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What an amazing first day! The children were tired after their long journey but that didn’t stop them from playing key roles in all of the STEAM activist MIT today.

Exposing younger students to the complexities of global issues will not only enable them to thrive in an inter-connected and multi-cultural society in the future but empower them to want to make greater positive change in the world.

On Friday 15th March 2019, children in all year groups at BST took part in International Day. Each year group decided how they would celebrate the day. Some took part in a quiz, teachers and children dressed up in a colourful array of traditional clothing, classrooms were decorated and some children even brought in a selection of different food from around the world. The whole occasion was brought together by the music department hosting a match the flag to the national anthem style quizz.

Year 3A enjoyed investigating books during their Book Week Maths lesson. They had to find out whether the book with the largest perimeter is always the thickest book. Find a member of 3A to see what they found out!

Students experience both artistic and personal breakthroughs at Nord Anglia’s newly expanded Summer Performing Arts with Juilliard programme

In the age of automation, developing strong values, a sense of purpose and well-being will enable students to succeed in the future, Dubai education expert says.

Where you go is not who’ll you’ll be, were comments that sparked debate recently in the media and got many of us thinking, does that statement ring true for the university you choose? Windermere Preparatory School’s International Student Advisor Ruth Lahnston, Counselor Nancy Gerena and British International School Chicago, South Loop’s Director of Counseling Lindsay Kafitz say students should choose a university that is the best fit for them.

This term the children from year 1 A have been learning a lot about chocolate. During our Friday assembly they performed a story about where chocolate grows, who made first cocoa drink, how Christopher Columbus discovered new lands and brought cocoa beans back to Europe and also what ingredients chocolate factories add to make the most delicious treat for children! How informative! Well done!

Wednesday 13th February was the Year 9 GCSE Options Evening when Year 9 students and their parents were welcomed into the theatre for a presentation about GCSEs. They then had the opportunity to find out about all the core and optional subjects that students are able to study throughout Year 10 & 11. The evening was a great success, helping students to make up their minds about what their future may hold.

Empowering our students to be world-changers is something central to every Nord Anglia Education school. We encourage them to share their thoughts on pressing global issues and to be ambitious about their role in making our world a better place through global-mindedness and active leadership.

As part of their film unit about an animation called The Lighthouse, Y6A will become journalists. To enable them to write in a journalistic style, the children used newspapers from England, Russia and Uzbekistan to identify the features which they will need to include in their final report.

At the Russian language lessons, we studied the topic “Doctor and nurse”. Children played the game “I am a doctor”. We worked on an interactive whiteboard, made crafts, sculpted from clay, played a game - how many doctors, how many nurses, the game "Assemble the puzzle." The children looked at the pictures and listened to the fairy tale “Aibolit”. At the end of the lesson, the children sang the song “About the Doctor”.

We are delighted and proud to announce our first early entry Year 11 students achieved 100% A*/A their IGCSE Mathematics when results were published today. These 9 students were the first BST students to sit these external UK examinations and the school community should be very proud of their efforts. Many thanks to Mr Morris for his work with this group.

The boys and girls from baby group had a wonderful time at school today. They were busy drawing, painting and even joined in a P.E lesson. Baby group is on every Friday at 9.30am - 11am at Sayram campus for children aged 0-2.

The children at BST had a wonderful surprise last week! A visit from Santa Claus. While his reindeer were eating carrots and having a rest in the playground Santa met with every boy and girl. The children sang Christmas songs and enjoyed listening to a Christmas story. As all the girls and boys had been good this year, they all received a present from him. Thank you Santa for making a stop at BST, please come back next year!

This week Year 1 A Bears have been learning 3D shapes and their properties. This knowledge has helped them to construct different shapes using plasticine and match sticks. Bears have made a huge amount of cubes, pyramids, cuboids, prisms and paper cones and cylinders.We have been also excited to write our invitations for parents to our Christmas Show. Looking forward to starting rehearsals. This week, in English, the children of Year 1A Bear have been learning to write an invitation. In Maths, we have been learning about 3D shapes and their properties, and in Integrated Curriculum, we have made some lucky fish, using our knowledge of shapes. Next week, we will start looking at instructions and will commence rehearsals for the Winter Show. Unfortunately, we must say farewell to one of our Bears, Sophia, and wish her all the best for the future.

Year 2 - Everyday Materials The Year 2 students took part in master classes last week. With experienced tutors, they made pottery and soap. They learnt what everyday objects are made from and how some materials can change state. It was a fantastic hands-on learning experience and the students particularly enjoyed using the potter's wheel!

At Nord Anglia Education, there’s always something new and exciting happening across our global network of schools. This is especially true thanks to Global Campus, which allows our more than 53,000 students to connect virtually. Read more about ongoing Global Campus initiatives that our students are involved with in this academic year so far, including World Children’s Day on 20 November.

MIT’s Professor Anette Peko Hosoi is challenging our students to explore the unique qualities animals possess and how it can enhance human ability or solve human problems in the Super Natural MIT Challenge.

Nord Anglia students around the world will celebrate World Children's Day on 20 November 2018 to raise their voices to address some of the most pressing questions facing the planet.