Excitement in the Performing Arts department reached new heights this week thanks to a range of fascinating activities - including a special dance workshop with Juilliard specialist Hilary Easton on Tuesday, and an invitation to this year’s Virtual Young Musician of the Year.
The student school magazine is a reflection of BIS Hanoi culture. It mirrors the activities and expression of our students’ creativity and imagination. This year, the BIS Student Magazine returns with quality articles and eye-catching layouts.
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?”
Recently, our school is buzzing with excitement, thanks to a wave of good news from our students as they received tremendous recognition from many renowned global competitions. In this article, let us celebrate the wonderful accomplishments of our BIS Hanoi’s students over the last few weeks.
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.
Our students achieve more than they may have thought possible. We believe there is no limit to what students can achieve socially, personally and academically. This year, our students’ academic results reflect our shared commitment to excellence in this area.
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).
At BIS Hanoi, we value learning outside of the classroom environment and traditionally arrange a residential trip for Year 12 students to Mai Chau as part of their IB CAS programme. However, due to COVID, this cannot take place this academic year 2020-2021. Therefore, our IB team devised an alternative 4 days off timetable that aimed to foster similar skills to those acquired during the residential trip, particularly team building and community service.
Out of over 1200 entries from over 25 countries, the essays of two BIS Hanoi recent graduates, Valerie Lua and Kieu Quoc Thai, have been shortlisted and published in the final book, which displays all of the winning pieces.
This week saw three performances of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat by students from across the Secondary School, bringing together musicians, actors, technicians and managers to give life to Andrew Lloyd Webber’s famous musical.
Tuesday night was a joyous occasion for our Year 12 students at BIS Hanoi. In the middle of the first term of studying the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program, BIS Hanoi students, with their families, paused for breath, posed for a photograph and reflected on their academic achievements over the last two years.
On Thursday, BIS Hanoi’s IB Options Evening was superbly attended by Year 11 students and their parents. The event was an insightful occasion for us to support students and parents in gathering all the useful information about IB subjects. We hope you found the IB Options evening informative and good luck on the path that you choose.