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If you want your child to excel academically, socially and personally, can studying the performing arts be a key to success? Laura Rea, Music Teacher and Southeast Asia Regional Lead for the Juilliard-Nord Anglia Performing Arts Programme at the British International School, Hanoi (BIS Hanoi) says studying the performing arts can help students gain key skills and qualities to prepare them for their future.

Known for inventing boots for astronauts to walk on Mars, Professor Leia Stirling at MIT’s Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics wants students to explore the world of wearable technology in the Epic Identity challenge and discover how gadgets are used to measure and enhance or help human performance.

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.

We are proud to announce that Nord Anglia Education will allocate $US100million over the next 10 years to establish a charitable foundation and a global campaign centre aimed at empowering students to create impactful, sustainable solutions for change.

This semester we have 55 different Learning Enrichment Activities Program (LEAP) classes that are running and being led by our teachers and other professional partners.

On Friday 5th October, the mid semester 1 reports will be published on Managebac. The Approaches to Learning or ATL’s for short (see download below) are the scaffolding for every IB learner across the world.

Not everyone is interested in sports but for those students that are, Northbridge is a great place to develop as an athlete.

This weekend the Nagas swim team went to ISPP to compete in the year's second ISSAPP swim meet. As always the Nagas impressed us with many new personal bests as well as bringing home some medal finishes.

Next week we are hosting Nord Anglia’s first ever regional STEAM Festival in which 10 Nord Anglia schools from the Southeast Asia region will be participating. Over 100 students from Grade 6-9 are being sent to join this event, and we believe that it has the potential to grow and include Primary students in the following years.

Thank you to all parents who joined us for our monthly coffee morning and workshops, it was great to share the morning with you.

Here at Northbridge, we believe that learning a new language opens up a world of opportunities for our students. Speaking a second language gives a boost to the brain.

Research in education has provided evidence that mindset can affect student achievement in mathematics. Carol Dweck, one of the leading experts in the field of motivation, summarizes the importance of mindset in education.

I can imagine that you’ve all heard the quote “You are what you eat!” but have you ever thought that “You are what you watch!”?