For World Children’s Day on 20 November, students around the world came together to raise their voice on the importance of children’s rights. Find out why Nord Anglia Education schools are empowering students to become global citizens.
For World Children’s Day on 20 November, students around the world came together to raise their voice on the importance of children’s rights. Find out why Nord Anglia Education schools are empowering students to become global citizens.
To mark the celebrations for World Children’s Day on 20 November, students have rallied around the world in numerous #KidsTakeOver events. Throughout the day, students have taken over schools, businesses and government institutions to raise their voices about the importance of children’s rights and advancing the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Students from Nord Anglia International School Hong Kong even came to the central team to interview CEO Andrew Fitzmaurice on his views about the Global Goals and the future of our planet.
In his latest blogs on the Huffington Post, Nord Anglia Education CEO Andrew Fitzmaurice, shares his insights on the importance of global citizenship and giving students a platform to voice their perspectives and play a role on the future of the planet.
"Of course, we should be committed to empowering young people beyond this one day. I believe that an outstanding education not only leads to academic success, but supports young people to develop as global citizens and agents of change," Andrew states in his blog on the Huffington Post.
See how students have taken over in Nord Anglia Education schools around the world:
If you were to start your own country, how could you ensure gender equality from the start?
— BVIS Hanoi (@BVISHanoi) November 20, 2017
Watch our response below#NAEUNICEF #kidstakeoverschools #NAEGC pic.twitter.com/BMzGHEggNa
This year, BVIS Hanoi students achieved amazing results at the UKMT Competition 2024, including 12 Golds, 23 Silvers. For the first time, BVIS Hanoi student got an invitation to take part in in the follow up Olympiad Maclaurin 2024, where only 0.4% of students around the globe was invited.
On World Thinking Day, Assistant Head of Secondary Gemma Archer from the British International School Hanoi, a Nord Anglia Education school, shares the top four benefits of critical thinking.
We’re living in an age of an educational revolution, with a rapidly transforming approach to teaching. Assistant Head of Secondary from the British International School Hanoi Gemma Archer highlights how the unique role of teaching mother tongue language in education nurtures outstanding academic success.
