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Blog | Secondary
CAS Week at Northbridge embraces a new approach in the new normal
The Northbridge International School Cambodia CAS Fair is an annual event which invites Grade 12s to showcase the CAS experiences they’ve been working on over the last year. Our NGO partners are also welcomed to the school to present the essential work they carry out in the community. The Primary School cafeteria, where the fair is hosted, becomes a hive of activity with grade 12, our community partners, staff and students in attendance. In short, a social distancing dilemma which required a fresh look for 2020.
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Blog | Primary
Understanding the importance of a growth mindset for our young mathematicians at Northbridge
This year I have the wonderful opportunity to support the development of mathematics in the Primary school at Northbridge International School Cambodia. I am following on from Bissy Groom and Miri Koliada who have supported the school to implement an inquiry-based approach. I wanted to share with the community what I have discovered and understood from this strong beginning in our school and a mathematician I turn to for a lot of my inspiration: Dr Jo Boaler (Professor of Mathematics Education, Stanford University).
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Blog | Secondary
A guide to help parents of Northbridge teenagers understand the mind of their child
If you’ve got teenage children at Northbridge International School Cambodia, there’s a good chance you’ve found yourself looking at them and thinking “why on earth are they doing that?” Have you put your sweet, caring child to bed one night, and woken up the next morning thinking “who is this teenage monster invading my loving family home?” Perhaps you’ve yet to experience teenagers at close quarters, but passing encounters at the mall have left you with a dumbfounded expression, asking yourself, “what the…?”
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