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Inquiry-based learning at Northbridge International School Cambodia is the act of gaining knowledge and skills through asking questions and finding or creating solutions

As a teacher, a parent and a grade level leader at Northbridge International School Cambodia, I am a great proponent for teaching children to advocate for themselves. Self advocacy helps foster independence and success. Self advocacy means students speak up for themselves, ask for what they need, and ask for help. Many of our students have expressed low confidence in communicating with teachers and advocating for what they need.

Recently, Grade 2 students at Northbridge International School Cambodia finished their Sharing the Planet unit of inquiry. In this online unit, the children came to learn how plants, animals and people are all connected and depend on each other to survive.

Early Learning teachers at Northbridge International School Cambodia are expert at understanding young children’s behavior and creating developmentally appropriate learning environments.

Self-efficacy is the belief that you can manage a task or a situation and influences our opinions, feelings, behaviours, and motivation. Students at Northbridge International School Cambodia with a higher self-efficacy believe that they possess the skills to navigate through life and attain their goals.

In taking a human rights approach or human justice perspective, it is critical to foster equity for diverse learners at Northbridge International School Cambodia. The United Nations created a universal framework to assist schools and educators to develop best practice for all learners, including all students with barriers to learning.

Spirit Week is a week when we have fun at Northbridge International School Cambodia dressing up and celebrating and letting creativity flow free. During Spirit Week we celebrate our Nagas school spirit, aiming to embrace ourselves and help make everybody happy.

Learning a language in the IB involves much more than mastering vocabulary and grammar. In MYP at Northbridge International School Cambodia, students learn through the lens of four key concepts: communication, connections, creativity and culture. They learn how to communicate in a variety of contexts and have the opportunity to explore the role of language in ‘Identity and relationships’. The aim is that they develop sociocultural competences and can interact with sensitivity.

What an exciting start to the year it has been in the primary arts department at Northbridge International School Cambodia, although not without its challenges.

Here at Northbridge International School Cambodia we would like to identify from within our school community those parents who could offer our secondary school students future encounters with the world of work. This could include work placements or internships, work experience or other employer-based activities such as talks or visits.

STEAM refers to science, technology, engineering, the arts, and mathematics. STEAM education is becoming an increasingly important part of a modern curriculum, and at Northbridge International School Cambodia we recognise the benefits that a focus on this area can deliver to our students.

My name is Matthew Coles and I am the new CAS Coordinator at Northbridge International School Cambodia. I have worked in a variety of charitable roles both in and and out of schools. I am very excited to be taking over this role.

Transitions happen all throughout a students' academic journey here at Northbridge International School Cambodia. As an IB continuum school, Northbridge students go through important stages of development as they transition from the Primary Years Programme (PYP), to Middle Years Programme (MYP) and then from the MYP to the Diploma Programme (DP).

Here at Northbridge International School Cambodia we love reading because sharing a book is fun! It's a time to laugh and talk together. But how about at home?

At the start of the year at a school like Northbridge International School Cambodia, it is important to emphasise with students the importance of a growth mindset in mathematics.

Is Ibis just an example of Ravenclaw? Is the Elephant house based on Hufflepuff? Is Cobra but a copy of Salazar Slytherin? Does Stingray line up alongside Gryffindor? For some of you, the House system at Northbridge International School Cambodia may be a completely new concept, or at least just a copy of the fictional world of Harry Potter.

The Global Campus program, unique to Nord Anglia schools like Northbridge International School Cambodia, really does have something for everyone, from our partnerships with MIT, Juilliard and UNICEF, to the Writers Corner where any budding wordsmiths can explore the Global Campus library and perhaps try their hand at some journalism.

As we enter another semester in virtual learning at Northbridge International School Cambodia, the concern over too much screen time is a worry which weighs on parents and teachers alike. Ensuring that children remain active and have enough time away from their screens during their day can be a difficult task, but in KG we have been promoting the importance of activities away from our devices.

Graduation Day is the pinnacle of students' time at Northbridge International School Cambodia. A single day of celebration represents the culmination of years of effort. Think of it like an iceberg - you see the very tip, but there’s a whole mass of support hidden under the water.