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Nord Anglia students volunteer over 68,700 hours and raise nearly $700,000 for charities in 2022

Students participated in voluntary work, donation drives and raised funds for their chosen communities.

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Taking the lead

It’s not just about fun for students at our summer camps. Through different activities they learn valuable life skills such as leadership, greater self-confidence, teamwork and time management

The goal of playing the game

Playing competitive sports can teach students many positive social behaviours and life skills, but above all they realise that true competition is about working on themselves.

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Start the year on the right page with our Global Library recommendations!

Whether it’s about teaching children to find the magic all around them or telling of courageous young heroes who overcame profound hardships, the Global Library features inspiring titles that every Nord Anglia Education student will love to read this year. Read on to learn more out the three recommended books in the 2018/19 reading list.

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This year's Sustainable Development Goals and the 'Worlds Largest Lesson'

All Nord Anglia students are empowered to make a difference and to positively impact the world. Through our collaboration with UNICEF, students participate in meaningful activities to effect change in their schools and communities at large. To focus these efforts on specific goals, UNICEF annually challenges Nord Anglia students to raise awareness of the Sustainable Development Goals, which are a collection 17 goals set by the United Nations regarding social and economic development issues.

Blowing off some STEAM: Students reflect on day one and two of STEAM Week @ MIT

Students from Nord Anglia International School (NAIS HK) reflected on the first two days of STEAM Week @ MIT. They shared their journal entries with us and said they're thrilled by what they’ve experienced so far.

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The significance of MIT's “mind and hand” philosophy

It’s one of the biggest events in NAE’s calendar. STEAM Week @ MIT kicks off this weekend on 29 April and our students are buzzing in anticipation of what’s to come! An interesting fact unknown to many about MIT is its motto, “mind and hand”, or Mens et Manus in Latin. We would like to share a blog post by Mark Orrow-Whiting, Nord Anglia Education’s Director of Curriculum and Student Performance, on why he believes the “mind and hand” philosophy is integral to NAE’s STEAM curriculum, which has been enhanced in a collaboration with the university.

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Full STEAM Ahead: NAE students gear up for their trip to MIT

It’s the week they’ve been waiting for and they’re revved up and raring to go. Our students will be flying into Boston from far and wide this coming weekend for STEAM Week @ MIT – a unique, five-day long event packed with STEAM-related challenges, learning and adventure at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

BISB team's code run on board the International Space Station

Congratulations are in order for the Code Club at the British International School Budapest in Hungary, whose code was run on board the International Space Station on Thursday, 1 February 2018! As part of the club’s weekly meetings, Team BISB spent many of those weeks learning Python code during their lunchbreaks. The school’s Head of Computing Doug Semple tells us how it happened.

Applications are open! Three programmes on offer for Summer Performing Arts with Juilliard

We are delighted to announce that applications are open for Summer Performing Arts with Juilliard, which has expanded into three bespoke, immersive performing arts programmes taking place in Geneva, Shanghai and Florida.

Bringing MIT's philosophy into the classroom

MIT's mens et manus philosophy, or mind and hand in Latin, galvanised Darren Sutton to design a makerspace that would inspire students and staff alike. Find out how his trip to MIT with Nord Anglia Education students influenced him to build a creative space that would bring his school community together and get everyone to think outside the box with hands-on learning.

How my students inspired my master's dissertation

Last month, Nord Anglia Education students headed to New York City to present their ideas and accomplishments in targeting the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Phillippa Tichotova, an English teacher from Prague who accompanied the students on the trip, shares how students inspired her dissertation on how they engage with the Global Goals to make a difference in their communities.

A virtual choir becomes a global experience

Rachael Howarth tell us her experience in putting together a virtual choir across countries, cultures, ages and time zones for the Global Campus Virtual Choir. Over 2000 students from 15 countries and 43 schools contributed their voices to this amazing song composed by the talented Jack Blume.

Seeing my students' minds evolve through music

Music teacher Curriculum Fellow, Naomi Rowan gives a personal account on seeing the impact that the performing arts and music has on her students.

What does it mean to be an international student?

To satisfy their curiosity on what defines and international school student, two Nord Anglia Education students surveyed their fellow peers across 15 countries on the meaning behind the word. What they discovered was fascinating.

Find out what students discovered after analysing water sources in Hong Kong

Students at Nord Anglia International School Hong Kong (NAIS HK) have undertaken an ambitious project to collect data in order to understand water pollution. As part of the school’s collaboration with MIT, students have collected and analysed water samples in beaches and rivers in the city as part of the Data-Driven Curiosity Challenge.

Nord Anglia Education's personlised approach to teaching STEAM

Find out how we are helping your child to invent the future. Our collaboration with MIT, one of the world's leading universities in STEAM subjects, challenges students through in-school activities at the British International School Houston.

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2016 Global Campus Photographer of the Year

Every year, we asked our students to show us their perspective on the world through the lens. This year’s Global Campus photography competition theme was based on nature. We asked students to capture nature through their photos and show us what it means to them.

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4 steps to help keep your child safe online

Children love using technology and are accessing the internet at an increasingly younger age. Here are four steps to help keep your child safe whenever and wherever they go online.

The benefits of learning to climb

Climbing is not only great exercise but helps students to develop resilience and problem solving skills. Find out how learning to climb can benefit your child’s studies.

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Nord Anglia students volunteer over 68,700 hours and raise nearly $700,000 for charities in 2022

Taking the lead

The goal of playing the game

Start the year on the right page with our Global Library recommendations!

This year's Sustainable Development Goals and the 'Worlds Largest Lesson'

Blowing off some STEAM: Students reflect on day one and two of STEAM Week @ MIT

The significance of MIT's “mind and hand” philosophy

Full STEAM Ahead: NAE students gear up for their trip to MIT

BISB team's code run on board the International Space Station

Applications are open! Three programmes on offer for Summer Performing Arts with Juilliard

Bringing MIT's philosophy into the classroom

How my students inspired my master's dissertation

A virtual choir becomes a global experience

Seeing my students' minds evolve through music

What does it mean to be an international student?

Find out what students discovered after analysing water sources in Hong Kong

Nord Anglia Education's personlised approach to teaching STEAM

2016 Global Campus Photographer of the Year

4 steps to help keep your child safe online

The benefits of learning to climb