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Here at BIS Hanoi’s Geography department, our goal is to stretch the thinking of our students to believe that there are no boundaries to the ideas they can create, and the progress they can make.

The British International School Hanoi will host the first Southeast Asia region Nord Anglia Performing Arts Festival in collaboration with The Juilliard School from 2-6 April, 2019. This exciting event gives students the opportunity to attend music performances and participate in unique workshops and rehearsals led by talented performers and music educators, including Julliard-affiliated conductor Radu Paponiu.

Setting off on Thursday (March 7th), Year 12 IB Geography students spent three days in Ba Vi National Park.

Year 12 Biology IBDP students travelled to Ba Vi homestead to learn ecology content of their course out in the field.

The boys did really well alongside a total of 120 students and some amazingly talented golfers. Our highest position in the ranking was Quoc An who came 5th.

At BIS Hanoi, we use Talk for Writing to develop children’s reading and writing skills. For any child, learning to read is crucial in learning to write: it supports their vocabulary, inspires their creativity and provides a clear structure. Through the use of actions and key vocabulary used within Talk for Writing, children are enabled to become writers with a whole skill set.

Cho Won Ho (Jack) from Year 8 and Nguyen Duc Tuan from Year 11 won the Wild Rhino Competition 2018/2019 in the Junior and Senior Categories respectively.

Our students recently competed in the U13 FOBISIA Games in Phuket. The Lionhearts walked away with a large haul of medals and trophies in swimming, athletics, basketball and football.

We are delighted to announce that British International School Hanoi came 3rd place overall across the whole competition! This is absolutely fantastic, and the four teams should be very proud.

UNISMUN XI began with students Choi Yoon Seo, Jeon Jin Woo, Park Sung Woo, Nguyen Duc Tuan, Vu Duc Hang Giang and Nguyen Ha Minh taking their positions in the Human Rights Council, General Assembly 2, the Environmental Committee, the Special Conference, General Assembly 3 and General Assembly 1 respectively.

At BIS Hanoi, we do a lot to protect and educate students regarding online threats.

In February 16th, Eric Jang Jun Pyo (5I) wowed the judges and won the First Prize in the 3rd Gyeonggi Junior Music Talent Competition in Gyeonggi Province, Korea.

As part of the Juilliard Creative Classroom initiative, every year BIS Hanoi is visited by a number of world-class musicians and educators. This week we were delighted to welcome back Paul Murphy who is the curriculum specialist for Vietnam.

We are celebrating the work of our IGCSE Art students this week at BIS Hanoi.

At BIS Hanoi, we get our young learners actively involved in the classroom. For instance, Year 3 students had the opportunity to learn about the typical breakfast in Spain and also the one in France.

Well-being for everyone: Looking after our mind is just as important as looking after our bodies. This can be done by practising mindfulness.

Since October 2018, BIS Hanoi invited all families to join the “Friends of BIS” with the purpose of building our BIS community, providing more opportunities for families to come together, take action and explore the culture of our host country. After an enthusiastic discussion at the inaugural meeting last year, some excellent ideas emerged and have been put into actions since then.

F2 went on a fun-filled trip to Jump Arena to celebrate and end their topic “Let’s Get Moving!”

Last night saw an incredible performance of Pirates of the Curry Bean by the Year 6 children at BIS Hanoi.

This week, as we head towards the most important holiday in the Vietnamese culture – the Lunar New Year (or Tết), students of BIS Hanoi had a fantastic opportunity to nurture a respectful and caring sense of social responsibility and build friendships with students from Hy Vong School and Xa Dan School.