Southbridge Int. School of Cambodia
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Northridge and ISPP are fine schools but the high school portion of their business is crying out to be disrupted. At the primary level which is less capital intensive for upstarts it's already happened and now unlike a few years back we have some great alternatives.
With The Canadian International School already up and running and Southbridge on the way hopefully in a couple of years we'll also have some solid alternatives for high schooling too.
New schools can easily disrupt on price without sacrificing quality. The reason being that schools that service the embassy and overseas posting set have a high student turnover and must have places ready for new arrivals. These empty chairs are an inefficiency, the cost of which is shared by the chairs that are filled.
This model has already been proven at the primary level. I mention iCAN a lot because I'm familiar with it, their lower years have a two year waiting list and as a result can offer a comparable product for 30% less than their main competition.
There is now easily a large enough market amongst long term expats (western and East Asian) and upwardly mobile Khmers to service a high school following the same model.
With The Canadian International School already up and running and Southbridge on the way hopefully in a couple of years we'll also have some solid alternatives for high schooling too.
New schools can easily disrupt on price without sacrificing quality. The reason being that schools that service the embassy and overseas posting set have a high student turnover and must have places ready for new arrivals. These empty chairs are an inefficiency, the cost of which is shared by the chairs that are filled.
This model has already been proven at the primary level. I mention iCAN a lot because I'm familiar with it, their lower years have a two year waiting list and as a result can offer a comparable product for 30% less than their main competition.
There is now easily a large enough market amongst long term expats (western and East Asian) and upwardly mobile Khmers to service a high school following the same model.
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A valuable testimonial stark and mirrors my own desires for my child's educational experience.starkmonster wrote: To be honest I don't care what system they follow as long as the grades from that system will get them into their chosen university back home and they enjoy attending school.
I look at culture before I look at a syllabus and the culture at iCAN is excellent.
The best thing about iCAN for me is that my kids have 75% of the kids they started school with in nursery still in their class. If they were at ISPP or Northridge they would be very lucky if they still had 25%.
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You just crossed off 90% of 440ers. Vladimir and a few other rare species are an exception.Anton Chigurh wrote:Hi all,
Can any of you speak intelligently.....
EVERYONE BOW DOWN TO HIS MAJESTIES phat kunthea™
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It's called South Bridge, because, (I assume), that it is located near Monivong Bridge, which is the southern bridge on the river in Phnom Penh, as opposed to Chruoy Changvar, which is, relatively, the north bridge.LexusSchmexus wrote:Either way, I agree with Gavin. Even if it's a good school I would be put off by their obvious attempt at giving a similar sounding name to another well established school.
As such, it has a very apt name, something very few other 'international' schools can boast of.
It means, then, that Northbridge is the originally falsely- named one...or is there some hidden bridge on St 2004?
ירי ילדים והפצצת אזרחים דורש אומץ, כמו גם הטרדה מינית של עובדי ההוראה.
The contact email addresses on that Royal Group webpage for the CEO and COO of Southbridge are both @northbridge.com.khDonCalzone wrote:Northbridge was recently acquired by Nord Anglia Education, so not owned by Royal Group anymore. Southbridge however is: http://www.royalgroup.com.kh/southbridg ... -cambodia/vladimir wrote:1. Yes.LexusSchmexus wrote:Isn't Northridge's majority shareholder The Royal Group now? Either way, I agree with Gavin. Even if it's a good school I would be put off by their obvious attempt at giving a similar sounding name to another well established school.
2. How many variations would you like? Would you prefer the Mickey Mouse International School?
Or would you base your kid's education on the curriculum/ quality of teachers? (perish the thought)
What was the name of the high school you/gavinmac attended? Was it original?
Post it, and let's see.
We're not holding our breath.
Northbridge School had .edu emails. That northbridge.com email address is from Northbridge communities, which is the property management company next to the school. It is still owned by the Royal Group. I'm pretty sure they built the new school.Rama wrote:The contact email addresses on that Royal Group webpage for the CEO and COO of Southbridge are both @northbridge.com.khDonCalzone wrote:Northbridge was recently acquired by Nord Anglia Education, so not owned by Royal Group anymore. Southbridge however is: http://www.royalgroup.com.kh/southbridg ... -cambodia/vladimir wrote:1. Yes.LexusSchmexus wrote:Isn't Northridge's majority shareholder The Royal Group now? Either way, I agree with Gavin. Even if it's a good school I would be put off by their obvious attempt at giving a similar sounding name to another well established school.
2. How many variations would you like? Would you prefer the Mickey Mouse International School?
Or would you base your kid's education on the curriculum/ quality of teachers? (perish the thought)
What was the name of the high school you/gavinmac attended? Was it original?
Post it, and let's see.
We're not holding our breath.
Stay the hell away from Southbridge! Public reports show that the CEO Ray Yager had something to do with a murder of Janelle Pattern in Norfolk Island http://cambodia-entertainment.com/inst_ ... opic=478.0 there are more social media sites about him. There are reports the case has been reopened and the AFB has been monitoring him. Some say he’s hiding out here.
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Had something to do...Mongoose wrote:Stay the hell away from Southbridge! Public reports show that the CEO Ray Yager had something to do with a murder of Janelle Pattern in Norfolk Island http://cambodia-entertainment.com/inst_ ... opic=478.0 there are more social media sites about him. There are reports the case has been reopened and the AFB has been monitoring him. Some say he’s hiding out here.
Apparently...
According to insider...
There are reports...
I heard...
Top reporting there from our resident Daily Mail correspondent.
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But Yager's meticulously clean:
https://www.smh.com.au/national/island- ... dj2dz.htmlIn December 2000 Patton had met Raymond "Tugger" Yager, a 37-year-old island carpenter. After Patton's murder, Quintal told police that Yager had gone to Patton's flat on one occasion claiming to be him. On the day of Patton's murder, Yager said he spent at least three hours cleaning his car, but police found a green paint fleck in the tray that appears to match paint found in Patton's hair. He left Norfolk three days after the murder and is believed to be in Cambodia. The day before he left, a travel agent, Angela Judd, had asked him, in island dialect: "You nowa killar gal did you?" Yager allegedly answered: "Yeh, yeh whatsar word premeditated."
https://www.theage.com.au/national/open ... dxz3v.htmlHe did not refer to any of 16 persons of interest named in court during the week, but one of them is Raymond "Tugger" Yager, who owns the utility in which the paint was found.
Mr Yager told police that on the day she was stabbed and bashed to death he spent at least three hours cleaning his vehicle, as he did every Sunday to ward off rust.
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Have discussed this before? I did a search for "Yager" and nothing came up? Is this old news in expat teaching circles?GMJS-440 wrote:Yager is a murderer, alert his colleagues.
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Yager was involved in the infamous Morrish Garage lock-in affair.
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According to this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janelle_Patton
the case was solved
the case was solved
On 1 February 2007, McNeill formally went on trial for the murder.[1] A press blackout was imposed by the judge, Chief Justice Mark Weinberg, to prevent any dilution of the limited potential jury pool in Norfolk Island.[6] On 1 March 2007, McNeill told the Supreme Court, "I did not kill Janelle Patton", "I did not abduct her" and "I did not see Janelle Patton that day".[1] He said he could not recall what he had told police earlier, but "would have admitted to anything" due to his mental health problems.[5] The trial ended on 9 March 2007 when the 11-person jury returned a guilty verdict,[7] although the question of motive and an explanation for unidentified female DNA found on the body remained unclear.[1] On 25 July 2007, McNeill was sentenced to 24 years in prison by Chief Justice Weinberg in the Supreme Court of Norfolk Island sitting in Sydney.[8]
Bringing the news. You stay classy, nas, Cambodia.
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So Yager was jus innocently cleaning his car for three hours right after the murder, like he did every weekend, and mistakenly admitted to the murder?
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