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In last week’s Primary blog, Kate Watson-Penhall discussed the importance of building reading stamina in young students. Many Primary students enjoy reading and value their library time. Once students reach Secondary, they are less likely to read for enjoyment. Students choose to spend their free time in other ways, engaging more with friends, extra curricular activities, and technology.
In the Language & Literature department, we work to foster a love of reading among Secondary students. As teachers of Literature, we love books and want our students to enjoy reading. We assign books in class and regularly take our students to the library to read novels of their choosing.
Reading for as little as 30 minutes a day has long-term positive benefits for both students and adults. Studies show that reading books for enjoyment improves brain function, increases empathy and emotional intelligence, and can even prolong your life.
As parents, you influence your child’s reading habits more than anyone. If your child sees you reading and enjoying books, than he or she is more likely to read and enjoy books.
One great way to encourage reading in your family is to read a book together and discuss it at dinnertime. Plan a family visit the library or local bookstores. Allow your child to choose a book that you will both read. Select books in your mother tongue or in any language that you are both comfortable reading.
This activity is meant to be fun, relaxing, and give you something in common to talk about at the dinner table. Reading together encourages family closeness and lifetime love of learning.
For more ideas on how to encourage your older children to read, click here.
Teenagers, including at Northbridge International School Cambodia, are at a crucial stage in their lives as they try to navigate the complexities of growing up. They are faced with the challenge of balancing academic demands, peer pressure, and family expectations, all while trying to discover their own identity and purpose in life.
After becoming a father for the second time on NYE 2022, I was able to re-evaluate my lifestyle and reflect on how to improve myself for my family, my community, including at Northbridge International School Cambodia, and the planet.
For school year 2022-2023, Northbridge International School Cambodia installed some updates in the Secondary Science Laboratory Classrooms that the NISC Health and Safety Audit Committee has been working on from the previous school year based on the Nord Anglia Regional Manager on Health and Safety suggestions.
For the last several months grade 10 students at Northbridge International School Cambodia have been thinking about their futures and the pathways they intend to take both next year in the DP and subsequently after.
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