When we arrived in Cambodia in 2001, there was quite a limited choice of international schools. The
Northbridge International School (NISC) was a little bit cheaper than the
International School of Phnom Penh (ISPP), and OMF had started to form a good relationship with the school. As a result, we were able to get first a group discount, and subsequently, as we seconded first one, then two teachers to the school, a reduction of fees in lieu of their salary. Consequently, like many OMF parents at the time, we sent Lisa and Martin to NISC for four years (2001-2005). The school was international, with students and teachers from many different countries, but followed an American syllabus, and while it was a secular school, there were many Christian teachers amongst the faculty, and it had a warm and friendly atmosphere. Coming from the UK, it was tricky at times to get a real feel as to how our children were doing - the American style was always to give encouragement - but the children learned well there, and there weren't any major gaps in their knowledge when they switched back to English education during our Home Assignment in 2005/6. In the end, with no more OMF teachers 'in the pipeline' to second, and with the children having made the transition to English style education, the obvious choice on our return was
Hope International School, which is not only a Christian school, but also much more affordable; more on that in a later post! The picture above, and those below, were all taken at NISC early on Australia Day, 26 January, 2002
, before the crowds built up.
When we arrived in Cambodia in 2001, there was quite a limited choice of international schools. The Northbridge International School (NISC) was a little bit cheaper than the International School of Phnom Penh (ISPP), and OMF had started to form a good relationship with the school. As a result, we were able to get first a group discount, and subsequently, as we seconded first one, then two teachers to the school, a reduction of fees in lieu of their salary. Consequently, like many OMF parents at the time, we sent Lisa and Martin to NISC for four years (2001-2005). The school was international, with students and teachers from many different countries, but followed an American syllabus, and while it was a secular school, there were many Christian teachers amongst the faculty, and it had a warm and friendly atmosphere. Coming from the UK, it was tricky at times to get a real feel as to how our children were doing - the American style was always to give encouragement - but the children learned well there, and there weren't any major gaps in their knowledge when they switched back to English education during our Home Assignment in 2005/6. In the end, with no more OMF teachers 'in the pipeline' to second, and with the children having made the transition to English style education, the obvious choice on our return was Hope International School, which is not only a Christian school, but also much more affordable; more on that in a later post! The picture above, and those below, were all taken at NISC early on Australia Day, 26 January, 2002, before the crowds built up.
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