Next week is going to be an important one for all of our British International School Hanoi students. All students in the school will be presenting for either internal or external exams. There will be lots of revision sessions taking place this weekend but students need to keep a sense of perspective and manage their wellbeing, too.
Competitive sport has gone from strength to strength at British International School Hanoi over the course of this year. We participated in local and international events, and the school is a full member of the Hanoi Activities Conference and the Federation of British International Schools in Asia.
Two weeks ago our IB Visual Arts students used their double lesson to visit the Hanoi Fine Arts Museum. British International School Hanoi students are about to start their Comparative Study which requires them to analyse and compare various works of Art from different cultural contexts. This visit provided them with an excellent opportunity to view works created by a range of Vietnamese Artists.
The British International School' students, who performed at the National Academy of Music, were so accomplished that they looked perfectly comfortable performing alongside our professional guests
Five years ago in 2012, when we opened British International School Hanoi, I also ‘had a dream…’ and the dream, vision, or hope was that we would see our wonderful students performing outside the school environment at a high level. That dream has been realised in many ways over the last few years and two great examples of the fulfillment of my hopes happened this week.
On Wednesday, we waved goodbye to a team of 24 primary students as they started their journey to the FOBISIA Games in Kuala Lumpur. This is the first time we have sent a team for the Under 11s and they will be against some stiff opposition from the following British International schools: KTJ, the host school; The ABC International School in Ho Chi Minh City; The British School, Beijing and Garden International School Rayong, Thailand.
We had a fun evening on Tuesday, when over 50 Year 8 parents attended lessons at British International School Hanoi. The Teach Your Parent event was organised by Mrs Wild (Head of Key Stage 3) with the support of the year 8 teachers but the real stars were the children and their parents
I would like to start by celebrating BIS Primary success in ICT. Last weekend, Noah, Tuong Anh, Ky Lam, Nam Khoi, Xuan An and Coco from Year 5 and 6 entered a Global Codeathon hosted by UNIS.
A big thank you to all the students, teachers and parents who supported the school's first ever Teach Your Parents evening. We had a fantastic turnout and it was wonderful to see the students engaging so positively with their own parents and other members of the school community.
Only three days in school this week however so much has happened! I must start by congratulating the Year 3 children who went home yesterday after lessons and returned with pillows, pajamas, swimsuits, teddy bears and a toothbrush; yes, it was the annual sleepover for our 7 and 8 year olds!
As a staff here at British International School Hanoi, we wish all of the students who are preparing to take their external exams, the very best of luck, and that they are rewarded for the effort that they have put into their studies.
It has been an extremely productive and positive week at British International School Hanoi. As I reported last week, we have been undertaking our CIS/WASC accreditation visit.