting concepts, great collaboration, and design thinking showcased throughout!
Summer camps are a valuable opportunity for students to continue learning and growing in new ways outside school. Children build confidence, develop new skills and interests, make new friends, and stay mentally engaged in a relaxed, supportive environment. Through hands-on activities in sports, arts, music, robotics, and more, students are encouraged to try new things, solve problems, and work together with students from different schools and communities come together.
Four senior students from St Andrews Bangkok proudly represented our school at the NAE Student Summit 2025, held at The Village School in Houston, Texas. Joined by peers from 52 Nord Anglia schools worldwide, they spent a week developing their leadership skills through workshops, hands-on activities, and expert-led sessions focused on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Highlights included working with UNICEF and the World’s Largest Lesson, volunteering at the Houston Food Bank to help provide over 12,000 meals, and presenting a capstone project on improving access to healthcare in Bangkok.
The Marble Run Expo at St Andrews Bangkok is a powerful example of how inter-year group collaboration enriches learning across age levels. Year 7 students, working as designers and project leaders, created personalised marble runs for their Foundation Stage ‘clients’ - an engaging challenge that fostered empathy, active listening, and creative problem-solving. Through this event, older students gained confidence, leadership skills, and the ability to adapt communication for younger audiences, while our youngest learners were empowered by seeing their ideas brought to life and felt inspired to incorporate some design elements in their own marble runs.
