Co-Curricular

Beyond the academic and enrichment programmes, pupils can engage in a variety of co-curricular activities that develop character, foster friendships and promote leadership and personal fulfilment. This will support the growth of a well-rounded individual by encouraging them to develop not only their academic skills during their time with us but also skills which will be required as they continue through their education and employment journey.

A safe place where pupils can join social clubs, including chess club, robotics, art club and a literary magazine. It is also a place where NGS pupils from around the world can meet and communicate with other classmates and allows them to create their own special-interest groups.

THECHILL OUT ZONE

NISAI TRIBES

Inspired by the British tradition of house groups, Nisai Tribes gives pupils a sense of belonging by participating in friendly house competitions. Friendships between pupils are strengthened by mentoring across year groups and house-based co-curricular activities. Student who achieves the Student of the Week title can also get extra points for their house.

PROJECT Besides academic success, NGS places Global Citizenship and Project-based Learning

BASED amongst its top priorities. At NGS, this refers to the skills and knowledge which students LEARNING can use to make a practical and positive impact within society.

EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABILITY

At NGS students can apply learning to the real world through a global citizenship and sustainability lens and truly take advantage of their local context to develop their curiosity, empathy, and the 21st century skills such as critical thinking, creativity, communication, and collaboration.

This fosters innovative approaches to learning and provides many opportunities for students to become confident, connected, actively involved, lifelong learners. NGS chooses to include a sustainability focus in its academic curriculum and co-curricular in a number of ways.

By including the multitude of meaningful learning contexts, issues, SDGs-related activities and community projects that sustainability provides across learning areas and levels of the curriculum.

Through developing a whole school approach – where students engaging in practices, projects, and ways of working that lead to a more sustainable future forms the basis of the co-curricular programmes. At NGS, all students are encouraged to develop their interests and social skills by completing extra-curricular activities outside of their academic lessons. When students complete an assigned task, they are awarded a badge issued through Badgecraft.

The badges that students can collect are internationally recognized and will be evidenced to show that they have developed skills relating to communication, peer support, time management, and much more. All students will also be mentored and guided by teachers to complete at least one Purpose-Driven Project per year. The project is intended to facilitate a student’s interest in discovery by actively creating an initiative to further a given purpose. Projects should be dedicated to the research of the SDGs, relating each goal to real-life situations. When a project has been completed, the student will receive a certificate to mark this achievement.