At the beginning of December, a group of Year 9 Geography students took on the challenge of teaching Year 6 pupils about the extraordinary world of earthquakes and volcanoes.
As we come to the end of Term 1, we can reflect not just on the outstanding learning that has taken place, but also on the fantastic experiences that students have enjoyed as part of their Extra Curricular Activities (ECAs).
It has been a hugely busy and successful first term. I am extremely grateful for the hard work and fortitude shown by everyone in our community, and this includes students, parents, and teachers.
Teacher professional learning was the hot topic at BIS Hanoi this week, with all teachers participating in the 21st Century Learning Virtual Conference broadcast from Hong Kong.
The University Counselling department at BIS Hanoi is organising and running university webinars throughout the academic year, in collaboration with our Nord Anglia sister schools in Vietnam.
As a community of teachers and students, we spent Friday’s assembly exploring our identity, culture, and values, asking important questions of ourselves such as “Who are we?” and “What do we stand for?”
We have reached the half-term holiday, a timely opportunity to reflect on the successes we as a Secondary School community have achieved in the last 10 weeks.
Students at The British International School Hanoi, part of the global Nord Anglia Education family of schools, are celebrating after receiving their IGCSE results.
On Tuesday (June 1st), our KS3 students competed in their first Virtual House Competition, called "The Lockdown Games." Their Heads of Year assigned them four fascinating assignments in which they could earn points for their house. Towards the end of the game, the House with the most winning points was crowned champion.
What a fun and crazy week it's been! Our students in Years 7, 8, and 9 have been catapulted into all areas of creativity and physical exertion when the practical subjects on Project Week took over. They had a wonderful week learning different ways to use their brains.
Last Friday (May 7) five of our Secondary student leaders had an opportunity to hear from expert speakers and exchange ideas with other international students at the FOBISIA Student Leadership Summit hosted by Nexus International School Malaysia. The virtual summit was a memorable event that gave our students many valuable lessons to further improve their leadership skills.
On Thursday we hosted our Gala Showcase event, combining both musical talents from a variety of students but with a focus on our Year 11 IGCSE and Year 13 IBDP students, alongside our IBDP Visual Art exhibition for our Year 13 students.
I had a great start to my day on Wednesday morning, when I met three of our impressive Year 10 students. Bao Chau, Ngoc Anh and Thanh Mai shared with me their amazing story of competing in the World Scholar’s Cup at the Dewey School, last weekend. Along with 1000s of other students from Vietnam they embraced four challenging rounds (Collaborative Writing; The Scholar Bowl; The Scholar Challenge and the Scholar Debate).