WHAT TO SAY—AND NOT SAY—WHEN EXAM RESULTS ROLL IN
Written by Jenny Anderson originally published for Nord Anglia’s INSIGHTS Magazine. Exam season can be a lot to bear. Kids are stressed and tired and, as parents, we feel frazzled too. We worry about their stress but also about the results. How could we not? The world is competitive and grades, or marks, matter. We […]
SISD student ambassadors at NAE-UNICEF Summit in Houston
Nord Anglia Education students attending annual Summit to develop creative solutions to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. Dubai 12 June 2024 — As part of Nord Anglia Education (NAE), one of the world’s leading international schools groups, Swiss International School is proud to have 2 students attending this year’s NAE-UNICEF Student Summit, hosted for the […]
AN AUDACIOUS GOAL: A HEALTHY MEDIA DIET
INTERVIEW WITH JODIE JACKSON, FOUNDER, NEWS LITERACY LAB. BY ZOFIA NIEMTUS initially published on www.nordangliaeducation.com Jodie Jackson has an audacious goal: to completely change children’s relationships with the news. Having spent more than a decade researching and exploring how the news impacts us, in 2019 she published You Are What You Read: why changing your media […]
Metacognition in 60 seconds
Originally published on nordangliaeducation.com Educators define ‘metacognition’ as the process we all use to better understand our own thinking processes and problem-solving strategies. In the simplest terms it’s ‘thinking about thinking’ or being aware of how we learn best. Metacognitive skills are the techniques we use to learn and to understand ourselves as learners. Why is this […]
Four Nord Anglia Education schools return to prestigious Spear’s Index of leading private schools
Initially published on www.nordangliaeducation.com Leading international schools provider Nord Anglia Education announced today that four of its schools were once again recognised in the esteemed Spear’s Schools Index, which calls itself the ‘definitive guide to the world’s 100 leading private schools’. This year’s index highlights the high-quality education provided by Collège Alpin Beau Soleil and Collège Champittet in Switzerland, both of which […]
Nord Anglia Education’s portfolio grows with four state-of-the-art schools now in the UAE
Press Release initially published on zawya.com NAE schools redefine academic excellence with exceptional teaching, cutting-edge facilities, and a unique learning approach that consistently deliver outstanding results. United Arab Emirates: As the world’s leading premium international schools organisation, Nord Anglia Education (NAE) continues to set the standard for outstanding education. Renowned for its strong academic foundations, […]
The Generative Generation: will AI make kids smarter, or make it easier to cheat?
This article was written for Nord Anglia’s Insights Magazine by Zofia Niemtus. In October 2023, a concerned parent asked people in an online forum for their thoughts on an issue: they had discovered that their son had “plagiarised a book report assignment with ChatGPT”. “Honestly, I was pretty alarmed at how nonchalant he was about the […]
