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CAS in the community: Student-led community service projects that spark positive change

What is CAS? CAS stands for Creativity, Activity and Service and is one of the core elements of the IBDP (International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme) that our students follow in Sixth Form. Find out how our sixth-form students have been making the most of their service projects, impacting communities and making real change in Vietnam.

Race4Good: Making Real Change Across The Globe

In May this year, a team of thirty-four Year 7 and 8 BIS HCMC students participated in a competition which was like no other. A unique experiential learning and social impact experience which took them on a journey of empathy and compassion!

Teaching English at Huynh Van Ngoi School - Teaching English at Huynh Van Ngoi School

Blog | Co-Curricular Activities | Community (SC)

Teaching English at Huynh Van Ngoi Primary School

Reflections of this term's co-curricular activity Teaching and Communicating in English and Huỳnh Văn Ngỡi.

Blog | Community (EY&IC) | Community (JC) | Community (SC) | Whole School

BritCham Fun Run 2022

Ready, get set... The BritCham Fun Run is back! The annual event, which started back in the year 2000 has since raised over 12 billion VND for local charities in Vietnam.

Blog | Community (SC) | Community Service | Whole School

Christina Noble Children’s Foundation Scholarships 2018

This year, with the support from the Secondary PTG, we have been able to pay for 4 elementary scholarships and 3 university scholarships for underprivileged children through the CNCF scholarship programme.

Binh Tho Life Skills Lessons

BIS HCMC have had the pleasure of working with Binh Tho School for the past 5 years. Binh Tho children visit us throughout the year and take part in a number of different activities with our students, such as: F3 playdates, Project Impact (Secondary), Friendship club and Busy Hands (Junior).

Blog | Community (SC) | Featured on Home page | Secondary Campus

Go Vap Orphanage Visit - March 2018

On 24th March, 14 students and 3 teachers visited the Go Vap Orphanage in Ky Quang Pagoda. We had a memorable time colouring, talking, playing football, cuddling and making masks with the children.

Blog | Community (SC) | Featured on Home page | Secondary Campus | Trips (SC)

Secondary Trips Week Highlights 2018

In order for our students to benefit from experiential learning, we carefully plan annual trips to provide a range of age-appropriate yet challenging opportunities to develop personal qualities such as leadership, independence, perseverance and a respect for different cultures through community service programmes and of course physical endeavour.

Blog | Secondary Campus | Community (SC) | Featured on Home page | Whole School

Tet Shoe Box Appeal 2018 – Season of Giving

Tết is the most important celebration in Vietnamese culture, honouring the arrival of spring. The celebration brings with it delicious food like bánh chưng, bánh dày, dưa hấu and traditional customs such as ancestor worship, wishing New Year's greetings and giving lucky money. Tết symbolises the time of the year where people can forget about the troubles of the past year and look towards the future.

Blog | Community (SC) | Featured on Home page | Secondary Campus | Trips (SC)

Go Vap Orphanage Visit 2017

On 25th November, 12 BIS HCMC students embarked on their Community trip to Ky Quang 2 Pagoda Orphanage in the outskirts of Go Vap district, Ho Chi Minh City.

Blog | Secondary Campus | Community (SC) | Featured on Home page

Thao Dien Disabled School Visits

The Community Project for Year 8 involves visiting Thao Dien School for Disabled Children during their ILS lesson. This year, each year 8 class will be visiting Thao Dien twice to do the different activities that they have prepared.

Blog | Secondary Campus | Community (SC) | Featured on Home page | Whole School

The Annual Community Football Tournament is Fast Approaching!

This is a wonderful whole school community event connecting students from Year 5, 6 & 7 and our community partner students who we work closely with throughout the year.

Blog | Community (SC) | Featured on Home page | Whole School

Lest We Forget - Poppy Appeal 2017

Please join us in showing that we REMEMBER on the 11th of November by purchasing a Poppy or Poppy stationery from any of the BIS HCMC campuses.

Blog | Secondary Campus | Community (SC) | Whole School

BIS HCMC Staff Community Inset 2017

Community service projects play an integral part of life at BIS HCMC. With training each year, staff get a chance to experience exactly what it is like to take part in a community activity. Our Community Inset Mornings aim to offer fun and engaging activities and resources to our community partners which may not normally be accessible to them.

Blog | Secondary Campus | Community (SC) | UNICEF

Environment Week 2017

Monday 5th June was World Environment Day, a day organised by the United Nations to raise awareness of the need to protect our environment. To support this global event, the community team together with the GreenR club organised several environmentally themed activities.

Blog | Secondary Campus | Secondary PTG | Community (SC) | Featured on Home page

APS Donation Report – Christmas BISzaar 2016

As this year comes to an end, we look back at what a fantastic year it has been for Community Service at APS.

Blog | Community (SC) | Featured on Home page | UNICEF | Whole School

Toothpaste Collection

Alois Luong (Year 10) and Jeremie Luong (Year 12) in conjunction with our Community Services department organised a toothpaste collection last month, and they asked the BIS Community for help. This was the result!

Blog | Secondary Campus | Community (SC)

All Things Animal Club

All Things Animals club is a student-led club where we learn to understand and raise awareness for the current animal welfare issues in a fun and engaging way, here is a little update from the club leaders.

Blog | Secondary Campus | Community (SC)

Taking To the Stage At HVN School

Last term, two teams of students made weekly visits to the local Huynh Van Ngoi school (HVN) to help the Vietnamese children stage a production.

Blog | Community (SC) | Featured on Home page | Whole School

Thien Phuoc Foster Home Donation

Our long term community partner, Thien Phuoc Disabled Home, received therapy equipment this week through money from kind donations given at all three campuses.

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CAS in the community: Student-led community service projects that spark positive change

Race4Good: Making Real Change Across The Globe

Teaching English at Huynh Van Ngoi Primary School

BritCham Fun Run 2022

Christina Noble Children’s Foundation Scholarships 2018

Binh Tho Life Skills Lessons

Go Vap Orphanage Visit - March 2018

Secondary Trips Week Highlights 2018

Tet Shoe Box Appeal 2018 – Season of Giving

Go Vap Orphanage Visit 2017

Thao Dien Disabled School Visits

The Annual Community Football Tournament is Fast Approaching!

Lest We Forget - Poppy Appeal 2017

BIS HCMC Staff Community Inset 2017

Environment Week 2017

APS Donation Report – Christmas BISzaar 2016

Toothpaste Collection

All Things Animal Club

Taking To the Stage At HVN School

Thien Phuoc Foster Home Donation